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I don't need to tell you that a ZipChip is much more valuable
than a mainboard and breaking the latter in the process would
be less aggravating. I also bet that you have several spare boards ;-)

> Is there life after broken pins?

With such a package? I don't really see that.

> I can almost imagine a circuit board with a pair of 20-pin headers
> and 40 holes offset a bit so I can solder the ZipChip on permanently.

What advantage would that have over a permanently soldered-in ZipCip?

bye
Marcus