Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 02 21:24:27 EST 2000 | Dave F
Glen: As I mention in an earlier response in this thread, I think someone at Steve's plant (or may be in his packaging spec for the fabs) is doing something to leave a residue, but I'm also thinking solder mask ... ENIG can be applied before or aft
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 29 10:14:02 EST 2000 | Robert Hartmann
My company is just getting into the flip chip packaging arena. We are putting in a prototype/small volume wire bond PBGA line. We have some questions with regard to choosing solder balls and cleaning of flux. 1) Is there a formula for the shrink
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 29 21:53:46 EST 2000 | Kelvin Chow
Dear Robert, On PBGA assembly, BGA sphere shrinkage number depends to the following factors, a. BGA Sphere size (before reflow) b. Solder mask opening diameter As far as I know, no formular has been established yet. Most of my friends just collect
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 28 20:17:02 EST 2000 | Eldon Sanders
I need to side mount a standard HC-49/U crystal on a board using double sided foam tape. I am looking for a source for pre-cut foam tape. In prototype runs I have used 3M #4950 foam tape cut to size one at a time. But for production I want it pre-
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 28 19:36:39 EST 2000 | Tony
I work for a contract manufacture of PCB's, we are also in the BGA rework business. We see all kinds of different size boards, as well as different types of BGA's and micro BGA's. We selected the Conceptronics Freedom 2000 over the Air Vac and SRT. T
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 29 22:53:13 EST 2000 | KH
I have used both the QX2 and BGA3500 hot air rework system from Metcal; both are great systems; the QX2 is a very simple system for leaded devices, easily trained and very inexpensive compared to SRT, Air Vac, and Conceptronics. The BGA3500 works on
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 07 14:45:30 EST 2000 | Casey Scheu
Russ, I'd be happy to buy your Chipmaster back. The fact that you don't like the unit tells me you don't do rework. If you were unsatisfied, why didn't you call? (305-451-4722) APE offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We would have given you a ful
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 10 12:12:55 EST 2000 | Russ
Casey, I will start with the lack of thermo-couple control - The unit I have is based on time and temp. exclusively. What happens when a cold board gets reworked vs. a hot board? No bottom side preheat, the heating is very localized to topside a
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 28 03:46:34 EST 2000 | Hany
Hello 1-In our facility we face a lot of power failures due to the to the city electricity network problems.So, it has hppend many times to loose some PCA's inside the reflow oven. Of course it costs a big money to buy a UPS for a reflow oven. One
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 25 16:06:51 EST 2000 | Dave F
Istv�n: Given a choice, I�d run second side PLCC44s at 90� to the wave. As far as thieves are concerned, I�d have two, mirror images of each other. Unlike most, these thieves are not connected to pads. They are out-side of the last pad on the sid
