Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 01 04:54:28 EDT 2015 | jvercamm
hi, the last post on pad cratering dates from 2012. We have (likely similar) problems with a RoHS 783 solder ball BGA size 29x29mm^2 (organic package BT), pitch is 1mm and solder ball diam is 0.5mm the field failure is after 12 months, almost exclu
Electronics Forum | Mon May 02 12:28:03 EDT 2016 | adamjs
Why can't you place the entire job the same day you paste it? I can. But setting up and properly cleaning the stenciling machine takes 2-3 hours. We only run one shift. If we do that every day we're spending most the time on setup+teardown. Much
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 27 17:44:10 EST 2000 | Dave F
Gawd. Sure FR-4 will meet those conditions. Tg [check the fine SMTnet Archives for discussion on Tg] of FR-4 is 130�F or so. Consider: * Is the delT between Tg and the upper operating [or storage] temperature acceptable for your application? * D
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 27 12:21:18 EDT 2012 | tpatrickwalsh
I am posting this here because I think it may have something to do with PCBA: I have a simple battery-powered consumer product (LED light) that we have been manufacturing for some time. All of a sudden in one batch, we have about a 4% rate of a sing
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 18 18:39:15 EDT 2001 | davef
Responding to your questions ... RELIABILITY OF 1% SILVER SOLDER PASTE: It�s as good as the next solder paste, all other things the same. Look at your back articles by Jennie Hang in SMT magazine. I want to say she wrote an article on the topic i
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 15 10:05:50 EDT 2010 | dwonch
Hi all, Long story ahead.... We are having issues with board vendors on some of our higher layer count (thick) boards. Specifically under BGAs with high aspect ratio vias (14:1). We are using ENIG finish and a lead free process. Basically we get t
