48-UFQFPN — rework and layout notes
This part comes in a 48-UFQFPN with an exposed thermal pad (7x7 mm body). The pad needs a good via stitch to the ground plane to pull heat out; without it the junction temperature climbs fast under continuous load. The small pitch and no leads mean the reflow profile wants a tight soak zone — too fast a ramp and you get head-in-pillow joints. Orientation mark is pin 1 chamfer on the top-left corner, easy to spot under a microscope. Will it survive the hot air? Yes, if you preheat the board to 100°C and use a nozzle that covers the whole body, not a tiny pencil tip.
Peripherals and connectivity
On the peripheral side you get I²C, SPI, UART/USART, USB, and IrDA, plus a 13-channel 12-bit ADC and a 2-channel 12-bit DAC. With 40 I/O in a 48-pin package, most of the pins are usable — good for a design that needs a few buttons, an LCD segment driver, and a sensor interface without a port expander.
