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Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 17 02:32:13 EDT 2002 | computer
Hi, Anybody with a solution on solder balls on gold pad. I have tried the following a) Check cleanliness of solder paste printing area b) Clean stencils on 1 clean per 2 prints c) Use N2 on the reflow oven. Any other methods...
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 18 02:08:37 EDT 2002 | computer
Thks for the advise.
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Technical Library | 2023-08-04 15:27:30.0
A designed experiment evaluated the influence of several variables on appearance and strength of Pb-free solder joints. Components, with leads finished with nickel-palladium-gold (NiPdAu), were used from Texas Instruments (TI) and two other integrated circuit suppliers. Pb-free solder paste used was tin-silver-copper (SnAgCu) alloy. Variables were printed wiring board (PWB) pad size/stencil aperture (the pad finish was consistent; electrolysis Ni/immersion Au), reflow atmosphere, reflow temperature, Pd thickness in the NiPdAu finish, and thermal aging. Height of solder wetting to component lead sides was measured for both ceramic plate and PWB soldering. A third response was solder joint strength; a "lead pull" test determined the maximum force needed to pull the component lead from the PWB. This paper presents a statistical analysis of the designed experiment. Reflow atmosphere and pad size/stencil aperture have the greatest contribution to the height of lead side wetting. Reflow temperature, palladium thickness, and preconditioning had very little impact on side-wetting height. For lead pull, variance in the data was relatively small and the factors tested had little impact.
Technical Library | 2013-01-17 15:37:21.0
A problem exists with electroless nickel / immersion gold (ENIG) surface finish on some pads, on some boards, that causes the solder joint to separate from the nickel surface, causing an open. The solder has wet and dissolved the gold. A weak tin to nickel intermetallic bond initially occurs, but the intermetallic bond cracks and separates when put under stress. Since the electroless nickel / immersion gold finish performs satisfactory in most applications, there had to be some area within the current chemistry process window that was satisfactory. The problem has been described as a 'BGA Black Pad Problem' or by HP as an 'Interfacial Fracture of BGA Packages…'[1]. A 24 variable experiment using three different chemistries was conducted during the ITRI (Interconnect Technology Research Institute) ENIG Project, Round 1, to investigate what process parameters of the chemical matrix were potentially satisfactory to use and which process parameters of the chemical matrix need to be avoided. The ITRI ENIG Project has completed Round 1 of testing and is now in the process of Round 2 TV (Test Vehicle) build.
SMTnet Express, September 7, 2017, Subscribers: 30,782, Members: Companies: 10,712, Users: 23,761 Challenges on ENEPIG Finished PCBs: Gold Ball Bonding and Pad Metal Lift Young K. Song and Vanja Bukva; Teledyne DALSA As a surface finish for PCBs
Heller Industries Inc. | https://hellerindustries.com/intermetallics-growth/
Intermetallic Growth on PCB - Heller Home » Intermetallic Growth on PCB Re-printed in partnership with ITM Intermetallic Growth on PCB Where the tin-lead solder adheres to the copper of the lead (from plating) and to the pad
ASYMTEK Products | Nordson Electronics Solutions | https://www.nordson.com/en/divisions/efd/resource-center/solder-glossary-of-terms
). Bridging Formation of a solder alloy connection between two or more adjacent contacts. Bumped Circuit Boards Bare printed circuit boards that have had solder paste deposited and reflowed on the pads prior to component installation
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