soldering ADF4360-8 VCO/synthesiser

Hand-soldering CSP packages like the ADF4360 was discussed a month or so back. The synopsis is that you just need to stick a largish via in the ground pad under the part so that you can ground the part's paddle, and extend the pads for the 24 leads beyond the perimeter of the package so that you can solder the part as though it were some sort of tiny PLCC package with its leads pressed outside-in. (Using a "drag soldering" technique, as you would for, e.g., SSOP parts.)

You can also just use solder paste, a template, and a "reflow oven" (this often means: toaster oven) if you want to go that route.

---Joel

If someone has some free time, could you please make that footprint for Eagle users and post that part in the library at