What Is a Chip Carrier?

Chip carrier is a basic packaging form of surface-mounted integrated circuits. It is to package integrated circuit chips and inner leads in a plastic or ceramic case, and lead out corresponding soldering ends or short leads to the outer four sides of the case.

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Chip carrier is a basic packaging form of surface-mounted integrated circuits. It is to package integrated circuit chips and inner leads in a plastic or ceramic case, and lead out corresponding soldering ends or short leads to the outer four sides of the case.

It also refers broadly to surface-mount integrated circuits using this package.