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Vibration Fatigue Evaluation on Solder Joints of Under-Filled BGA

A previously developed ball grid array (BGA) solder joint vibration fatigue life prediction model,which was experimentally validated by Test Vehicle One (TV1) test data for the BGAs with and wi .. weiterlesen

Development of High Density Wiring Technology and Interconnect Technology with Silicon Through-Hole

We have developed the copper high density wiring formation technology with Cu/photosensitive Benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a dielectric material,and interconnect technology with Silicon through-hol .. weiterlesen

Insulation Material for Next Generation Packaging Substrates

With the progress of miniaturizing electronic equipment with higher performance,packaging substrates for semiconductor devices are required to cope with finer patterning and higher wiring densi .. weiterlesen

Micro Bump Array Constructions on the Organic Substrates for the Non-Permanent Terminations

A series of electrical plating processes to build various kinds of micro bump arrays on the organic substrates has been developed for non-permanent connections. Copper bump arrays with nickel/h .. weiterlesen

An Issue in Time to Delamination (T260) Testing for PCBs

It has been reported by several laboratories that the time to delamination or decomposition of a printed circuit board specimen at 260°C decreases with the specimen thickness. A temperature gra .. weiterlesen

Flexural Fatigue Life Evaluation for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards

We report test results of bending characteristics of flexible printed circuit board,which contributes to the development of higher density and more sophisticated function of mobile devices and .. weiterlesen

Interconnection Reliability of HDI Printed Wiring Boards

It is effective to use the stack-via-holes method (via-on-via structure),which stacks micro via-holes (MVH),in the development of higher density circuits on build-up printed wiring boards. When .. weiterlesen

New Product Introduction Process Integration

The world market is changing for the OEM,CEM,and electronic manufacturers. This changing market dictates that as a global industry more focus is placed on reducing the time to market for “New P .. weiterlesen

Behind Growth,New Chances and Challenges in China Printed Circuit Industry

After the world electronic circuit industry finally turned out from the unprecedented recession,the business management of today’s printed circuit industry may possibly have a chance to take a .. weiterlesen

Bridge Detection in the Solder Paste Print Process

This paper describes part of a research effort currently under way in the field of print defect detection. The techniques described have proven to be robust and particularly well suited for det .. weiterlesen

Application of Thermography and Holography to Thermal Stress Evaluation of Printed Circuit Board

The comparison of the thermal pattern and the deformation pattern both are obtained on the surface of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) was done to understand how both patterns correspond to each oth .. weiterlesen

Development of Ultrasonic Flip Chip Bonding for Flexible Printed Circuit

Small form factor and high density of printed circuit boards (PCB) have been already realized by flip chip (FC) bonding technology. However,the requirement for finer pitch PCB is still increasi .. weiterlesen

The Integration of Third-Party Boundary-Scan Products into Customer Preferred Test Platforms has Become and Attractive Cost Effective Test Solution

In today’s complex manufacturing test environments,it is becoming increasingly difficult to detect and diagnose structural faults within highly complex multi-layer PCB designs that offer extrem .. weiterlesen

High-Bandwidth Coaxial PWB Transmission Line Probe

The design and evaluation of a wide bandwidth (3 dB attenuation bandwidth > 20 GHz),50 S,coaxial probe for the electrical characterization of printed wiring board (PWB) transmission lines is de .. weiterlesen

Applying a New In-Circuit Probing Technique for High-Speed/High Density Printed Circuit Boards to a Real-Life Product

Design for test rules (DFT) for in circuit test (ICT) test pads are well known and have served the industry well for nearly two decades. However,increasing PCB densities continually put pressur .. weiterlesen

Real Life Applications of Nanotechnology in Electronics

Nanotechnology is receiving a lot of attention from companies,universities and governments. The US $3.8million National Nanotechnology Initiative is matched by initiatives in Europe and Asia. B .. weiterlesen

Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites Based on New Concepts for Embedded Capacitor

Polymer-ceramic nanocomposites based on new concepts were developed for embedded capacitor applications. The dielectric constant was above 80 at 1 MHz and the specific capacitance was successfu .. weiterlesen

Enabling Ultra-Fine Pitch Packages: Soldermask Patterning using Laser Ablation

The trend towards tighter pitch,smaller features,and shrinking pad sizes have put a strain on the standard photolithographic processes for soldermask patterning on substrate packaging and rigid .. weiterlesen

Loss Tangent and Dielectric Constant of Solder Mask Measured with Split-Post Dielectric Resonators

As PCB computing bus frequencies climb above 1GHz,measurement of the high-frequency properties of PCB materials becomes critical for design modeling. Understanding these properties and their de .. weiterlesen

The Executive Dashboard: Fact or Fiction

Information Technology has come a long way from the humble payroll accounting system to integrated suite of business applications,ostensibly to assist corporations to manage their businesses mo .. weiterlesen

Business Cycles in the Electronic Equipment Food Chain - Growth Comparisons and Forecasts for Process Consumables & Equipment,Passive Components,Semiconductors and...

