Industry News | 2013-11-05 10:04:10.0
Marquardt GmbH of Rietheim-Weilheim (Germany)uses the Viscom S3088 SPI3D solder paste inspection system.
Industry News | 2013-02-13 11:35:03.0
The QTS Wizard Frame Quick Tensioning system will be on display in the HITACHI HP-07 Printer at IPC/APEX 2013, in booth #2440. The Wizard Stencil Stretch Frame System is designed to save time, costs, shipping, and waste over the old labor-intensive industry method of assembling custom cast aluminum or tubular frames and stencil foils.
Industry News | 2008-01-31 00:10:18.0
GREELEY, CO � January 29, 2008 � FCT Solder, a division of FCT Assembly, and Nihon Superior USA, a subsidiary of Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., announce that it will exhibit SN100C� Lead-Free products paste in booth 213 at the upcoming IPC International Conference on Flexible Circuits, scheduled to take place February 12-14, 2008 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Industry News | 2011-08-24 14:41:54.0
Kyzen announces that Dr. Mike Bixenman will teach a Professional Development Course on the IPC-CH-65B Guidelines for Cleaning of Printed Boards and Assemblies at the upcoming IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition, scheduled to take place September 21-22, 2011 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL.
Industry News | 2021-08-23 10:19:14.0
Atlanta, GA – Koh Young, the industry leader in True3D™ measurement-based inspection solutions, is excited to be a corporate sponsor at the upcoming four-day virtual SMTA chapter event "Failure is Never an Option - A Deep Dive into Failure Analysis". The event is free to SMTA members and is being held between 7-10 September 2021 from 12:15-1:25pm EST on each day. Register today at https://smta.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1545532&group=.
Technical Library | 2020-10-27 02:02:17.0
Solder powder size is a popular topic in the electronics industry due to the continuing trend of miniaturization of electronics. The question commonly asked is "when should we switch from Type 3 to a smaller solder powder?" Solder powder size is usually chosen based on the printing requirements for the solder paste. It is common practice to use IPC Type 4 or 5 solder powders for stencil designs that include area ratios below the recommended IPC limit of 0.66. The effects of solder powder size on printability of solder paste have been well documented. The size of the solder powder affects the performance of the solder paste in other ways. Shelf life, stencil life, reflow performance, voiding behavior, and reactivity / stability are all affected by solder powder size. Testing was conducted to measure each of these solder paste performance attributes for IPC Type 3, Type 4, Type 5 and Type 6 SAC305 solder powders in both water soluble and no clean solder pastes. The performance data for each size of solder powder in each solder paste flux was quantified and summarized. Guidance for choosing the optimal size of solder powder is given based on the results of this study.
Technical Library | 2018-09-26 20:33:26.0
Bottom terminated components, or BTCs, have been rapidly incorporated into PCB designs because of their low cost, small footprint and overall reliability. The combination of leadless terminations with underside ground/thermal pads have presented a multitude of challenges to PCB assemblers, including tilting, poor solder fillet formation, difficult inspection and – most notably – center pad voiding. Voids in large SMT solder joints can be difficult to predict and control due to the variety of input variables that can influence their formation. Solder paste chemistries, PCB final finishes, and reflow profiles and atmospheres have all been scrutinized, and their effects well documented. Additionally, many of the published center pad voiding studies have focused on optimizing center pad footprint and stencil aperture designs. This study focuses on I/O pad stencil modifications rather than center pad modifications. It shows a no-cost, easily implemented I/O design guideline that can be deployed to consistently and repeatedly reduce void formation on BTC-style packages.
Technical Library | 2023-05-02 19:06:43.0
As 0402 has become a common package for printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, research and development on mounting 0201 components is emerging as an important topic in the field of surface mount technology for PWB miniaturization. In this study, a test vehicle for 0201 packages was designed to investigate board design and assembly issues. Design of Experiment (DOE) was utilized, using the test vehicle, to explore the influence of key parameters in pad design, printing, pick-andplace, and reflow on the assembly process. These key parameters include printing parameters, mounting height or placement pressure, reflow ramping rate, soak time and peak temperature. The pad designs consist of rectangular pad shape, round pad shape and home-based pad shape. For each pad design, several different aperture openings on the stencil were included. The performance parameters from this experiment include solder paste height, solder paste volume and the number of post-reflow defects. By analyzing the DOE results, optimized pad designs and assembly process parameters were determined.
Industry News | 2017-09-06 09:05:41.0
Global SMT & Packaging will be hosting a number of in-depth panel discussions on key topics concerning the industry today at SMTAi Conference at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL from September 19 – 21st September.
Technical Library | 2017-04-13 16:14:27.0
The drive to reduced size and increased functionality is a constant in the world of electronic devices. In order to achieve these goals, the industry has responded with ever-smaller devices and the equipment capable of handling these devices. The evolution of BGA packages and leadless devices is pushing existing technologies to the limit of current assembly techniques and materials.As smaller components make their way into the mainstream PCB assembly market, PCB assemblers are reaching the limits of Type 3 solder paste, which is currently in use by most manufacturers.The goal of this study is to determine the impact on solder volume deposition between Type 3, Type 4 and Type 5 SAC305 alloy powder in combination with stainless steel laser cut, electroformed and the emerging laser cut nano-coated stencils. Leadless QFN and μBGA components will be the focus of the test utilizing optimized aperture designs.
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