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PLCC: Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier

Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) is a square surface-mount chip package for low thermal output microprocessors that substitutes epoxy plastic for the ceramic materials that are commonly used to encase chips in systems designed for microprocessors that produce high thermal outputs that can melt the plastic epoxy. PLCCs are JEDEC standard compliant. The PLCC ā€œJā€ Lead configuration requires less board space versus equivalent gull-leaded components.


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PLCC: Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier