Schmartboard | X-ON
SchmartBoard is the destination for people who want to hand solder surface mount (SMT) components. With SchmartBoard practically anyone can hand solder SOIC, QFP, PLCC, QFN, and discrete surface mount components.
Forget all of those difficult hand soldering techniques and special surface mount soldering tools. With SchmartBoard hand soldering surface mount components is even easier than hand soldering through hole. Instead of denying yourself the most current chip technology or paying a fortune for prototyping, you can now use today’s most advance chip technologies in your circuits. SchmartBoard|ez makes hand soldering SMT parts fast, easy and flawless. Their Mantra at Schmartboard is "Electronics for Everyone". When they say this they mean it. they don't mean as long as you are using through hole components, or if you have hands as steady as a surgeon. They don't mean you can do it unless you are using a QFN device either. They mean that if you have at least reasonable motor skills you can work with any pitch component. This opens up a new world for many engineers, hobbyists and students. They claim that they can teach a 10 year old, who has never held a soldering iron, to hand solder a .4mm Pitch chip...flawlessly, in 1 minute.