QFN (LPCC) acceptance in Asia

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I'm new to this forum. I hope that this isn't an old topic.... - Jun 19, 2003 by

Hi John- First, I do not have first hand experience so my i... - Jun 20, 2003 by CAL

John Tobias

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QFN (LPCC) acceptance in Asia | 19 June, 2003

I'm new to this forum. I hope that this isn't an old topic. Sales people in my company have told me that there is resistance to the use of QFN (LPCC) packages by small Asian (primarily Korean Repeaters and Chinese CATV) manufacturing houses. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this?

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John Tobias

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CAL

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QFN (LPCC) acceptance in Asia | 20 June, 2003

Hi John- First, I do not have first hand experience so my input is pure theory. This type of package (in Some Cases) has a center grounding bonds and leadless legs ups the difficulty tremendously. With no stand-off from the Balls(or Legs) when the solder paste collapses during reflow the chances of shorting increases. My feel is they resist doing this type of package as 1) it is difficult and 2) it adds extra steps into the process i.e. Xray. You have to have awesome process control with this component.

I am sure some of the gurus can provide more insight.

Cal Driscoll Communications Test Design, Inc www.ctdi.com

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