Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 22 17:01:31 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | | Board shops and us, the user, have a lot on our hands. As far as getting traces - this is done using an etch resist before solder mask and the HASL processes are performed. | So when in the process is HASL performed?? | | | With tin/lead pla
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 24 07:12:44 EDT 1998 | Tryin'
What conditions make Earl Moon say "damn, why can't XXX get the HASL right? Just look at this crummy board. Get a RMA No. Stat." | | | Board shops and us, the user, have a lot on our hands. As far as getting traces - this is done using an etch re
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 07 11:56:44 EST 2001 | mparker
Pad spacing is just one element to consider. Your pad spacing is determined by the pitch (center to center distance between the leads). There are several good resources to find the appropriate pitch per device. Search the archives here or refer to th
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 07 22:15:31 EDT 2004 | davef
We're not familiar with the AUG5 from Taiyo. [It doesn't show on their US site.] Is it liquid photoimageable? Printed solder masks are more likely to bleed. But you wouldn't have any solderability with bleed. Your plating seems acceptable [if th
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 16 11:03:35 EDT 2004 | davef
Your copper corrosion is not good. It indicates that you have not done a good job in cleaning. [We assume this is a medium green color, not unlike the color of the solder mask on your board, that is almost like a translucent lacquer; rather than th
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 28 17:04:52 EDT 2006 | Board House
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Electronics Forum | Fri May 07 00:52:24 EDT 2010 | boardhouse
Hi Derek, just curious of one thing - are the vias within the BGA's the only vias covered or are all vias on the board covered. Just trying to figure out what is making this area different from the rest of the board. Regarding leaching, I do not be
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 03 10:49:11 EST 2005 | russ
This is what I would propose, Place and reflow the board without the BGA with your lead process, remove the solder from the BGA pads if you cannot mask off the apertures in your stencil. Then place the BGA and reflow to SAC requirements with a rewo
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 15 12:58:59 EDT 1999 | Chrys Shea
| | Can someone explain the difference between solder "fines" and solder balls? Is there an official specification where "fines" are defined? What is the spec for "fines"? | | | | I consider "fines" individual unmelted metal spheres that are foun
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 02 22:57:02 EST 1998 | Kelly Gossman
Micheal, What does your profile look like for the wave? What profile does your flux say you need? My guess is it is not your profile, our testing with solder balls found that the mask on the boards was the largest contributor to solder balls. Wha
