Goes by many names, MSOP, TSSOP (supposed to be 0.65mm pitch but go figure), VSSOP (usually a narrower TSSOP, but go figure), etc. Some cutesy names like SOT-23-8. And a zillion in-house designations, like US8.
Step 1: always read the datasheet. Pitch, body width and lead length (symbols e or e1, E and HE usually) are particularly important.
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If you can't solder them by iron, first try a pointier tip. I'm fond of the bent cone type for fine SMT. Else, get a hot air machine (my top preference here). You don't need solder paste (just tin the pads with the iron; though it's nice to have), but paste flux is pretty much required.
Tim
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"bitrex" wrote in message
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>I have some TinyLogic flip flops in the US8 package, having a very hard
>time prototyping with them. Pin spacing seems to be just a lil smaller
>than TSSOP-8 so even with magnification I'm having a wicked hard time
>landing them so that all pins connect up on a DIP-adapter board. They're
>about half the size of a grain of rice...
>
> Any tips for this?