Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 04 02:28:17 EDT 2007 | philip_yam
Any one has experience over solder voids in oscillator capacitor joint could result in high phase noise during the digital performances test? The noise signal was gone after solder touch up. What could be the root cause of the high phase noise?
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 04 10:27:33 EDT 2007 | rgduval
I haven't experienced this problem, exactly, but I have had issues with noise in digital circuits that appear to have gone away with touch up. The problem was that the customer blamed the noise issue on the solder quality, and he pointed to the fact
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 01 23:09:46 EDT 2016 | slouis2014
Hi, can anybody give an idea how to lessen the void on a double ground pad IC. I have tried to change the stencil design, change the solder reflow setting. but i still haven't reach 75% solderability. thanks alot
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 02 22:40:13 EDT 2016 | slouis2014
Hi, yes have a few experiments initially i tried to increase the solder volume but component pin have insufficient solder. 1. The solder coverage do you calculate it by solder volume or solder area. 2. if i would achieve as you recommend 50-60 % woul
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 02 22:26:46 EDT 2016 | slouis2014
i have tried to design the stencil as attached, but the void is more than 35%. do you have any idea what is the ideal diameter for the stencil aperture for the solder to spread and the flux to be released out of the component simultaneously. thanks a
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 30 09:26:04 EDT 2002 | itempea
Russ, first step would be to get IPC-7095 on BGAs. A few notes: There can be voids in solder balls, or at the solder joints to the BGA, or at the solder joints to the PCB. Various sources or reasons can be responsible for these voids. Voids can be
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 30 09:00:26 EDT 2002 | arcandspark
Russ, I have been reworking BGA's for over five years now and have never been able to remove voids in the solder balls without removing the BGA itself. Your thermal profile can also cause the voids along with a poor solder paste. I have experimented
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 19 11:48:39 EDT 2002 | davef
Good points, John. Continuing to track on the voiding issue, why remove voids anyhow? * Voids are primarily process indicators. There is experimental evidence that voids retard crack propagation locally around the void on at least on a temporary bas
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 21 03:52:38 EDT 2002 | Ben
I'm doing lead-free SMT of BGA with 450 micron ball. I found there are lots of voids under xray, there are around 2-3 voids in every balls. It is around 10% of volume ratio. I would like to ask if anyone know there is any standard of acceptable maxim
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 09 16:59:35 EDT 2002 | davef
Russ, as I told Eric the other day ... The steadfast rule of thumb is: In order to get reliable reflow, you need to be at or higher than [liquidus + 20�C] for about 5 to 10 seconds, rather than those old "60 seconds above 183�C" guideline. This prov
