8-pin LCC socket

The units you are looking at, are adapters designed for applications like programmers, inserting test heads etc., hence the pricing. Generally unless a part needs to be removed for programming, a surface mount part would just be soldered in place. The cheapest solution if you just need to remove the IC assembly, or want to only have DIL layouts on the main board, would just be to use an interposer board, with the IC layout in the centre, and two pad rows for DIL headers at the edges. If however the chip really needs to be socketted for some reason, then the pricing will depend massively on the quantity involved. For mass production, a system like:

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Fantastic. I believe that Loranger socket may be what I'm looking for. I'm inquiring about the contact locations to make sure the contacts will match up. Hopefully they accomodate small orders.

Regarding interposer boards, are most custom made? Or are there any commercially available boards that would fit this chip? I'm basically looking for any way to mount and connect this chip. (I'm a mechanical engineer by degree, which might explain the basic questions)

Thanks again for the help, Dave

There are commercial interposer boards, but generally, unless you need thousands off, it is cheaper to just make a custom board. Remember that there are prototyping PCB board companies who price only by area, so you can just do an artwork for a dozen such boards, and the cost will probably only be a couple of dollars each.

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sparkfun.com does a number of breakout boards for analog accelerometers

- I'd reccomend looking there.