Editing Quad flat package

{{short description|Surface mount integrated circuit package with "gull wing" pins extending from all sides}}
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[[Image:Z84C0010FEC LQFP.png|thumb|A [[Zilog Z80]] in a 44-pin QFP (special case: [[LQFP]])]]

A '''quad flat package''' ('''QFP''') is a [[surface-mount technology|surface-mount]]ed [[integrated circuit]] [[integrated circuit packaging|package]] with "gull wing" leads extending from each of the four sides.<ref name="Greig07"/> Socketing such packages is rare and through-hole mounting is not possible. Versions ranging from 32 to 304 pins with a [[pin pitch|pitch]] ranging from 0.4 to 1.0&nbsp;mm are common. Other special variants include low-profile QFP (LQFP) and thin QFP (TQFP).<ref name="Cohn05"/>

The QFP component package type became common in [[Europe]] and [[United States]] during the early nineties, even though it has been used in [[Japan]]ese [[consumer electronics]] since the seventies. It is often mixed with [[through-hole|hole mounted]], and sometimes [[DIP socket|socket]]ed, components on the same [[printed circuit board]] (PCB).

A package related to QFP is [[plastic leaded chip carrier]] (PLCC) which is similar but has pins with larger pitch, 1.27&nbsp;mm (or 1/20&nbsp;inch), curved up underneath a thicker body to simplify socketing (soldering is also possible). It is commonly used for [[NOR flash memory|NOR flash memories]] and other programmable components.

==Limitations==
The quad flat-pack has connections only around the periphery of the package. To increase the number of pins, the spacing was decreased from 50 mil (as found on [[small outline package]]s) to 20 and later 12 (1.27&nbsp;mm, 0.51&nbsp;mm and 0.30&nbsp;mm respectively). However, this close lead spacing made [[solder bridge]]s more likely and put higher demands on the soldering process and alignment of parts during assembly.<ref name="Greig07"/> The later [[pin grid array]] (PGA) and [[ball grid array]] (BGA) packages, by allowing connections to be made over the area of the package and not just around the edges, allowed for higher pin counts with similar package sizes, and reduced the problems with close lead spacing.

=={{anchor|LQFP|TQFP|BQFP|PQFP}}Variants==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
Cyrix cx9210 gfdl (cropped).jpg|144-pin low profile quad flat package (LQFP)
PIC18F8720.jpg|80-pin thin quad flat package (TQFP) – [[PIC microcontroller]]
Sega 304-pin QFP.jpg|304-pin plastic quad flat package (QFP) with exposed [[thermally conductive pad|thermal pad]] (TP)
Cyrix Cx486SLCe-V25MP DF7339E top.jpg|100-pin bumpered quad flat package (BQFP) – [[Cyrix Cx486SLC]]
CRQFP80 UV ST62E40.jpg|80-pin ceramic quad flat package (TQFP) – [[ST6 and ST7|ST6 microcontroller]]
</gallery>

The basic form is a flat rectangular (often square) body with leads on four sides but with numerous variation in the design. These differ usually only in lead number, pitch, dimensions, and materials used (usually to improve thermal characteristics). A clear variation is '''bumpered quad flat package''' ('''BQFP''') with extensions at the four corners to protect the leads against mechanical damage before the unit is soldered.

Heat sink quad flat package, ''heatsink very thin quad flat-pack no-leads'' (''[[Quad Flat No-leads package|HVQFN]]'') is a package with no component leads extending from the IC. Pads are spaced along the sides of the IC with an exposed die that can be used as ground. [[pin pitch|Spacing]] between pins can vary.

A '''thin quad flat pack''' ('''TQFP''') provides the same benefits as the metric QFP, but is thinner. Regular QFP are 2.0 to 3.8&nbsp;mm thick depending on size. TQFP packages range from 32 pins with a 0.8&nbsp;mm lead pitch, in a package 5&nbsp;mm by 5&nbsp;mm by 1&nbsp;mm thick, to 256 pins, 28&nbsp;mm square, 1.4&nbsp;mm thick and a lead pitch of 0.4&nbsp;mm.<ref name="Cohn05"/>

TQFPs help solve issues such as increasing board density, die shrink programs, thin end-product profile and portability. Lead counts range from 32 to 176. Body sizes range from {{nowrap|5 mm × 5 mm}} to {{nowrap|20 × 20 mm}}. Copper lead-frames are used in TQFPs. Lead pitches available for TQFPs are 0.4&nbsp;mm, 0.5&nbsp;mm, 0.65&nbsp;mm, 0.8&nbsp;mm, and 1.0&nbsp;mm. ''PQFP'', or '''plastic quad flat pack''', is a type of QFP, as is the thinner TQFP package. PQFP packages can vary in thickness from 2.0&nbsp;mm to 3.8&nbsp;mm. A '''low-profile quad flat package''' ('''LQFP''') is a [[surface mount]] [[integrated circuit]] package format with component leads extending from each of the four sides. Pins are numbered counter-clockwise from the index dot. [[pin pitch|Spacing]] between pins can vary; common spacings are 0.4, 0.5, 0.65 and 0.80&nbsp;mm intervals.

