Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 19 11:12:41 EST 1999 | Dave F
| | | | | Folk's, | | | | | | | | | | I'm looking for information of how long you cna store a gold finish PCB before building it. I know there are problems with the gold disappearing into the underlying nickle over time / temperature etc but exactly
Industry News | 2016-03-03 08:27:28.0
Nordson MARCH has recently released a white paper showing the results of RF plasma processing on conformal coating adhesion, the conformity of the coating coverage, and the resulting effects on electrical functionality of a fully assembled printed circuit board. The research was done in conjunction with Nordson ASYMTEK, AirBorn Electronics, and SMART Microsystems (formerly known as Desich SMART Center). The paper can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/MARCH-PlasmaWP.
Industry News | 2016-08-19 05:00:52.0
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Technical Library | 2017-06-01 17:12:08.0
The corrosion of Nickel-Palladium-Gold (Ni-Pd-Au) finish terminals in humid environments is known to be reduced with the application of a conformal coating such as acrylic. Corrosion has a higher rate of occurrence around the terminal ‘knee’ of a surface mount component, which may be reduced with the application of conformal coatings. Although radio frequency (RF) plasma processing is generally known to enhance conformity of conformal coating to surfaces through ionic bombardment, the effect on the functionality of assembled printed circuit boards (PCB) is not as well known. The purpose of this study is to assess whether RF plasma processing can enhance the adhesive and coverage qualities of an acrylic conformal coating on PCBs, specifically on Ni-Pd-Au terminals with a knee, and if plasma processing has an effect on the electrical functionality of components and fully assembled PCB.
Technical Library | 2023-08-04 15:27:30.0
A designed experiment evaluated the influence of several variables on appearance and strength of Pb-free solder joints. Components, with leads finished with nickel-palladium-gold (NiPdAu), were used from Texas Instruments (TI) and two other integrated circuit suppliers. Pb-free solder paste used was tin-silver-copper (SnAgCu) alloy. Variables were printed wiring board (PWB) pad size/stencil aperture (the pad finish was consistent; electrolysis Ni/immersion Au), reflow atmosphere, reflow temperature, Pd thickness in the NiPdAu finish, and thermal aging. Height of solder wetting to component lead sides was measured for both ceramic plate and PWB soldering. A third response was solder joint strength; a "lead pull" test determined the maximum force needed to pull the component lead from the PWB. This paper presents a statistical analysis of the designed experiment. Reflow atmosphere and pad size/stencil aperture have the greatest contribution to the height of lead side wetting. Reflow temperature, palladium thickness, and preconditioning had very little impact on side-wetting height. For lead pull, variance in the data was relatively small and the factors tested had little impact.
Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) | https://www.smta.org/knowledge/journal.cfm
INNOVATIONS FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS Vern Solberg Abstract 21-2 EFFECTS OF STORAGE ENVIRONMENTS ON THE SOLDERABILITY OF NICKEL-PALLADIUM-GOLD FINISH WITH Pb-BASED AND Pb-FREE SOLDERS Edwin Lopez, Paul Vianco, Samuel Lucero, and Carly
Imagineering, Inc. | https://www.pcbnet.com/quote/board-quote-usa/?cpn=2
* Select One 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Dimensions * Materials FR4(130Tg) FR4(170Tg) FR4(180Tg) from Taiwan or China Copper Weight 1 oz 2 oz 3 oz 4 oz Cu from Taiwan or China Finish Plating ENIG1U" (Immersion Gold) HASL (Leaded