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PADS Paper, Part 4: QFN Components
June 3, 2015 | Mentor GraphicsEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

This paper, the fourth and final in a series downloaded by thousands of PCB designers, is dedicated to CAD library quality. It describes every aspect you need to consider when creating quad flat no-lead (QFN) component library parts.
It also describes the impact each feature has in the PCB process. To read this paper, click here.
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