staggered pin grid array

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Staggered Pin Grid Array
SPGA

   <hardware> (SPGA) A style of {integrated circuit} socket or
   pin-out with a staggered grid of pins around the edge of the
   socket, positioned as several squares, one inside the other.

   SPGA is commonly used on {motherboards} for {processors},
   e.g. {Socket 5}, {Socket 7} and {Socket 8}.

   See also {PGA}.

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   (1999-08-04)