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Leadless chip carrier

Leadless chip carrier

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A leadless chip carrier (LCC) is a type of packaging
Chip carrier
A chip carrier, also known as a chip container or chip package, is a container for a transistor or an integrated circuit. The carrier usually provides metal leads, or "pins", which are sturdy enough to electrically and mechanically connect the fragile silicon microchip to a circuit board...

 for integrated circuit
Integrated circuit
In electronics, an integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...

s that has no "leads
Lead (electronics)
In electronics, a lead has two meanings:*An electrical connection consisting of a length of wire or soldering pad that comes from a device. Leads are used for physical support, to transfer power, to probe circuits , and to transmit information...

", but instead rounded pins through the edges of the ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...

package.
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A leadless chip carrier (LCC) is a type of packaging
Chip carrier
A chip carrier, also known as a chip container or chip package, is a container for a transistor or an integrated circuit. The carrier usually provides metal leads, or "pins", which are sturdy enough to electrically and mechanically connect the fragile silicon microchip to a circuit board...

 for integrated circuit
Integrated circuit
In electronics, an integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...

s that has no "leads
Lead (electronics)
In electronics, a lead has two meanings:*An electrical connection consisting of a length of wire or soldering pad that comes from a device. Leads are used for physical support, to transfer power, to probe circuits , and to transmit information...

", but instead rounded pins through the edges of the ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...

package.