Also, ball-grid-array connections have a far lower defect rate during initial assembly than gullwing connector terminations. By a factor of 25. Far better yield rate, less time and money spent reworking solder joints.
(bias note: the factory I work in has seven SMT lines; connectors cause me far more headaches than BGAs)
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(bias note: the factory I work in has seven SMT lines; connectors cause me far more headaches than BGAs)