Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 15:46:32 EST 2013 | davef
First, look here [http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/snva500/snva500.pdf ] This is the actual pdf from TI, not some cheap-ass reproduction, like the link you gave us. Orange polygons [and other shapes] - copper covered with ENIG * On the edge of the board, bo
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 28 09:46:24 EST 2005 | pjc
I have waved gold (ENIG) boards. That's a pretty hot pot at 260C, wow. I have used 245C with good results. All other parameters look OK a glance. Well, PCB temp looks a little hot too at 130C before pot. 90-100C is typical for most No-Clean flux. At
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 00:37:08 EST 2022 | joshsvoboda
I have a pcb with an ENIG finish that is using a 144 pin LQFP and being soldered withSN100C/NC258 T4 paste. I used a oven profiler where the probes are taped down to the joint and the profiling software adjusts the program for the best profile for
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 22 22:22:52 EDT 2001 | davef
First an administrative point, you can edit the postings that you make on SMTnet. Look for the yellowish-greenish EDIT button at the top of your posting. Second there are over 170 postings on intermetallic* on the fine SMTnet Production Forum Archi
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 07 07:52:15 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | Is there any problem using SMT on gold boards? 15 years ago we were told not to use gold boards, but I can't remember why. Judging by the other postings it now appears to be common. Only problem I see is that the nickel should be plated, not e
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 24 18:08:02 EDT 2001 | davef
1- DF1: WOW!!! How do people get these cool toys? CB: I am with the University at Buffalo Electronic Packaging Lab. http://www.packaging.buffalo.edu We have pretty much everything that is sold on the market as well as Laser inspection technologies we
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 24 22:37:06 EDT 2008 | davef
As part of the IPC-4552 specification testing, they ran ENIG at 2 uinches for 1.5 million cycles for a membrane-type keypad application [there was no testing for the wiping-type switches]. They stopped testing when the membrane began breaking down. T
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 12:29:57 EST 2022 | stephendo
The G in ENIG is gold. It does not oxidise. Either you are thinking of OSP or your board shop is providing defective boards if your boards show oxidation. It would be the nickel that is oxidising but should be totally covered by the gold. Is there
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 24 22:58:13 EDT 2008 | davef
At the 2004 IMAPS Nordic Conference, Claus W�rtz Nielsson from Nokia Mobile Phones published "The Evolution of Surface Finishes in Mobile Phone Applications" [www.imaps.org/adv_micro/papers/Nordic2004paper.pdf]. Some of the results were: * Corrosion
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 24 12:36:54 EDT 2008 | rfematt
We have a new board that requires a membrane switch. The membrane switch is a 1" stainless-steel dome. We were wondering if ENIG plating will hold for an expected life