Fluctuating demand for electronic equipment has led to repetitive “boom and bust” business cycles throughout the electronics “food chain.” Double ordering,inventory building and component outag .. weiterlesen

Reference Designs Leading PWB Fabricators to Future Technology

New Chip Packages for advanced electronics are striving for higher density of the printed wiring boards. However,in the supply chain,the PWB fabricator is often the last link that will learn wh .. weiterlesen

PCB Design for Flipchip Components

The emerging technology known as ‘flipchips’ is poised to take over the world of the portable device. In an age when more and more power and functionality is being offered in ever smaller packa .. weiterlesen

A Comparison of PCB Adhesion Test Methods and Adhesion Promoters

Interest in the adhesive strength of PCBs has recently come to the forefront of the industry. This has been driven by the advent of lead free soldering processes that severely stress the mechan .. weiterlesen

The Importance of CTE in Multi-Layer Registration and Improved Measurement Methods

The current worldwide market for printed circuit boards is approximately $40 billion,with the multi-layer printed circuit boards (MLB) comprising approximately 40% of the market. One of the mos .. weiterlesen

Embedding Passive and Active Components in PCB - Solution For Miniaturization

The miniaturization of the electronics continues and requires the utilization of inner space of a PCB for component placement. The embedding of the passive components inside the PCB has already .. weiterlesen

Novel Substrate for Use as Embedded Capacitance: An Easy to Process Higher Dk Material

We have previously published our work on developing thin substrates for use as embedded capacitor layers. Both unfilled and filled materials were characterized in regards to performance,reliabi .. weiterlesen

Trimming Embedded Resistors Using Available PWB Equipment Technology

By using two existing pieces of common printed wiring board manufacturing equipment,embedded resistor manufacturers can obtain laser trim results similar to the trimming obtained using a specia .. weiterlesen

The Latest Technical Trend of Dry Film Photo Resist

This paper describes the performance of several types of the most advanced Dry Film photo Resist (DFR),for producing high-density package substrates and chip on films (COF). 1) High resolution .. weiterlesen

The Development of Dry Film Photoresist with 15um Lines and Spaces Resolution for Semi-Additive Processing

Next generation IC substrate designs will feature higher interconnect density and faster signal speed than current designs. Circuitization of these substrates uses copper pattern plating follow .. weiterlesen

Vibration Fatigue Evaluation on Solder Joints of Under-Filled BGA

A previously developed ball grid array (BGA) solder joint vibration fatigue life prediction model,which was experimentally validated by Test Vehicle One (TV1) test data for the BGAs with and wi .. weiterlesen

Development of High Density Wiring Technology and Interconnect Technology with Silicon Through-Hole

We have developed the copper high density wiring formation technology with Cu/photosensitive Benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a dielectric material,and interconnect technology with Silicon through-hol .. weiterlesen

Insulation Material for Next Generation Packaging Substrates

With the progress of miniaturizing electronic equipment with higher performance,packaging substrates for semiconductor devices are required to cope with finer patterning and higher wiring densi .. weiterlesen

Micro Bump Array Constructions on the Organic Substrates for the Non-Permanent Terminations

A series of electrical plating processes to build various kinds of micro bump arrays on the organic substrates has been developed for non-permanent connections. Copper bump arrays with nickel/h .. weiterlesen

An Issue in Time to Delamination (T260) Testing for PCBs

It has been reported by several laboratories that the time to delamination or decomposition of a printed circuit board specimen at 260°C decreases with the specimen thickness. A temperature gra .. weiterlesen

Flexural Fatigue Life Evaluation for Flexible Printed Circuit Boards

We report test results of bending characteristics of flexible printed circuit board,which contributes to the development of higher density and more sophisticated function of mobile devices and .. weiterlesen

Interconnection Reliability of HDI Printed Wiring Boards

It is effective to use the stack-via-holes method (via-on-via structure),which stacks micro via-holes (MVH),in the development of higher density circuits on build-up printed wiring boards. When .. weiterlesen

New Product Introduction Process Integration

The world market is changing for the OEM,CEM,and electronic manufacturers. This changing market dictates that as a global industry more focus is placed on reducing the time to market for “New P .. weiterlesen

Behind Growth,New Chances and Challenges in China Printed Circuit Industry

After the world electronic circuit industry finally turned out from the unprecedented recession,the business management of today’s printed circuit industry may possibly have a chance to take a .. weiterlesen

Bridge Detection in the Solder Paste Print Process

This paper describes part of a research effort currently under way in the field of print defect detection. The techniques described have proven to be robust and particularly well suited for det .. weiterlesen

Application of Thermography and Holography to Thermal Stress Evaluation of Printed Circuit Board

The comparison of the thermal pattern and the deformation pattern both are obtained on the surface of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) was done to understand how both patterns correspond to each oth .. weiterlesen

