Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 03 12:26:16 EST 2005 | barryg
We are looking at potentially doing a pcb that is enig finished as called out on its fab. drawing. We plan on a standard 63/37 water soluble paste. Is there any pro's and cons to this process with a pcb plated as such. What is the main advantage that
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 14 16:51:46 EDT 2005 | GS
It stands for Elettroless Nikel Immersion Gold, a kind of PCB finishing Entek (there are several kinds) is a brand name of an OSP (Organic Solderability Preservative)kind of PCB finishing. Regards............GS
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 04 12:37:41 EST 2005 | Cmiller
We have been using this finish almost exclusively for fine pitch boards for about 5 years. Make SURE you use a board house that does the gold plating in-house. There are some potential issues as DaveF stated. The only problem we have encountered is w
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 14 21:09:20 EST 2000 | Dave F
Emmanuel: Take Jax's word. NiAu (ENIG) primary (some would say only) redeeming characteristic is its flatness that you mentioned, but that flatness appeals to folk placing fine pitch devices, rather than BGA. Good luck. Dave F
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 14 21:09:20 EST 2000 | Dave F
Emmanuel: Take Jax's word. NiAu (ENIG) primary (some would say only) redeeming characteristic is its flatness that you mentioned, but that flatness appeals to folk placing fine pitch devices, rather than BGA. Good luck. Dave F
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 15:33:52 EST 2000 | Steve Thomas
We're considering an ENIG finish on some of our boards to resolve some coplanarity concerns with 20 mil pitch QFP100s. I welcome any comments on the subject, especially regarding solderability and the variables of ENIG that affect it, but would part
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 13 03:46:19 EDT 2000 | PeterB
We are a small/medium contract manufacturer and like most we do our best to ensure that PCB's we process are panelised to ensure efficient throughput and good quality results. Sometimes however we are stuck with free issue PCB panels supplied by som
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 31 10:21:46 EDT 2010 | ranco13
Hello all, Can anyone know what influence has on RF/HF components when using PCB with OSP coating? We are now manufacturing our RF components on PCB with ENIG coating ,and want to use OSP instead. By the way:If anyone can send me an article on this s
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 14 11:58:30 EST 2000 | JAX
Steve, I have just one question. Do you place any other QFP's that have 20mil pitch or less? Do you see the same problems? You might be able to solve the problem using other methods. If not, will the ENIG finish on the boards be a profitable move. I
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 14 12:16:10 EST 2000 | Dave F
Steve: Several points: * I don't have any real problems with the paper that you referenced. The hair on the back of my neck did rise a bit when the paper touched-on the higher level of process control required for ENIG. * JAX makes a good point.
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