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Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will exhibit its TempSave series in Booth #2850 at the SMTA International Exposition, scheduled to take place October 22-24, 2024 at the Donald E. Stephen Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The company also will showcase LF-C2 P608 solder paste.
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Two of Indium Corporation's experts will present in the virtual International Conference for Electronics Hardware Enabling Technologies(ICEHET) virtual conference, hosted by SMTA Toronto, June 2-3.
Electronics Forum | Fri May 31 10:15:30 EDT 2019 | davef
Major sources of crack in the solder connection after thermal cycling are: * Thermal heating caused by differences in thermal expansion between the board and the component * Lead-free solder is more rigid and brittle than eutectic solder in simila
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 06 08:38:25 EDT 2004 | Bob R.
You don't mention the board surface finish, but BGA's on NiAu are prone to brittle fracture in the Sn-Ni intermetallic on the board side of the joint. You may not be able to see it visually, but it would show up in a cross-section. In-circuit test
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 08 15:49:10 EST 2015 | emeto
I bet you that the problem comes from the ENIG brittle solder joints. About low temperatures I think you can go to the absolute 0 and the device should still work.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 06 03:51:28 EST 2013 | cuperpeter
Hi rob, Thank you very much for your response. Profiling was made exactly on the pad, which showed dewetting, so the values are mentioned for this pad. PCB's is about a week old. It is possible that the surface of pads is already oxidized? I will t
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 03 15:19:32 EDT 2022 | dwl
I don't recall thicknesses off the top of my head but brittleness becomes an issue more for gold plating then ENIG. .125 um should be fine. also, gold ain't cheap so its unlikely your PCB fab will get anywhere near the max tolerance. On the other e
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 08:21:05 EDT 2010 | esca
Hi manchella, After ATC test, two different failure modes can be present: solder FATIGUE (into bulk) or BRITTLE INTERMETALLIC fracture. So, first you have to verify this. Moreover, which brand of SMT paste have you used ? The crack into solder joint
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 09:54:36 EDT 2006 | russ
Use ENIG, plated finish will be too thick and make for a brittle joint. ENIG is self limiting so this condition cannot be present. To ensure that the bond is strong for BGA you must ensure that process is under control. The correct reflow profile w
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 25 15:56:56 EDT 1999 | Dave F
William: Three things: 1 If the gold is porous, it will not protect the nickel and the nichel wiil oxidize and become unsolderable. 2 If the nickel is not solderable, the gold overcoat will not improve that. 3 Ag or Au over electroless Ni creates b
