Technical Library | 2009-11-05 11:17:32.0
Head-in-pillow (HiP), also known as ball-and-socket, is a solder joint defect where the solder paste deposit wets the pad, but does not fully wet the ball. This results in a solder joint with enough of a connection to have electrical integrity, but lacking sufficient mechanical strength. Due to the lack of solder joint strength, these components may fail with very little mechanical or thermal stress. This potentially costly defect is not usually detected in functional testing, and only shows up as a failure in the field after the assembly has been exposed to some physical or thermal stress.
Technical Library | 2024-07-24 01:04:35.0
Quad Flat No Leads (QFN) package designs receive more and more attention in electronic industry recently. This package offers a number of benefits including (1) small size, such as a near die size footprint, thin profile, and light weight; (2) easy PCB trace routing due to the use of perimeter I/O pads; (3) reduced lead inductance; and (4) good thermal and electrical performance due to the adoption of exposed copper die-pad technology. These features make the QFN an ideal choice for many new applications where size, weight, electrical, and thermal properties are important. However, adoption of QFN often runs into voiding issue at SMT assembly. Upon reflow, outgassing of solder paste flux at the large thermal pad has difficulty escaping and inevitably results in voiding. It is well known that the presence of voids will affect the mechanical properties of joints and deteriorate the strength, ductility, creep, and fatigue life. In addition, voids could also produce spot overheating, lessening the reliability of the joints.
Lite Fast SR-1000, a UV Solder Mask, was designed to screen print over conductive traces, landing pads, resistors, fuses and capacitors on Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and ceramic substrates. Other applications include metal and various plastics.
Industry News | 2019-11-05 22:07:01.0
Tenting a via refers to covering via with soldermask to enclose or skin over the opening. A via is a hole drilled into the PCB that allows multiple layers on the PCB to be connected to each other. A non tented via is just a via that is not covered with the soldermask layer. Leaving these vias exposed or covered has pros and cons depending on the your design and manufacturing requirements.
Industry News | 2008-06-30 14:17:39.0
LOS ALAMITOS, CA � June 30, 2008 � Practical Dummy Components is now supplying the Amkor FusionQuad�, representing a breakthrough in leadframe-based plastic packaging through the effective integration of ExposedPad� QFP and MLF� technologies.
Left: This part looked ok to the naked eye. Right: A microscopic view shows evidence of this part being previously soldered or reworked. Another part caught and prevented from being a potential problem for our customer. Decapsulation, Pinpri
Industry News | 2018-10-18 08:29:16.0
How to Prevent Short Circuits to Ground in QFN Components?
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