Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 20 07:18:42 EDT 2018 | proceng1
Has anyone else been experiencing this lately? We have had a rash of boards that come in properly vacuum sealed. We store them in the hot room until we are ready to build, and we get bubbles under the solder mask. We've had 4 different jobs, all di
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 06 13:36:37 EDT 2006 | SWAG
We've had much trouble with flex circuits. As previously mentioned, you must have local fids for the board or the BGA itself (if panelized). Other troubles we experience are drilled holes for pinned connectors. Unless the PCB manufactur has some w
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 07 03:27:31 EDT 2006 | dougs
Hi folks, thanks for all the tips. We have run our first batch of these flexi boards now. I had the PCB suppliers make me some 1.6mm FR4 carriers to lay the boards on to carry them through the process. (1 flat & 1 with cutouts for the second side)
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 11 11:18:06 EDT 2006 | dougs
Thats a good point SWAG, i'll look into that for the next run of these. cheers
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 26 08:54:35 EDT 2006 | dougs
We have a new product in where a 0.7mm pitch uBGA is to be placed on a 2 layer flexi board. Also a 20thou pitch connector. Has anyone done anything like this before, what should i look out for. Not done much flexi work before so any tips will be g
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 06 12:06:12 EDT 2006 | pavel
Rob, do you have any tip on reliable supplier of "really flat" flexible pcb? We tried several but all with issues. Thank you. Pavel
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 07 04:18:48 EDT 2006 | Rob
Hi Pavel, We tried 6 or 7 but they all had issues with one part or another of their process. The only consistantly good ones we experienced were the Japanese manufacturers Nitto & Fujikura - these were more expensive than the other options, but pro
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 11 10:13:22 EDT 2006 | SWAG
Over time, you might see problems with delam., blistering and warpage if using FR4 carriers. Depending on volumes, you might consider using durostone or some robust material like that for the production runs. Keep in mind that switching materials w
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 26 12:23:11 EDT 2006 | Rob
Yep, Book a holiday and let someone else sort it out. Otherwise e-mail me and I'll talk you through pallets, rigidisers, printer tooling, spray mount, Kapton tape, local fiducials (panels can strech & shrink) etc. Oh, yeah - for the connectors you
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 07 07:36:14 EST 2005 | dansmall
I have a Polyimide board that is showing signs of de-lamination. I was wondering what pre-bake times and temperatures other people would recomend for new boards as well for boards that have been on the shelf for 8 months.