Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 04 09:02:17 EST 2003 | davef
Q1. What is the recommended stencil thickness to apply the proper amount of solder for 0603 components? A1. The proper amount of solder is determined by: * Metal content of the solder paste. * Stencil thickness. * Aperture opening. * Other factors,
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 25 16:47:57 EDT 2009 | esoderberg
0.5mm pitch QFP's are typically mixed with large components on all of my boards. I usually use a 6 mil stencil with a minimum aperture width of 10 mils. Normal aperture size is 10 x 50 which causes shorts about 20% of the time. A recent purchase of
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 | Fri Jan 03 11:42:38 EST 2003 | soupatech
Hi, I am loading a new board with mostly 0603 packages. The pads are .5 mm apart and I am having a big problem with parts shifting towards eachother instead of centering on the pads. I believe this is caused by too much solder. I am using a 7mil sten
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 09 10:58:30 EST 2003 | soupatech
Thanks for the input.... I ordered a 5 mil stencil AND used more tooling under the board. This gave me a much smaller deposit of solder. I wouldn't swear that was my problem but 96 boards later the problem is 99% gone. I believe there was just too mu
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 | Fri Jan 03 12:01:46 EST 2003 | jax
Alot of the companies out there use Standards developed internally, centered around there paste, equipment, and reflow processes. Normally you will see either 5mil or 6mil stencils used for everything in house with the exceptions of specific boards.(
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 09 10:47:36 EST 2003 | Hussman
Depends on what you mean by shifting towards each other. Otherwise, 7 mil should be fine for 0603. I've used 6mil, 7mil and 8 mil without problems. Generally, stencil thickness won't have a bearing on "shifting" parts. Check placement. Make su
Electronics Forum | Thu May 26 14:25:48 EDT 2011 | cyber_wolf
Please explain why you would want to measure stencil tension.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 26 17:32:52 EDT 2011 | kahrpr
I also was kind of wondering to why you need to measure stencil tension.
