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tqfp44 generates a 0.5mm pitch with 0.30mm pads, but TQFP-44 is a 0.8mm-pitch part #792

Description

@zkasuran

What happens

fp.string("tqfp44") (and tqfp44_w10) produces a 44-pin QFP on a 0.5mm pitch with 0.30mm-wide pads.

What it should be

TQFP-44 is standardized as a 10x10mm body on 0.8mm pitch (JEDEC MS-026 BBA). KiCad's TQFP-44_10x10mm_P0.8mm uses 0.8mm pitch with 1.475 x 0.55mm pads. footprinter already emits exactly those values for its sibling TQFP-32, which is also a 0.8mm-pitch part. The current output matches no real TQFP-44, so a board that uses tqfp44 gets pads at 0.5mm pitch instead of 0.8mm and too narrow to sit under the leads.

Root cause

In src/fn/tqfp.ts the pitch and pad-width defaults place case 44 in the 0.5mm-pitch, 0.30mm-pad group with 48/64/100. TQFP-44 belongs with case 32 (0.8mm, 0.55mm).

Evidence

footprinter tqfp44 KiCad TQFP-44_10x10
pitch 0.5mm 0.8mm
pad width 0.30mm 0.55mm
pad length 1.475mm 1.475mm

I have a fix ready with a kicad-parity test and will open a PR.

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