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Thermal Residue Fingerprinting: A Revolutionary Approach to Develop a Selective Cleaning Solution

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Thermal Residue Fingerprinting: A Revolutionary Approach to Develop a Selective Cleaning Solution

During the last 5 years, the processes to remove flux residues especially for lead-free and challenging geometries have demonstrated new cleaning obstacles which have to be overcome. A new methodology has been recently developed to further increase the propensity for successful cleaning. At the core of this method is the thermal identification of the residue matrix. (...)

The Thermodynamic Nature of Flux

Experience indicates that softer residues are easier to clean than hard residues. What makes a residue hard is inherent in its make-up and history. The thermal history of a flux residue is important. The number of solder reflow cycles, the peak temperature, time after reflow and duration of the heating and cooling cycle will influence the hardness and thus, the cleanability of the residue.

Credit / Source:
Steve Stach / Austin American Technology,
Harald Wack, Ph.D., Umut Tosun, Naveen Ravindran / ZESTRON America,
John M. Radman, Daniel D. Phillips / Trace Laboratories East

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SMT/BGA/BTC/LF Courses by Ray Prasad in Portland

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Ray Prasad Consultancy Group is pleased to announce that Mr. Ray Prasad will be teaching a three day in-depth course on SMT, BGA & BTC Design and Manufacturing in Portland, Oregon on July 20-22, 2009 (Monday- Wednesday).

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Ray Prasad also offers these and other customized courses at your site. Please contact us for details.

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0201 PCB Masking Tolerance

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Design and Assembly Challenges of Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) and Bottom Termination Components (BTCs)

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