At 04:23 PM 4/29/96 -0400, you wrote:
>     THE JEDEC SPECS. FOR TRAYS CALL OUT A 3 MM X 45 DEG CHAMFER IN ONE 
>     CORNER OF THE TRAY.  THIS CHAMFER DENOTES PACKAGE PIN 1 ORIENTATION.
>
>Agreed, but vendors do not all abide by the spec. The Jedic CO-15 no longer
defines part orientation inside of the tray. Are you getting all of your
QFP's in the same orientation from different vendors?

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>Subject: ASSY:SMD JEDIC tray orientation
>Author:  [log in to unmask] at smtp
>Date:    4/29/96 10:04 AM
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>SMD assembly JEDIC tray orientation:
>     
>We would like to know how other companies (users) handle the situation of 
>suppliers of fine pitch SMD components not supplying the components to one 
>standard orientation (REF OLD JEDIC STANDARD PUB.95, C0-15 (PQFP))?
>  EIA-481 (tape and reel) is an accepted, abided by industry standard
>governing items such as orientation.Why is there not an abided-by  industry 
>standard for fine pitch? Are others of you having the same trouble we are 
>getting different vendors of fine pitch to supply parts in the same 
>orientation? Is there another industry standard out there we are unaware of? 
>Please share some opinions!
>     
>Thank you,
>Jeff Hempton
>Mark Spitnale
>Magnavox Electronic Systems Co
>(A division of Hughes Defense Communications) 
>
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