Development of Ultrasonic Flip Chip Bonding for Flexible Printed Circuit

Small form factor and high density of printed circuit boards (PCB) have been already realized by flip chip (FC) bonding technology. However,the requirement for finer pitch PCB is still increasi .. weiterlesen

The Integration of Third-Party Boundary-Scan Products into Customer Preferred Test Platforms has Become and Attractive Cost Effective Test Solution

In today’s complex manufacturing test environments,it is becoming increasingly difficult to detect and diagnose structural faults within highly complex multi-layer PCB designs that offer extrem .. weiterlesen

High-Bandwidth Coaxial PWB Transmission Line Probe

The design and evaluation of a wide bandwidth (3 dB attenuation bandwidth > 20 GHz),50 S,coaxial probe for the electrical characterization of printed wiring board (PWB) transmission lines is de .. weiterlesen

Applying a New In-Circuit Probing Technique for High-Speed/High Density Printed Circuit Boards to a Real-Life Product

Design for test rules (DFT) for in circuit test (ICT) test pads are well known and have served the industry well for nearly two decades. However,increasing PCB densities continually put pressur .. weiterlesen

Real Life Applications of Nanotechnology in Electronics

Nanotechnology is receiving a lot of attention from companies,universities and governments. The US $3.8million National Nanotechnology Initiative is matched by initiatives in Europe and Asia. B .. weiterlesen

Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites Based on New Concepts for Embedded Capacitor

Polymer-ceramic nanocomposites based on new concepts were developed for embedded capacitor applications. The dielectric constant was above 80 at 1 MHz and the specific capacitance was successfu .. weiterlesen

Enabling Ultra-Fine Pitch Packages: Soldermask Patterning using Laser Ablation

The trend towards tighter pitch,smaller features,and shrinking pad sizes have put a strain on the standard photolithographic processes for soldermask patterning on substrate packaging and rigid .. weiterlesen

Loss Tangent and Dielectric Constant of Solder Mask Measured with Split-Post Dielectric Resonators

As PCB computing bus frequencies climb above 1GHz,measurement of the high-frequency properties of PCB materials becomes critical for design modeling. Understanding these properties and their de .. weiterlesen

The Executive Dashboard: Fact or Fiction

Information Technology has come a long way from the humble payroll accounting system to integrated suite of business applications,ostensibly to assist corporations to manage their businesses mo .. weiterlesen

Business Cycles in the Electronic Equipment Food Chain - Growth Comparisons and Forecasts for Process Consumables & Equipment,Passive Components,Semiconductors and...

Fluctuating demand for electronic equipment has led to repetitive “boom and bust” business cycles throughout the electronics “food chain.” Double ordering,inventory building and component outag .. weiterlesen

Reference Designs Leading PWB Fabricators to Future Technology

New Chip Packages for advanced electronics are striving for higher density of the printed wiring boards. However,in the supply chain,the PWB fabricator is often the last link that will learn wh .. weiterlesen

PCB Design for Flipchip Components

The emerging technology known as ‘flipchips’ is poised to take over the world of the portable device. In an age when more and more power and functionality is being offered in ever smaller packa .. weiterlesen

A Comparison of PCB Adhesion Test Methods and Adhesion Promoters

Interest in the adhesive strength of PCBs has recently come to the forefront of the industry. This has been driven by the advent of lead free soldering processes that severely stress the mechan .. weiterlesen

The Importance of CTE in Multi-Layer Registration and Improved Measurement Methods

The current worldwide market for printed circuit boards is approximately $40 billion,with the multi-layer printed circuit boards (MLB) comprising approximately 40% of the market. One of the mos .. weiterlesen

Embedding Passive and Active Components in PCB - Solution For Miniaturization

The miniaturization of the electronics continues and requires the utilization of inner space of a PCB for component placement. The embedding of the passive components inside the PCB has already .. weiterlesen

Novel Substrate for Use as Embedded Capacitance: An Easy to Process Higher Dk Material

We have previously published our work on developing thin substrates for use as embedded capacitor layers. Both unfilled and filled materials were characterized in regards to performance,reliabi .. weiterlesen

Trimming Embedded Resistors Using Available PWB Equipment Technology

By using two existing pieces of common printed wiring board manufacturing equipment,embedded resistor manufacturers can obtain laser trim results similar to the trimming obtained using a specia .. weiterlesen

The Latest Technical Trend of Dry Film Photo Resist

This paper describes the performance of several types of the most advanced Dry Film photo Resist (DFR),for producing high-density package substrates and chip on films (COF). 1) High resolution .. weiterlesen

The Development of Dry Film Photoresist with 15um Lines and Spaces Resolution for Semi-Additive Processing

Next generation IC substrate designs will feature higher interconnect density and faster signal speed than current designs. Circuitization of these substrates uses copper pattern plating follow .. weiterlesen