ICStripBoard is a new tool that facilitates rapid prototyping of surface-mount ICs available in a variety of packages and different sizes. ICStripBoard has been designed to accommodate the majority of surface-mount ICs.
The surface-mount ICs are available in four standard pitches of 0.5, 0.65, 0.95, and 1.27 mm. Pitch is the space between IC pins. The prototyping tool has been designed as long strips on thin 0.8-mm FR4 boards, which can easily be cut to the correct amount of pins that the IC is using.
That allows the strip to be cut for multiple ICs on multiple projects. Moreover, the cut pieces can easily be soldered and glued to other prototyping products. So the prototyping board allows designers to experiment with multiple ICs without having to build a PCB.
It’s a far cheaper solution than buying alternative break-out boards simply because engineers can cut them to size and the pattern repeats down the strip, allowing this to be done multiple times.
ICStripBoard: www.icstripboard.co.uk
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