Here is a snippet: All DDR2 chips use BGA (Ball Grid Array) packaging, while DDR chips almost always use TSOP (Thin Small-Outline Package) packaging. There are DDR chips with BGA packaging on the market (like the ones from Kingmax), but they are not so common. Read more at HardwareSecrets
DDR2 versus DDR memory tutorial
Posted on Wednesday, July 20 2005 @ 4:33 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Here is a snippet: All DDR2 chips use BGA (Ball Grid Array) packaging, while DDR chips almost always use TSOP (Thin Small-Outline Package) packaging. There are DDR chips with BGA packaging on the market (like the ones from Kingmax), but they are not so common. Read more at HardwareSecrets