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Board Level Interconnect Reliability Assessment of High I/O BGA Packages

To meet the complex design requirements of the electronics industry,there is an increased need for large size high I/O BGA packages. The size of these large BGA packages (up to 50 mm2 and 1157+ .. weiterlesen

Mechanical Reliability of Fine Pitch Packages for use in Server and Mobile Electronic Packages

In both the server and portable electronic markets,monotonic mechanical overstress has become a primary issue in manufacturing and field usage. Appropriate test methods,including four point ben .. weiterlesen

Selective Soldering Of Flexible Circuits Using Diode Lasers

The use of laser technology has found increasing applications in the electronics assembly industry. This non-contact heating technique is ideal for components that require careful handling whic .. weiterlesen

Robotic Selective Soldering,an Enabling Soldering Technique

Wave and reflow soldering are well known,successfully proven mass soldering techniques. They offer the ability to solder printed circuit boards in high volumes quickly with low defect levels,pr .. weiterlesen

New Challenges in Selective Soldering

Current circuit board designs,particularly those in telecommunications,are so densely populated that they do not provide enough clearance between SMT components and through-hole components to a .. weiterlesen

SMT Rework Machines – Capability,Repeatability and Verification of In-Service Performance

SMT rework machines are vital tools to many production engineers. They can be used to correct process errors and repair test failures. They can also be used to service and upgrade products retu .. weiterlesen

Flexible Rules Based Thermal Profiling for Surface Mount Rework

Surface Mount Rework systems have evolved into sophisticated thermal processing tools with the ability to accurately mimic original reflow oven profiles at a localized rework site. Features suc .. weiterlesen

Soldering Fluxes and the Repair Process

Wave soldering fluxes are currently used in hand soldering operations as a matter of course and with little regard for flux deposition amounts. This use has led to the investigation of fluxes u .. weiterlesen

A Self Assessment Software Tool for SMT Processes and Productivity Optimization

Numerous studies and anecdotal data suggest that most SMT assembly lines are not optimized. This situation is true whether one looks at the individual processes,such as stencil printing or plac .. weiterlesen

Using Heuristics to Identify Maverick Lots at In-Circuit Test

Yield and defect levels in the manufacturing of high-complexity and high-reliability Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) are extremely sensitive to variations in the process,component qual .. weiterlesen

Lessons Learned from the IPC-2501 Testbed Prototype Performance Test at a Motorola Factory

The IPC 2501 Web Service Definition for the exchange of XML data provides an XML middleware integration environment that enables the deployment of IPC Computer Aided Manufacturing using XML (CA .. weiterlesen

PCB Equipment Communication Standards Today and Tomorrow

All manufacturers in the printed circuit board (PCB) industry have experienced lack of reliability,maintenance,and performance problems with their machines. These challenges decrease manufactur .. weiterlesen

Advances in Shop Floor Equipment Communication Standards for Final Assembly and Packaging

The Final assembly and packaging area experiences similar integration issues as the Printed Wiring Board – PWB manufacturing industry. Communications between production equipment is based on di .. weiterlesen

Recent Developments in MSD Control

This paper discusses some of the new challenges associated with MSD Control in PCB assembly plants and offers a solution to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality by automating this cri .. weiterlesen

Lead Free Reflow Process Control

All areas of manufacturing worldwide are impacted by the lead free initiative; none more than the reflow process. The higher melt temperatures and soak duration of leadless solder formulas requ .. weiterlesen

MSD Control in a High Reliability Production Environment

The Information and Electronic Warfare Systems business of BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration,Inc. (“BAE SYSTEMS IEWS”),a subsidiary of BAE SYSTEMS North America,is invo .. weiterlesen

New Insights in Underfill Flow and Flip Chip Reliability

During the last years Flip Chip Technology has been widely accepted as a means for maximum miniaturization of microelectronic assemblies. As an example the use of Flip Chips in advanced product .. weiterlesen

Analytical Imaging Techniques for Hard Die Coated Assemblies

With the advent of hard die coated microelectronic assemblies; the ability to perform visual inspections for quality control and failure analysis has been seriously hindered. Analysts have had .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Lead-Free Design,Materials and Process of High Density Packages

The High Density Packaging Users Group (HDPUG) has conducted a substantial study of solder joint reliability of high-density packages using lead-free solder. The design,material,and assembly pr .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Design for Lead-Free Solder Joint Reliability of High-Density Packages

The lead-free solder-joint reliability of the high-density packages,256-pin PBGA (plastic ball grid array),388-pin PBGA,and 1657-pin CCGA (ceramic column grid array),on PCB (printed circuit boa .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Reliability Testing and Data Analysis of High-Density Packages Lead-Free Solder Joints

