There are modern MCUs that require a total of 5 passives and a dream. Sure, they're still QFN at best, but they're within that "hand soldering" range. Not to m

There are modern MCUs that require a total of 5 passives and a dream. Sure, they're still QFN at best, but they're within that "hand soldering" range. Not to mention that both factory made custom PCBs and pre-assembled PCBs are cheaper than ever nowadays.