Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 07 08:38:05 EDT 2003 | davef
J-STD-001C requires removal of gold from (through-hole) component leads when the thickness of the gold layer is above 2.5 microns to prevent problems with embrittlement. The thickness of gold on an ENIG board typically is around 0.05 micron, resultin
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 01 05:18:59 EST 2013 | eniac
If you have a hard-gold on your pads, it's not a problem. Hard gold can give to you 4 or 5 times for PCB soldering (BGA repair). Soft gold (or flash-gold) can destruct, after that will start a migration of nickel up through gold, your pads will be
Electronics Forum | Fri May 17 10:53:15 EDT 2013 | davef
ENEPIG or Imm Pd? Concerns about palladium as a solderability protection are: * Palladium is more difficult to process in fab than gold * Palladium solder alloys can be brittle, similar to gold, without proper soldering process and/or specification/
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 17:44:38 EST 2002 | davef
The gold is compatible with your solder. Gold will dissolve in your solder very quickly. Assuming you have a fairly large [~ couple hundred pounds] solder pot, the gold will not, over the short term, affect the performance of the pot. The issue is
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 24 09:32:53 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| Anyone ever attach gold bump flip chip to FR4 or Alumina substrates. Am trying to find a solder which is acceptable for use on gold. Am worried about gold imbrittlement since the gold bumps on the flip chip are .004"x.004"x.001" solid gold. The p
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 07 21:49:05 EST 2000 | Dave F
Cheers to you Your gold plating is specified for the gold wire bonding between the die of your BGA and the pads on the BGA substrate. For solderable surfaces this is heavy on gold for use on pads. Gold SB thinner on pads to limit the amount of gol
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 23 06:51:36 EDT 2000 | fastech6
I have a problem with solder getting into exposed gold pads. What is the best rework procedure for removing the solder and restoring the gold condition of the pad? At the moment, we are also covering the gold pad with kapton tape prior to solder
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 16:30:57 EDT 2008 | boardhouse
Hi Aj, Recommended Immersion gold thickness would be 3-5 Micro inches over 140 -200 micro inches of Nickel. Thicker Immersion gold than 5 micro inches can cause solder joint embrittlement. Gold readily dissolves in molten solder and will be present
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 24 10:07:46 EDT 2012 | eezday
The answer, as stated above, is 3 microinch's however, it is equaly important, if not more important, to understand that the only function of the gold is to protect the surfaces beneath it. Only enough gold to cover the nickel beneath it should be u
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 20 21:29:48 EST 2022 | stephendo
Copper gets etched in a photographic manner. ENIG is an additive process. Nickel gets added then gold gets added on top. Therefore it is not a matter of over etching. It is a matter of not enough gold added. The layer of gold ideally is as thin as po