Temperature cycling test and statistical analysis of various high-density packages on PCBs with SnCu HASL,NiAu, and OSP finishes are investigated in this study. Emphasis is placed on the determ .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Failure Analysis of High-Density Packages’ Lead-Free Solder Joints

Failure analyses of the leadfree and SnPb solder joints of high-density packages such as the PBGA (plastic ball grid array) and the CCGA (ceramic column grid array) soldered on SnCu HASL (hot-a .. weiterlesen

Adhesiveless Copper on Polyimide Substrate with Nickel-Chromium Tiecoat

Adhesiveless copper on polyimide substrates are used extensively for high density,flexible circuit applications. A typical construction includes the polyimide substrate,a thin vacuum deposited .. weiterlesen

Advanced Conductive Adhesive for Interconnect of Solder/Sn-Terminated Components in Flexible Circuitry: A Case Study

Solder is used in polyimide-based flexible circuits for interconnect applications. But it cannot be used with polyester and epoxy based substrates because of the low temperature tolerance of th .. weiterlesen

An Alternate Oxide

A new oxide chemistry has been developed which solves many of the annoying properties of the currently available alternate oxides. The process is simple to operate,even simpler to maintain,requ .. weiterlesen

Application of Thermal Analysis Techniques to Determine Performance Entitlement of Base Materials through Assembly

Multiple soldering assembly steps are essentially standard for PWBs based on current technologies and needs. A variety of tests are currently in use to evaluate the performance of finished PWBs .. weiterlesen

Aqueous Base Compatible Waveguide Materials for Optical Interconnect Applications

There are a number of organic,inorganic,and hybrid inorganic waveguide materials that are currently being used for a wide variety of optical interconnect applications. Depending upon the approa .. weiterlesen

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) - A Yield Management Solution for the High Density Interconnection (HDI) - Flexible Circuit Industry

The information age has arrived. A growing percentage of the Earth’s population now has access to pagers,cellular phones,computers,personal digital assistants (PDA’s),and a host of other electr .. weiterlesen

Benchmarking PCB Process Capability,Quality and Reliability Becomes a Reality

The IPC-PCQR2 (Process Capability,Quality and Relative Reliability) program has developed a library of process capability panel designs,and a database that details the manufacturing capability, .. weiterlesen

BGA Mounting Using Improved Solder Columns

BGAs are usually solder-reflowed on substrates,which are frequently made of a different material than that of the BGAs,which results in a TCE Mismatch between the components. If such an assembl .. weiterlesen

Board Level Interconnect Reliability Assessment of High I/O BGA Packages

To meet the complex design requirements of the electronics industry,there is an increased need for large size high I/O BGA packages. The size of these large BGA packages (up to 50 mm2 and 1157+ .. weiterlesen

Mechanical Reliability of Fine Pitch Packages for use in Server and Mobile Electronic Packages

In both the server and portable electronic markets,monotonic mechanical overstress has become a primary issue in manufacturing and field usage. Appropriate test methods,including four point ben .. weiterlesen

Selective Soldering Of Flexible Circuits Using Diode Lasers

The use of laser technology has found increasing applications in the electronics assembly industry. This non-contact heating technique is ideal for components that require careful handling whic .. weiterlesen

Robotic Selective Soldering,an Enabling Soldering Technique

Wave and reflow soldering are well known,successfully proven mass soldering techniques. They offer the ability to solder printed circuit boards in high volumes quickly with low defect levels,pr .. weiterlesen

New Challenges in Selective Soldering

Current circuit board designs,particularly those in telecommunications,are so densely populated that they do not provide enough clearance between SMT components and through-hole components to a .. weiterlesen

SMT Rework Machines – Capability,Repeatability and Verification of In-Service Performance

SMT rework machines are vital tools to many production engineers. They can be used to correct process errors and repair test failures. They can also be used to service and upgrade products retu .. weiterlesen

Flexible Rules Based Thermal Profiling for Surface Mount Rework

Surface Mount Rework systems have evolved into sophisticated thermal processing tools with the ability to accurately mimic original reflow oven profiles at a localized rework site. Features suc .. weiterlesen

Soldering Fluxes and the Repair Process

Wave soldering fluxes are currently used in hand soldering operations as a matter of course and with little regard for flux deposition amounts. This use has led to the investigation of fluxes u .. weiterlesen

A Self Assessment Software Tool for SMT Processes and Productivity Optimization

Numerous studies and anecdotal data suggest that most SMT assembly lines are not optimized. This situation is true whether one looks at the individual processes,such as stencil printing or plac .. weiterlesen

Using Heuristics to Identify Maverick Lots at In-Circuit Test

Yield and defect levels in the manufacturing of high-complexity and high-reliability Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) are extremely sensitive to variations in the process,component qual .. weiterlesen

Lessons Learned from the IPC-2501 Testbed Prototype Performance Test at a Motorola Factory