{| class=wikitable
|+Other quad flat package types
! Package !! description
|-
| BQFP || bumpered quad flat package
|-
| BQFPH || bumpered quad flat package with [[heat spreader]]
|-
| CQFP || ceramic quad flat package
|-
| EQFP || plastic enhanced quad flat package
|-
| FQFP || fine pitch quad flat package
|-
| LQFP || low profile quad flat package
|-
| MQFP || metric quad flat package
|-
| NQFP || near chip-scale quad flat package.<ref name="nqfp"/>
|-
| SQFP || small quad flat package
|-
| TQFP || thin quad flat package
|-
| VQFP || very small quad flat package
|-
| VTQFP || very thin quad flat package
|-
| TDFN || thin dual flat no-lead package.<ref name="TDFN"/>
|}

Some QFP packages have an [[exposed pad]]. The exposed pad is an extra pad underneath or on top of the QFP that may act as a ground connection and/or as a heat sink for the package. The pad is typically 10 or more mm<sup>2</sup>, and with the pad soldered down onto the ground plane, heat is passed into the PCB. This exposed pad also gives a solid ground connection. These type of QFP packages often have a '''-EP''' suffix (e.g. a LQFP-EP 64), or they have an odd number of leads, (e.g. a TQFP-101).

=={{anchor|CERQUAD|CQFP}}Ceramic QFP package==
Ceramic QFP packages come in two variants, CERQUAD and CQFP:

===CERQUAD packages===
Hereby the leadframe is attached between two ceramic layers of the package. The leadframe is attached using glass. This package is a variant of the CERDIP package. CERQUAD packages are the "low cost" alternative for CQFP packages, and are mainly used for terrestrial applications.
Main ceramic package manufacturers are Kyocera, NTK,... and offer the full pincount range

===CQFP packages===
Hereby the leads are soldered on top of the package. The package is a multilayer package, and is offered as HTCC (high temperature co-fired ceramic). The number of bonding decks can be one, two or three. Package is finished with a nickel plus a ''thick'' gold layer, except where the leads are soldered and decoupling capacitors are soldered on top of the package. These packages are hermetic. Two methods are used in order to make the hermetic sealing: eutectic gold-tin alloy (melting point 280{{nbsp}}°C) or seam welding. Seam welding gives rise to significantly less temperature rise in the internal of the package (e.g., the die attach). This package is the main package used for Space projects.

Due to the large body size of CQFP packages, parasitics are important for this package. Power supply decoupling is improved by having the decoupling capacitors mounted on top of this package. E.g. TI offers 256-pin CQFP packages where decoupling capacitors can be soldered on top of the package<ref name="TI"/> E.g. Test-expert 256-pin CQFP packages where decoupling capacitors can be soldered on top of the package.<ref name="CQFP"/>

The main ceramic package manufacturers are Kyocera (Japan), NTK (Japan), Test-Expert (Russia), etc. and offer the full pincount range. Maximum pin count is 352 pins.

==See also==
* [[Chip carrier]]
* [[Pin grid array]] - an alternative integrated circuit pin arrangement design
* [[Dual in-line package]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Greig07">{{cite book |author-first=William J. |author-last=Greig |title=Integrated circuit packaging, assembly and interconnections |url=https://archive.org/details/integratedcircui00grei |url-access=limited |publisher=Springer |date=2007 |isbn=978-0-387-28153-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/integratedcircui00grei/page/n56 35]-26}}</ref>
<ref name="Cohn05">{{cite book |editor-first1=Charles |editor-last1=Cohn |editor-first2=Charles A. |editor-last2=Harper |title=Failure-free integrated circuit packages |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]] |date=2005 |isbn=0-07-143484-4 |pages=22–28}}</ref>
<ref name="nqfp">{{cite web |title=AMIS-492x0 Fieldbus MAU Datasheet |url=https://www.onsemi.com/pdf/datasheet/amis-492x0-d.pdf}}</ref>
<ref name="TDFN">{{cite web |title=AAT3620 Datasheet |url=https://datasheet.ciiva.com/26946/getdatasheetpartid-789095-26946803.pdf}}</ref>
<ref name="TI">{{cite web |title=Ceramic Quad Flatpack (CQFP)|url=http://www.ti.com/lit/an/snoa025/snoa025.pdf}}</ref>
<ref name="CQFP">{{cite web |title=Корпус микросхемы МК 4244.256-3 (тип CQFP) |url=http://www.test-expert.ru/catalog/detail.php?ID=500&SECTION_ID=87}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|QFP integrated circuit packages}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831062714/http://www.standardics.nxp.com/packaging/hvqfn/ HVQFN Documentation at NXP Semiconductors]
* [http://www.datasheetdir.com/package-HVQFN More about HQVFN]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215953/http://www.issi.com/pdf/PQ.pdf PQFP packaging information from Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.] ([[PDF]])

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