Dr. Mario
Enlightened
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The question therein may not belong in Non-flashlight Electronics, however I decided that it may be appropriate here as it wouldn't really pertain to the flashlight even though I am in the process of picking the parts for a prototype intelligent LED driver.
Regarding shock impact from the flashlight or even the smartphone being dropped, how reliable is the BGA package? The reason I ask is because I am looking at Silicon Labs EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontroller in PBGA-48 package so I can use all the analog to digital converter for sensor functions. Reliability takes priority here, obviously - serious enough to warrant swap out Quartz oscillator with MEMS oscillator (the brand of MEMS oscillator I use is SiTime, BTW), if I must use it.
I also would like to hear about the experience of reliability and homemade electronic project using QFN and / or BGA packaged chips.
Regarding shock impact from the flashlight or even the smartphone being dropped, how reliable is the BGA package? The reason I ask is because I am looking at Silicon Labs EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontroller in PBGA-48 package so I can use all the analog to digital converter for sensor functions. Reliability takes priority here, obviously - serious enough to warrant swap out Quartz oscillator with MEMS oscillator (the brand of MEMS oscillator I use is SiTime, BTW), if I must use it.
I also would like to hear about the experience of reliability and homemade electronic project using QFN and / or BGA packaged chips.