Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 02 11:52:07 EST 2009 | pjc
Is anybody using H2O washable solder mask that comes on the PWBs you get from the fab vendor? I am researching PWB vendors that can provide this service. Thanks.
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 06:37:39 EST 2007 | mk
We have been processing a family of boards for 3 years. No issues. New PCB Vendor and the boards suddenly will not print very well. Sloppy printing definition. Closer inspection reveals that the soldermask is built up .0012-.0019 over the vias, preve
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 03 07:49:18 EDT 2003 | mk
Mask Musings. Soldermask (SM) and its functions have changed and evolved over the years. As an ex-solder mask applicator, I can remember screening Colonial High Gloss Epoxy soldermask on boards back in the early 80's, ending up with a thickness that
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 17:19:36 EST 2007 | stepheniii
We have been processing a family of boards for 3 > years. No issues. New PCB Vendor and the boards > suddenly will not print very well. Sloppy > printing definition. Closer inspection reveals > that the soldermask is built up .0012-.0019 over >
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 10 08:42:37 EST 2004 | mattkehoe
We had some bad experiences trying to work with soldermask defined BGA pads. If the opening in the soldermask is right to the edge of the copper/pad without a space it can leave reside on the pad and nothing will stick to it. See http://www.sipad.com
Electronics Forum | Fri May 28 15:50:48 EDT 1999 | Frank Boyko
We now put soldermask on copper and then immersion nickel/gold plate our fine line boards. One of our vendors says this causes skipped plating in small via holes and wants to nickel/gold plate the whole board, including via holes, and then apply sold
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 21 11:22:21 EST 2000 | K. Ckak
Hi Kurt, I agree with Dave F. I had exact same problem with PBGA placement. We requested our PCB vendor to plug/tent via (button printing) after HASL with SR1000 which worked well in the long run. There are couple of failure modes associated wit
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 21 11:22:21 EST 2000 | K. Ckak
Hi Kurt, I agree with Dave F. I had exact same problem with PBGA placement. We requested our PCB vendor to plug/tent via (button printing) after HASL with SR1000 which worked well in the long run. There are couple of failure modes associated wit
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 22 21:23:59 EDT 1999 | se
Tombstoning is usually oven profiling, see October 14 thread below. Aperture rules are misleading. Component mix, stencil thickness, paste factors, all contribute. Also, are you making the stencil from a paste or pad layer or from a soldermask layer?
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 20 15:14:59 EDT 2008 | robinj
Yup, just read that in the link Patrick sent. > Thanks again... Im going to have everyone screen > the boards for this carefully before processing. > I have also sent the board manufacturer an email > to get their comment on the matter. No PCB ve
