weight of the processor

Hi Ram,

Moving your post to correct forum.

Regards,

Shankari

@Ram

Wow. I never saw that one coming. The weight of the processor? Is something I haven't seen any manufacturer mentioning till now.

Amit

Hi Ram,

     I guess the best way to know the weight of your microcontroller is to measure it using a digital weighing scale.

-kel

Hard to tell if your question is, "real/serious" - use of a postal scale should provide most suitable weight range & should be freely & readily available.

Decade plus past - our firm provided a 4x20 Lcd + 4 SoftKeys to the University of Alabama @ Huntsville. (NASA prime contractor)   Destination was the "Shuttle" and our device was qualified & did successfully launch/fly.  Weight was "everything" in such an application - it took almost 10 passes thru U of A's CNC mill to remove weight from our aluminum surround/enclosure.  (had to be metal to reduce noise generation/absorption)

My notes from NASA show that a 14 pin DIP IC has a, "typical" of 0.96 grams, an SOP-14 reduces that to 0.18 g.  If your need is at all real - adequate clues/methods have been herein provided...

Amit Ashara said:

@Ram

Wow. I never saw that one coming. The weight of the processor? Is something I haven't seen any manufacturer mentioning till now.

Amit

I've never had a use for it but I have seen it fairly often in datasheets.

I can see where it would be useful in some circumstances.

Robert

cb1_mobile said:

Destination was the "Shuttle" and our device was qualified & did successfully launch/fly.  Weight was "everything" in such an application

 Hi also in actual handheld devices weight is of prime concern, battery and case are at first place, every device on board contribute to raise mass.

 I also never see alpha/radiation test on memory too, in some area also this information is of concern. I remember early XILINX when fpga was stored on ram many asked them for this parameter never seen on data sheet.

@ Roberto,

Indeed - handheld escaped my consideration.  Another area - bit down from spacecraft is commercial aircraft.  New, "Dreamliner" (Co. HQ just 10 miles from our firm) makes extensive use of carbon fiber to gain substantial fuel savings.   And electronics enable certain, "fly by wire" command/control - which again reduces weight & enjoys in-built diagnostics.