Why are there no BGA chips with triangular tessellation of circular pads?

A triangular tiling would allow π⁄√12 or 90.69% of the footprint to be reserved for the solder balls and the surrounding clearance, while the ubiquitous square tiling only allows π/4 or 78.54% of the footprint to be used. Why are there no BGA chips with triangular tessellation?

PCB Assembly, PCB Design
October 31, 2023

Unless you use via-in-pad, which costs more, you need room to put routing vias in between the pads.

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