Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 09 08:20:43 EST 2009 | caerleon
Does anyone have design knowledge of why some manufacturers remove solder resist from the area around pads on fine pitch devices? What purpose does it serve? I only know that it would be better for AOI as you would not have light being reflected fro
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 09 09:43:48 EST 2009 | boardhouse
Hi Simon, The main reason that it would probably be removed would be do to lack of clearance for a soldermask dam from pad to pad. typically if the clearance from pad to pad is under .008 the solder mask dam would be removed. Min recomended dam siz
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 08 01:46:00 EDT 2023 | camilleyang3
To prevent BGA (Ball Grid Array) issues related to SMT (Surface Mount Technology) solder resist when fabricating a PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly), you can follow these guidelines: Design considerations: Ensure proper spacing between BGA pads
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 02 17:54:46 EDT 2003 | davef
Yes, Russ IPC-6012A w A#1 - Qualification & Performance For Rigid Printed Boards talks to solder mask requirements in 3.8. One interpretation of what it says: * Solder resist [solder mask] must meet the qualification / conformance requirements of S
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 14 12:49:12 EDT 2023 | spoiltforchoice
#talkingwithrobots
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 15 00:43:58 EDT 2023 | frankchan
Hahaha, that's straight to the point
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 14 11:26:03 EDT 2023 | stephendo
Use a PCB manufacturer that is at least 30 years old.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 02 13:04:22 EST 2006 | Chunks
0603 parts at .2mm spacing is pretty easy. But are there any other parts, like fine pitch QFPs? Is your board HASL or something else? Is there resist/mask between all pads? If it's just 0603's at .2mm, then you can probably go 7 mils and get good
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 06 09:07:28 EDT 2016 | davef
Hi Pavel IPC-6012 - Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Printed Boards, Paragraph: Solder Resist (Solder Mask) Requirements, Sub-paragraph: Solder Resist Thickness has words to the effect … * Solder mask thickness shall be accordi
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
