Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 03 11:45:15 EDT 2004 | rlackey
Hi Ken, I know this doesn't help in the immediate timescale, but isn't avoidance the best form? can you trace the cracking to a process issue (Solder profile, shock damage, handling damage, probe/ATE damage)or a chip cap manufacturing fault? I can'
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 14 09:07:26 EST 2002 | cfraser
I can not tell you what the actual stress limits are. I can tell you that de-paneling PCB's by hand is a very poor choice. I have seen numerous accounts of cracked caps, resistors, and LED�s due to incorrect de-paneling procedures. I would recommend
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 14 06:27:58 EST 2002 | ericchua
Hi, I'm looking at one of the stress checker. But, before going to it, I could like to find out what is the stress to damand the chip ( capacitors ). Now the production is using hand to break to the board.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 14 09:21:38 EST 2002 | davef
You should be looking for a better method of depaneling your boards. Listen. If you breaking components, it's not the component. It's you. Either you are: * Applying too much force. * Bending the board too much. * Locating the components too clos
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 28 16:09:27 EST 2006 | outgasser
Does anyone have any insight as to the cause of cracked chip capacitors during SMT? Z-stop? Thermal shock? Any help is appreciated.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 24 18:57:03 EDT 2009 | davef
From "siliconfareast.com": Basic Die Cracking FA Flow 1) Failure Information/Device and Lot History Review. Understand the customer's description of the failure, i.e., the failure mode, where it was encountered, what conditions the sample was subject
Electronics Forum | Tue May 25 07:03:34 EDT 1999 | Milan Z.
After reflow proces in convection-IR oven we find broken body of SOT23 elements. There is no problems on other elements (SOIC, chip R,chip C, etc) Where is the problem? Thanks in advance!
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 28 16:53:26 EST 2006 | slthomas
Depaneling with the parts in question near a V-score?
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 28 17:08:09 EST 2006 | outgasser
Steve, I believe you hit it right on the head! Thanks! Gary
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 02 13:20:26 EST 2006 | inds
jagman, take a hard look at a capacitor under the high mag microscope before you start assembling it.. I remembering seeing cracks even before the assembly. apparently all chip capacitors have crack at the intersection between the capacitor head and
