In a message dated 08/29/2000 11:00:03 AM Central Daylight Time,
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> So what exactly is castellation / castellated?
>
>  Our Sales Manager asked me this yesterday, I believed it to be something
>  to do with metallization but that's as far as I could go, your input
>  would be helpful, thanks
>
>  Franklin D Asbell
>  Network Circuits, Inc.

Hi Franklin!

It's a type of soldering termination on a part, instead of being leaded, it's
lead-less. Usually a half-round plated area on the sides of a part...

Go to my pictures and you can see what one looks like (with bubbly plating
and all...)

http://www.driveway.com/share?sid=e25a88c4.8e904&name=Pictures

-Steve Gregory-

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