DDR3 - BGA VDD and VDDQ Pins - Design Guidelines

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Recently we have seen the BGA Ball collapsing issue in the f... - Apr 05, 2018 by Balachandran  

Hi, these are both power pins, usually connected to a dedica... - Apr 09, 2018 by Robl  

are there unplugged vias on the BGA pads? ... - Apr 09, 2018 by Tsvetan Usunov  

Balachandran

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DDR3 - BGA VDD and VDDQ Pins - Design Guidelines | 5 April, 2018

Recently we have seen the BGA Ball collapsing issue in the field. The unit has the clean manufacturing records at factory, But in the same unit we did the cross section and found Ball explosion only in VDD and VDDQ pins. Can anyone help me to understand the reason for explosion only one these pins?

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Robl

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DDR3 - BGA VDD and VDDQ Pins - Design Guidelines | 9 April, 2018

Hi, these are both power pins, usually connected to a dedicated inner VDD/VDDQ 1oz copper layer, making a very effective heatsink.

I am guessing that not enough heat got to the ball to fully melt it, creating a weaker column rather than a beautifully melted ball joint.

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Tsvetan Usunov

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DDR3 - BGA VDD and VDDQ Pins - Design Guidelines | 9 April, 2018

are there unplugged vias on the BGA pads?

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