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On “Hand solderable 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 in TQFP package”
It's actually pretty simple to hand solder a TQFP by drag soldering. The key is to use plenty of flux and have solder braid handy to take care of any bridges. link to this video It's sort of a moot point with this Cortex A8 IC though, because the RAM it needs only exists in a BGA package.