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		userbinator on Sept 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye, Motherboard. Hello, Silicon-Interconnect ... What I can see on the other hand is some packages end up being dropped into the PCB and soldered at the sides. That's been done for at least 30 years: https://www.keesvandersanden.nl/calculators/hp32sii_repair.p...

bArray on Sept 27, 2019 [–]

That's amazing and I'm glad that it's possible, even by the standards of older technology. I certainly think dropping packages into the PCB is the lowest hanging fruit for reducing depth.

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