Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 18 11:23:44 EDT 2001 | Gil Zweig
BGA defects observed with x-ray inspection fall into catagories. One catagory is the obvious defects; i.e. soledr bridges, missing balls, excessive solder voids. The second catagory is the more subtle "potential" defect. This is where variations in
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 16:16:12 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
Yes, this scenario is fine. However, BGAs are a different story since the ball is the bulk of the solder joint. In this case, you MUST run a "hybrid profile". Look it up in the fine SMTNet archives (keyword: hybrid profile). I have "been there an
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 19 09:53:07 EDT 2004 | Mighty C
Good Morning Rush Fan, We have a Metcal VPI 1000. We are very happy with the system. The price is competitive, software is easy to use and the picture quality is good. They have a great lighting scheme that illuminates under a BGA extremely well. Th
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 16 23:59:45 EDT 1998 | Mike C
| Hello Ya'll, | I've got what may be a silly question, but why does it seem so important to everybody that you have x-ray capability if you're thinking about doing BGA? | I know what most people will tell me; "Steve, that's a pretty silly qu
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 15 09:27:18 EST 1999 | Earl Moon
| I saw the problem of void in solder bump or in lead less component or some BGA. But I didn't have standard specification of that void is accept or reject? Do any body have the better idea or suggestion of the criteria ? | | Thank you, | Wirat
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 25 15:30:49 EDT 2002 | Steve L
Hi everyone. I am now faced with a problem on soldering PBGA. At first, I ran the board (FR4, 7" X 10" with 12 layer) at Peak Temp: 205 C and 54 seconds above 183 C. After reflow, I found several cold solder joints and one ball without second collaps
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 21 09:19:09 EST 2007 | Paul M.
Need some opinions from you fine folks. We are building assemblies 90% SMT, 10% TH. Fine pitch and BGA devices, etc. The customer is complaining about cold solder joints (SMT) after about 1 year of use, scattered thru-out the assembly, not consistan
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 08 01:07:46 EDT 2009 | tpappano
I have used 1A33 for many years with excellent results on through-hole pcbs in equipment subjected to very hot and very cold environments. Because 1A33 continues to harden with time, I assumed it would simply not be usable on smt boards, cracking t
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 29 14:16:16 EDT 2011 | ppcbs
Below is the long explanation. This defect is most commonly found with BGA components, but can arrise with all components. I see it happening more now with lead free boards that are being assembled with a no clean flux. Best short term remedy is t
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 17 10:43:29 EDT 1998 | smd
| Sorry folks. I'm just a naysayer here. Let's look at this BGA thing...... | | We've all been successfully processing down to 16 mil FP stuff for years, now--some of us down to 11 mil. Once the printing process was stabilized, paste rheologies were