Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 05 09:57:45 EST 2013 | cuperpeter
Hello All, We have a problem with dewetting of solder paste. Problem is most visible on the pads without components (see attached pictures) and occurs randomly, 20% of PCB's. Pcb supplier sent us a cross-section of pads with thickness of Cu, Ni and
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 06 03:51:28 EST 2013 | cuperpeter
Hi rob, Thank you very much for your response. Profiling was made exactly on the pad, which showed dewetting, so the values are mentioned for this pad. PCB's is about a week old. It is possible that the surface of pads is already oxidized? I will t
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 19 13:49:00 EST 2009 | bricke
We have been manufacturing a part using bright electrolytic tin as the finish. Our customer has been hand soldering using 63/37. They have recently switched to SN96 and have been experiencing solderability issues. We have sent samples to an outside
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 16 20:32:10 EDT 2004 | davef
First, we didn't say "electrolytic soft gold with a minimum thickness of 5-8 of Au". We said, "'electrolytic soft gold' thickness 5 to 8uin". FOCUS. ;-) Second, we're unaware of an industry accepted specification that you can reference. IPC-2221
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 16 18:09:33 EDT 2004 | Kris
ok I agree there has been a confusion with terminology When you say electrolytic soft gold with a minimum thickness of 5-8 of Au, is there a standard that you spec this from ?
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 16 16:37:08 EDT 2004 | davef
As we mentioned in an earlier response in this thread [Q5], you do NOT want to solder to hard gold. Hard gold is a wear surface. [That's IT, that's the LIST.] If you want to solder to gold, then either use: * IPC-4552 ENIG specification, mentioned
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 11 18:36:03 EDT 2004 | davef
90 Knoop. Q2: Thickness is 4 to 10 u" for Au and 300 to 400 u" for nickel A2: This looks like a ENIG spec. Although, the Ni is quite heavy, 150 uin is sufficient for most applications. [IPC-4552 ENIG specification: * Gold thickness of 0.075 - 0.125
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 06 12:21:14 EDT 2011 | ripper
Hi, I am process engineer in PCBA factory.I have a question about gold plating on BGA.I want to know difference soldering performance between gold plating electrolytic and ENIG.Many thank for any idea.
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 06 13:43:14 EDT 2011 | mosborne1
ENIG is the way you need to go. With ENIG you deposit a lot less gold. Too much gold will cause soler problems. Matt www.americancircuits.com
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 07 02:38:20 EDT 2011 | aungthura
I didn't know the difference for BGA. We found solderability probelm as show in attach.Then, we called to PCB maker and they said that it could be caused because of PCB finishing. Do you agree this probelm was happend because of PCB finishing? Unfor