The IPC 2501 Web Service Definition for the exchange of XML data provides an XML middleware integration environment that enables the deployment of IPC Computer Aided Manufacturing using XML (CA .. weiterlesen

PCB Equipment Communication Standards Today and Tomorrow

All manufacturers in the printed circuit board (PCB) industry have experienced lack of reliability,maintenance,and performance problems with their machines. These challenges decrease manufactur .. weiterlesen

Advances in Shop Floor Equipment Communication Standards for Final Assembly and Packaging

The Final assembly and packaging area experiences similar integration issues as the Printed Wiring Board – PWB manufacturing industry. Communications between production equipment is based on di .. weiterlesen

Recent Developments in MSD Control

This paper discusses some of the new challenges associated with MSD Control in PCB assembly plants and offers a solution to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality by automating this cri .. weiterlesen

Lead Free Reflow Process Control

All areas of manufacturing worldwide are impacted by the lead free initiative; none more than the reflow process. The higher melt temperatures and soak duration of leadless solder formulas requ .. weiterlesen

MSD Control in a High Reliability Production Environment

The Information and Electronic Warfare Systems business of BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration,Inc. (“BAE SYSTEMS IEWS”),a subsidiary of BAE SYSTEMS North America,is invo .. weiterlesen

New Insights in Underfill Flow and Flip Chip Reliability

During the last years Flip Chip Technology has been widely accepted as a means for maximum miniaturization of microelectronic assemblies. As an example the use of Flip Chips in advanced product .. weiterlesen

Analytical Imaging Techniques for Hard Die Coated Assemblies

With the advent of hard die coated microelectronic assemblies; the ability to perform visual inspections for quality control and failure analysis has been seriously hindered. Analysts have had .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Lead-Free Design,Materials and Process of High Density Packages

The High Density Packaging Users Group (HDPUG) has conducted a substantial study of solder joint reliability of high-density packages using lead-free solder. The design,material,and assembly pr .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Design for Lead-Free Solder Joint Reliability of High-Density Packages

The lead-free solder-joint reliability of the high-density packages,256-pin PBGA (plastic ball grid array),388-pin PBGA,and 1657-pin CCGA (ceramic column grid array),on PCB (printed circuit boa .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Reliability Testing and Data Analysis of High-Density Packages Lead-Free Solder Joints

Temperature cycling test and statistical analysis of various high-density packages on PCBs with SnCu HASL,NiAu, and OSP finishes are investigated in this study. Emphasis is placed on the determ .. weiterlesen

HDPUG's Failure Analysis of High-Density Packages’ Lead-Free Solder Joints

Failure analyses of the leadfree and SnPb solder joints of high-density packages such as the PBGA (plastic ball grid array) and the CCGA (ceramic column grid array) soldered on SnCu HASL (hot-a .. weiterlesen

Adhesiveless Copper on Polyimide Substrate with Nickel-Chromium Tiecoat

Adhesiveless copper on polyimide substrates are used extensively for high density,flexible circuit applications. A typical construction includes the polyimide substrate,a thin vacuum deposited .. weiterlesen

Advanced Conductive Adhesive for Interconnect of Solder/Sn-Terminated Components in Flexible Circuitry: A Case Study

Solder is used in polyimide-based flexible circuits for interconnect applications. But it cannot be used with polyester and epoxy based substrates because of the low temperature tolerance of th .. weiterlesen

An Alternate Oxide

A new oxide chemistry has been developed which solves many of the annoying properties of the currently available alternate oxides. The process is simple to operate,even simpler to maintain,requ .. weiterlesen

Application of Thermal Analysis Techniques to Determine Performance Entitlement of Base Materials through Assembly

Multiple soldering assembly steps are essentially standard for PWBs based on current technologies and needs. A variety of tests are currently in use to evaluate the performance of finished PWBs .. weiterlesen

Aqueous Base Compatible Waveguide Materials for Optical Interconnect Applications

There are a number of organic,inorganic,and hybrid inorganic waveguide materials that are currently being used for a wide variety of optical interconnect applications. Depending upon the approa .. weiterlesen

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) - A Yield Management Solution for the High Density Interconnection (HDI) - Flexible Circuit Industry

The information age has arrived. A growing percentage of the Earth’s population now has access to pagers,cellular phones,computers,personal digital assistants (PDA’s),and a host of other electr .. weiterlesen

Benchmarking PCB Process Capability,Quality and Reliability Becomes a Reality

The IPC-PCQR2 (Process Capability,Quality and Relative Reliability) program has developed a library of process capability panel designs,and a database that details the manufacturing capability, .. weiterlesen

BGA Mounting Using Improved Solder Columns

BGAs are usually solder-reflowed on substrates,which are frequently made of a different material than that of the BGAs,which results in a TCE Mismatch between the components. If such an assembl .. weiterlesen