Pin Grid Array


Pin Grid Array

(hardware)(PGA) A style of integrated circuit socket orpin-out with pins laid out on a square or rectangular gridwith a separation of 0.1 inch in each direction. The pinsnear the centre of the array are often missing.

PGA is often used on motherboards for processors, e.g.Socket 6 and Socket 8.

PPGA is "plastic PGA" (as opposed to ceramic?).

See also SPGA.