Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 24 11:14:44 EDT 2001 | Cemal Basaran
Dave; Thanks for responsding so fast. here are my answers. 1-WOW!!! How do people get these cool toys? I am with the University at Buffalo Electronic Packaging Lab. http://www.packaging.buffalo.edu We have pretty much everything that is sold on the
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 13:33:52 EST 2000 | justin medernach
Dross removal is dependent upon the "activity" in your solder pot and the usage of a inert or an "air" atmosphere. The more moving that agitate the solder, the more dross. Basics first and then the answers will make sense. What is dross? Oxidatio
Electronics Forum | Tue May 08 15:05:08 EDT 2001 | davef
It�s reasonable to want to understand this strange looking fabrication, before moving on to other issues. Before moving on to that, tell us more about your thinking the silicon being from the BGA package. What kind of plastic package is this? Desc
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 23 09:17:30 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| Dear Jason, | Smart Sonic has over 500 stencil cleaners in operation around the world. The Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaning Process is the only cleaning process that is Certified Environmentally Safe by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ve
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 23 12:47:20 EDT 1999 | Bill Schreiber
Dear Earl, At Smart Sonic, we have seen fiducial deterioration as a result of the epoxy not being water-safe. Unfortunately, many stencil manufacturers believe their customers are still cleaning with solvents and therefore use an epoxy that is solve
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 27 17:12:11 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| Dear Earl, | At Smart Sonic, we have seen fiducial deterioration as a result of the epoxy not being water-safe. Unfortunately, many stencil manufacturers believe their customers are still cleaning with solvents and therefore use an epoxy that is s
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 18 17:29:54 EST 1999 | Stefan Witte
The circle is not a "good" fiducial. The gradually change in contrast of a circle versus a cross makes it difficult to find the center of the fiducial. By pre-tinning the fiducials there will be a convex mirror surface distorting the edges even more.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 08 11:39:28 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| How do I mechanically/visually inspect BGA devices when they are soldered to a PCB for possible solder, or other, defects as a first step before part removal and further analysis? I have had board failures due to poor soldering--I think? I can pr
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 08 08:52:54 EST 2002 | dphilbrick
Juan There are many things that cause this and the first thing I would do is request quality records from your board fab facility on that particular lot. If they are unwilling to give them to you this is a good sign they had a processing problem. Th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 04 12:37:41 EST 2005 | Cmiller
We have been using this finish almost exclusively for fine pitch boards for about 5 years. Make SURE you use a board house that does the gold plating in-house. There are some potential issues as DaveF stated. The only problem we have encountered is w
