In a message dated 11/17/1999 7:31:14 AM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Hi there. Is there a long list somewhere that defines exactly what all the component package names mean (including different standards variations on the names for the same component package)??? I.E. SOP & SOPIC are the same ain't they? What is the difference between an SOIC and SSOIC and all that. I'm not after answers on just the examples, what I want is a downloadable list/articles on as many as I can get. Now that we have to provide this information for the assembly dept to input into off-line P&P programming software (instead of them manually teaching on the machines) it means I gotta get some more details. Can anyone help? >> Hi Matthew! Topline has some pretty good Adobe *.PDF files that'll answer a lot of your questions. Go to: http://www.toplinedummy.com/DummyClass101.pdf http://www.toplinedummy.com/SMDnomen.pdf -Steve Gregory- ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################