> Just a suggestion folks.When you vist sites like TI.com, and when you're > looking for footprint info, I would urge you to take the extra 1-1/2 minutes > to urge them to provide such support... > > this is the addres of ti's suggestions box... > http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/symfoot/requestedcadformat.tsp?downloadType > =F > <http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/symfoot/requestedcadformat.tsp?downloadTyp > e=F> > > Speak or be invisible...
Or "speak and still be invisible" ? I don't know about you, but my experience with webforms as a means of feedback is dismal. I think over the years I have gotten less than a 5% response from a feedback webform. I guess those webforms submissions disappear into /dev/null. So I rarely use them. Sending e-mail to a specific address (not [EMAIL PROTECTED]) is marginally better. If you can get anyone on the phone, that's even better, but it's hard to do. It didn't give me a lot of confidence when NASA a few months ago instituted a webform (or was it an e-mail address?) that safety concerns could be submitted to. This was in response to the tragic accident of the space shuttle in 2003. It was touted as part of the solution to safety. When I saw that report on the news my first thought was "oh, great, another way to make safety complaints disappear". As to footprints, when I have a choice of part vendors, I do give preference to the vendors that provide footprint drawings. It's sad that footprint information is less common with SMT parts. I guess they figure you need to know how big to make the hole for TH parts, but you can be left to your own for SMT pads. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:11 AM Subject: [PEDA] Semiconducto rmfg Footprint creation > UP front: Sorry for the cross-post > > I just visited Texas instruments and am in some haste to make changes to a > board layout (the chip I used in original layout has become a long-lead > item, too long, infact, for our company meet delivery to our > customer)...Anyway, I was looking up footprint info and discovered that TI > provides footprints in several formats, none of which is PCAD or Protel... > > So, > > it dawned on me that unless users of these programs tell the semiconductor > comanies that they want/need/should have footprints provided for them, then > the semiconductor companies aren't goning to do it on their own. > > I'm not beeging for someone else's footprint, just pointing out that though > I here time and time again from vendors and small businesses that they use > packages like those produced by Altium, there doesn't appear to be agreat > amount of native support from component mfgs. It just doesn't seem right, > even if we're not the "big boys..." > > Just a suggestion folks.When you vist sites like TI.com, and when you're > looking for footprint info, I would urge you to take the extra 1-1/2 minutes > to urge them to provide such support... > > this is the addres of ti's suggestions box... > http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/symfoot/requestedcadformat.tsp?downloadType > =F > <http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/symfoot/requestedcadformat.tsp?downloadTyp > e=F> > > Speak or be invisible... > > Andrew J Jenkins > Electrical Engineer > Dover Automation Company > Subsidiary of Avtron Manufacturing Inc. > v: 216 642-1230 x1228 > f: 216 750-5105 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > This message is sent using PostCast Server Professional Trial: > http://www.postcastserver.com/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This message is sent using PostCast Server Professional Trial: http://www.postcastserver.com/
