New Equipment | Surface Finish
Technic supplies precious metal and tin and tin alloyed products that are used to preserve as well as enhance soldering and bonding through all levels of interconnection. Technic is well established as a leader in Final Finish Solutions for printed
Capabilities include: 2 to 20 layers, 3 mil traces and spaces, 6 mil bond pitch, 6 mil drilled holes, internal cavity and consistent wire bondable gold.
Technic Releases TechniPad 7611 New high-performance pure palladium for TechniPad ENEPIG offers a consistent deposit with less maintenance Cranston, RI, USA - Technic has announced the release of TechniPad 7611, an electroless process that deposit
Technical Library | 2023-01-10 20:08:36.0
Nickel corrosion in ENIG and ENEPIG is occasionally reported; when encountered at assembly it manifests as soldering failures in ENIG and wire bond lifts in ENEPIG. Although not common, it can be highly disruptive, resulting in missed deliver schedules, supply chain disruption, failure analysis investigations, and liability - all very costly.
Technical Library | 2020-08-27 01:22:45.0
Initially adopted internal specifications for acceptance of printed circuit boards (PCBs) used for wire bonding was that there were no nodules or scratches allowed on the wirebond pads when inspected under 20X magnification. The nodules and scratches were not defined by measurable dimensions and were considered to be unacceptable if there was any sign of a visual blemish on wire-bondable features. Analysis of the yield at a PCB manufacturer monitored monthly for over two years indicated that the target yield could not be achieved, and the main reasons for yield loss were due to nodules and scratches on the wirebonding pads. The PCB manufacturer attempted to eliminate nodules and scratches. First, a light-scrubbing step was added after electroless copper plating to remove any co-deposited fine particles that acted as a seed for nodules at the time of copper plating. Then, the electrolytic copper plating tank was emptied, fully cleaned, and filtered to eliminate the possibility of co-deposited particles in the electroplating process. Both actions greatly reduced the density of the nodules but did not fully eliminate them. Even though there was only one nodule on any wire-bonding pad, the board was still considered a reject. To reduce scratches on wirebonding pads, the PCB manufacturer utilized foam trays after routing the boards so that they did not make direct contact with other boards. This action significantly reduced the scratches on wire-bonding pads, even though some isolated scratches still appeared from time to time, which caused the boards to be rejected. Even with these significant improvements, the target yield remained unachievable. Another approach was then taken to consider if wire bonding could be successfully performed over nodules and scratches and if there was a dimensional threshold where wire bonding could be successful. A gold ball bonding process called either stand-off-stitch bonding (SSB) or ball-stitch-on-ball bonding (BSOB) was used to determine the effects of nodules and scratches on wire bonds. The dimension of nodules, including height, and the size of scratches, including width, were measured before wire bonding. Wire bonding was then performed directly on various sizes of nodules and scratches on the bonding pad, and the evaluation of wire bonds was conducted using wire pull tests before and after reliability testing. Based on the results of the wire-bonding evaluation, the internal specification for nodules and scratches for wirebondable PCBs was modified to allow nodules and scratches with a certain height and a width limitation compared to initially adopted internal specifications of no nodules and no scratches. Such an approach resulted in improved yield at the PCB manufacturer.
Industry News | 2012-05-11 20:19:04.0
Hesse & Knipps, Inc., the Americas subsidiary of Hesse & Knipps Semiconductor Equipment GmbH, will discuss "Large Diameter Wedge Bonding of Round and Ribbon Wire for Automotive Applications" during IMAPS 3rd Advanced Technology Workshop and Tabletop Exhibition on Automotive Microelectronics and Packaging, taking place at the Dearborn Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan May 22-24, 2012.
New Equipment | Test Equipment - Bond Testers
Many bond strength tests require a means to grip the part so that the strength of its bond can be tested. In many of these applications the geometry and force of the grip must be precisely controlled to ensure sufficient load can be applied to the bo
Technical Library | 2012-10-11 19:50:09.0
First published in the 2012 IPC APEX EXPO technical conference proceedings. This paper shows the benefits by using a pure palladium Layer in the ENEPIG (Electroless Nickel, Electroless Palladium, Immersion Gold) and ENEP (Electroless Nickel, Electroless P
Microelectronics and Semiconductor Inspection. MVP's 850G provides the highest accuracy flip-chip, die assembly inspection. Ensuring the correct placement of the die on the substrate, while providing edge, FM and surface inspection. The 850G modu
Yamaha Flip Chip Bonder & Hybrid Placer High-Accuracy ±5?m High-Quality & Flexibility Weight:3,600kg simultaneous transfer :13,000 UPH Product description: Yamaha Flip Chip Bonde,Hybrid Placer, Yamaha flip chip bonding,Yamaha die bo
