Fellow TechNeters,

We are in the process of establishing clearance guidelines for 0603 and 0402
resistor and capacitor chip component bodies. Manufacturing is willing to
concede 0.020 inches (0.025 preferred) between chip bodies placed side by
side, but engineering is asking why we can't use 0.015.  I realize we have
to account for Pick & Place accuracy, reworkability of the part, and whether
the process includes bottom side wave solder.

What experiences do we have on TechNet and what minimum clearances are being
used?

Thanks,
Jim Kittel

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