Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 02 10:00:29 EDT 2004 | russ
If you are concerned about shelf life and handling of raw or partially assembled PCBs use Immersion gold and hope that you don't get black pad, I still love this finish but I have been fortunate to never receive bad boards. If I understand your ques
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 22 20:34:25 EST 2007 | davef
This [ http://www.smtnet.com/library/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_article_html&file=no_hasl ] describes HASL [hot air solder leveling], as well as other common types of solderability protection. It goes on the discuss the impact of the use of these coa
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 16:12:23 EDT 2008 | boardhouse
Hi Armynski, I sell for an offshore board house, yes, it is common for offshore board shops to fill vias. The bubble is caused by air entrampment within the hole it self, when heat is applied during Hot air and the via is covered on both sides the e
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 26 16:14:08 EDT 1999 | John W
| Hi Murray! | | Justin pretty much summed things up...covered all the points. So I'm just gonna give you my preference of what I like other than HASL finish. | | Electroless Nickle/Immersion Gold...nice flat pads...hmmmmmmm, Steve likes flat pads.
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 17 02:57:47 EDT 1998 | Bob Willis
| | Looking for Suppliers of surface mount wetting balance equipment. | Bucky: Section 6 of the ANSI/J-STD-002 specification lists wetting balance suppliers. Dave F I like and continue to use the Multicore system. I have had many ours using the sys
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 04 13:25:34 EST 1998 | Jeff Sanchez
| | | | Does anyone have any information or experience with the use of conductive epoxy in leu of solder. I have a unique application that might lend itself to this technology. I am looking for manufacturers, printing, curing and reliability info. |
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 27 15:06:29 EDT 2001 | davef
This otta push Wolfgang over the top ... Recommended reading G.G. Harman, Wire Bonding in Microelectronics : Materials, Processes, Reliability, and Yield, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill Electronic Packaging and Interconnection Series, 1997. G.G. Harman, R
Electronics Forum | Mon May 14 17:12:20 EDT 2001 | davef
Continuing along the path that Brian took ... IPC-7525 gives design guideline for stepped stencils. It goes something like: * Stepped area SB GT 25 thou from pads located on the greatest thickness of the stencil * Pads in stepped area SB GT 35 tho
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 14:37:00 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | | | | | | | | Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | | | | | | | Brian: | | | | | | | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 13:05:57 EDT 1999 | Brian
| | | | | | Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | | | | | Brian: | | | | | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like habanero slath
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