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Predictor Model … Round Robin

Solder joints tend to crack after extended thermal cycling,if the component and the circuit board are CTE mis-matched. Predicting this t-cycle lifetime is critical in optimizing product design .. read more

New Reinforcement Material can Solve Heat and Co-Efficient of Thermal Expansion Challenges of the Printed Circuit Board and IC Substrate

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and IC Substrates are the essential building blocks of electronics. As the technology moves rapidly into the future,the electronics industry faces issues with hot s .. read more

Novel Low Dk/Df Materials for High Speed PWB

The mobile communication devices such as cell phones require high speed transmission of large volume data as well as reduction in size and weight. When signal is transmitted in high speed and f .. read more

Calculated Shear Stress Produced by Silicone and Epoxy Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) During Thermal Cycling

Choosing a Thermal Interface Material adhesive can have an impact on the reliability of the microelectronic package in harsh thermal environments where thermal cycling temperature ranges are mo .. read more

Thermal Expansion of Silicones in Electronic Reliability

CTE mismatches during temperature cycling can cause significant movement of components and materials relative to one another,which in turn stresses solder joints and wirebonds. Silicones are of .. read more

LOWERING LAYERS w/HDI for RoHS ROBUSTNESS

A perplexing challenge for RoHS compliance is adapting large,complex and thick,high-layer count multilayers to lead-free assembly. These are typically dense,complex assemblies with large BGAs a .. read more

Lead Free Assembly Impacts on Laminate Material Properties and “Pad Crater” Failures

Printed circuit board (PCB) feature sizes are decreasing to support increasing density thrusts for electronic products and packaging. The transition to lead-free products has changed the stress .. read more

New Lead Free Solder Composition and Physical Properties of Printed Wiring Board Laminate Material To Suppress Lift-Off and Improve Reliability

Lift-off (fillet-lifting) and land-lifting phenomena,which occur in wave soldering with Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) solders,depend on the physical properties of the solder and the laminate material used. A .. read more

New Phosphorus-Based Curing Agent for Copper Clad Laminates

A new organophosphorus curing agent,Fyrol PMP,specially designed for electronic thermoset resins was recently introduced to the market. This paper describes the chemical structure and physical .. read more

The Thermal and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Carbon Composite Laminate

Carbon Composite raw material property comparison are summarized below: -Thermal Conductivity – Watts per meter ? Kelvin. The core material can spread up to 620.0 W/m?K. -CTE – parts per millio .. read more

Predicting Plated Through Hole Life at Assembly and in the Field from Thermal Stress Data

Over the past ten years,two new test methods: Interconnect Stress Test [1] and Highly Accelerated Thermal Shock [2] have been developed to perform thermal cycling testing and in particular,to m .. read more

Internal Strain Free & Homogeneous Glass Fabrics for High Performance HDI Boards

A recent trend of increasing circuit density,particularly in the areas of plastic packages and multi-layer boards,has resulted in ceaseless demand of improved mechanical properties for laminate .. read more

Enhancement of CSP Mechanical Strength using Underfill or Bonding Material

Underfill technology has been used to minimize the mismatch of the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) in flip chip technology. An extension of this application has been used to increase the .. read more

Predictor Model … Round Robin

Solder joints tend to crack after extended thermal cycling,if the component and the circuit board are CTE mis-matched. Predicting this t-cycle lifetime is critical in optimizing product design .. read more

New Reinforcement Material can Solve Heat and Co-Efficient of Thermal Expansion Challenges of the Printed Circuit Board and IC Substrate

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and IC Substrates are the essential building blocks of electronics. As the technology moves rapidly into the future,the electronics industry faces issues with hot s .. read more

Novel Low Dk/Df Materials for High Speed PWB

The mobile communication devices such as cell phones require high speed transmission of large volume data as well as reduction in size and weight. When signal is transmitted in high speed and f .. read more

Calculated Shear Stress Produced by Silicone and Epoxy Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) During Thermal Cycling

Choosing a Thermal Interface Material adhesive can have an impact on the reliability of the microelectronic package in harsh thermal environments where thermal cycling temperature ranges are mo .. read more

Thermal Expansion of Silicones in Electronic Reliability

CTE mismatches during temperature cycling can cause significant movement of components and materials relative to one another,which in turn stresses solder joints and wirebonds. Silicones are of .. read more

LOWERING LAYERS w/HDI for RoHS ROBUSTNESS

A perplexing challenge for RoHS compliance is adapting large,complex and thick,high-layer count multilayers to lead-free assembly. These are typically dense,complex assemblies with large BGAs a .. read more

Lead Free Assembly Impacts on Laminate Material Properties and “Pad Crater” Failures

Printed circuit board (PCB) feature sizes are decreasing to support increasing density thrusts for electronic products and packaging. The transition to lead-free products has changed the stress .. read more

New Lead Free Solder Composition and Physical Properties of Printed Wiring Board Laminate Material To Suppress Lift-Off and Improve Reliability

Lift-off (fillet-lifting) and land-lifting phenomena,which occur in wave soldering with Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) solders,depend on the physical properties of the solder and the laminate material used. A .. read more

New Phosphorus-Based Curing Agent for Copper Clad Laminates

A new organophosphorus curing agent,Fyrol PMP,specially designed for electronic thermoset resins was recently introduced to the market. This paper describes the chemical structure and physical .. read more

The Thermal and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Carbon Composite Laminate

Carbon Composite raw material property comparison are summarized below: -Thermal Conductivity – Watts per meter ? Kelvin. The core material can spread up to 620.0 W/m?K. -CTE – parts per millio .. read more

Predicting Plated Through Hole Life at Assembly and in the Field from Thermal Stress Data

Over the past ten years,two new test methods: Interconnect Stress Test [1] and Highly Accelerated Thermal Shock [2] have been developed to perform thermal cycling testing and in particular,to m .. read more

Internal Strain Free & Homogeneous Glass Fabrics for High Performance HDI Boards

A recent trend of increasing circuit density,particularly in the areas of plastic packages and multi-layer boards,has resulted in ceaseless demand of improved mechanical properties for laminate .. read more

Enhancement of CSP Mechanical Strength using Underfill or Bonding Material

Underfill technology has been used to minimize the mismatch of the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) in flip chip technology. An extension of this application has been used to increase the .. read more