The surface mount SOIC version of this chip was slightly cheaper, and there’s always a way to make that work (Portuguese, Google Translation). How [Czar] did it is fairly impressive ...

if only SOIC-8 or SOIC-16 devices are to be programmed, the other socket does not need to be stuffed. Do not install SPI NOR flash devices in both sockets at the same time. A future version of this ...

How, essentially, the socket could become the motherboard ... and will enable the “integration of SoIC, HBM and other components to create a powerful wafer-level system with computing power ...

NOTE - make sure to align the TA100 pin 1 indicator with the pin 1 indicator on the socket board silkscreen. Short the J10 jumper to the "3.3v" option. Switch all the jumpers on the TA100 8-Pin SOIC ...