Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 13 13:49:29 EDT 2003 | mrmaint
Does anyone know of a standard stencil thickness for BGA'S. We currently use 4 to 5 mil stencils depending on component mix. Is an aperature reduction required for BGA'S. If so what percentage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks MRMAINT
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 13 19:04:47 EDT 2003 | davef
Aperture size should vary with the component [pitch]. That size should be the same a the pad size. So, generally pinching is not required. Indium discusses BGA apertures on their site [ http://www.indium.com ]
Electronics Forum | Thu May 29 14:35:37 EDT 2008 | rdmundo
Gents, We've been using a round 1:1 aperture for a 5 mils thickness on our stencil design on 0402 and recently, IPC guidelines recommend oblong, homeplate or reverse homeplate. I believed the PCB pad for 0402's area within the recommended size/dimen
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 04 22:28:16 EST 2003 | davef
You could reduce the paste by about 70%. Solder balling and tombstoning will be the issues to fight. The drivers to these don't change with the component size. Use the fine SMTnet Archives for background. Aperture Size and Thickness of Solder Pas
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 09 07:02:02 EDT 2005 | ajaydoshi
1. We do have PCB with 0402 component, Micro BGA ( 0.5mm pitch , 0.25 mm pad size ). PCB thickness is 0.8mm. What stencil thickness we should use. PCB size 40 mm X 60 mm 2. We have EKRA E4 , What will be optimum setting for above. Pressure, Scquge s
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 27 11:49:18 EST 2003 | kenlchin
In printing,the thickness of solder paste perpendicular to the Squegge direction is always lower 1 mil than that parallel to the Squegge direction,so Insufficient Solder may occur.I think you may slow printing speed or widen appertures to resolve it.
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 27 09:54:40 EST 2003 | John
We're just now beginning to see 0402's in our designs. Can anyone make recommendations on stencil/aperture designs and print parameters? I'm seeing skips on a small number of joints on these parts. Thanks in advance, John
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 11 01:52:26 EDT 2008 | andrzej
0,66 Is it ok ? Is it overprinted r - radius of stencil aperture - 9mils ~ 230um t - stencil thickness - 150um Other data : diameter of soldermas - 26mils Diameter of pad - 18mils Diameter of stencil apertre - 18mils Pitch - 0,8mm ~ 31mils What s
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 25 12:32:20 EST 2002 | davef
Now that is a BIG step. Stencil type: * A metal squeegee is fine with stepped stencils. * A rubber squeegee is fine with stepped stencils. Comments on step stencil "keepouts" are: * Use an ample space around the stepped down component pads that is
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 11 06:22:04 EDT 2008 | andrzej
Hi Andrzej, > > We are using for BGA (0.8 pitch) > square apertures size 0.4 mm (rounded corners r = > t) and stencil thickness t=5 mils. So area > ration-_ w/4t=0.8 > > Regards Jan Hello Jan, I understand that you have the same pad dimensio
