Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 20 03:19:22 EDT 1999 | PeterB
| | | | | | One of the DFM suggestions I've seen is to remove the solder mask web, i.e. the mask between pads on 20-mil QFP devices. The rational is that if the mask is thicker than the pad the mask can prevent the stencil from making intimate conta
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 23 04:02:22 EDT 1999 | Scott Davies
I need to know if there are any special component pad designs that need to be considered when evaluating paste-in-hole? We have a few through hole connectors that are good candidates to place pre reflow. Does anyone have sugguestions. Thanks Chri
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 25 14:08:59 EDT 2001 | davef
Oooo, the solder on the pad and PGA ball is flowing during reflow down the via to the secondary side? Why didn�t you say so?? ;-) Why would you expect that gravity and capillary action wouldn�t force solder to flow down the solder plated via to the
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 22 15:48:14 EST 1999 | Chrys
| Hello, | | I will be evaluating and qualifying two equipment types. The first is a fountain soldering device. I need practical advice on all the stuff you guys and gals know about as good, bad, ugly, best applications, setup, limitations, and all
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 13 22:20:38 EDT 2000 | Dave F
=10 mils larger than lead 3 silk screen legend text weight >=10 mils 4 pads >=15 mils larger than finished hole sizes 5 place through hole components on 50 mil grid 6 no silk screen legend text over vias (if vias not solder masked) or holes 7 so