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HDPUG Pb-Free Board Materials Reliability Project 2 Moisture Sensitivity and Its Effect on Delamination

As part of High Density Packaging Users Group (HDPUG) Pb-Free Board Materials Reliability Project 2,the moisture sensitivity of various lead-free laminates and the effect of moisture uptake on .. read more

Mitigating Head-in-Pillow Defects: An Experimental Approach to Identify No-Clean Soldering Materials

•Overview •Test Method Considerations •Proposed Test Methodology •PCB,Stencil & Part Information •Pick-up Adapter Design •Test Setup Overview •Head-in-Pillow Defect Detection •Test Parameters • .. read more

IPC Tutorial Topic 3: Evaluation of No-clean Pb-free Halogen-free Solder Pastes That Can Effectively Mitigate Head-in-Pillow Defects and Have Good...

•Background and Objective •Head-in-Pillow (HiP) Defect •In Circuit Test (ICT) Testability •Evaluation Steps - Solder Paste Selection - Head-in-Pillow Test - Printability & Solderability Test .. read more

Case Study Comparing the Solderability of a Specific Pb Free No Clean Paste in Vapor Phase and Convection Reflow

To help address the environmental requirements driven by the European Union RoHS Directive,consumer applications have changed the solder alloys for the manufacturing of printed circuit board as .. read more

Use of Lead-Free Laminate DMA and TMA Data to Develop Stress versus Temperature Relationships for Predicting Plated Hole Reliability

Accelerated testing of plated hole life is necessary for economic reasons due to the long time to failure during field operating conditions. One difficulty in performing accelerated testing on .. read more

High Density Packaging User Group – Pb-free Materials 2 Project Materials Testing of PWB Substrates to Establish Variability of Construction,...

An important element of the High Density Packaging Users Group (HDPUG) Consortium investigation into the reliability of printed wiring board (PWB) constructed with 20 different Pb-free mater .. read more

New Cleaning Agent Designs for Removing No-Clean Lead-Free Flux Residues

The process cleaning rate theorem holds that the static rate (chemical forces) plus the dynamic cleaning rate (mechanical forces) equals the process cleaning rate. New lead-free flux residues r .. read more

Drop Testing of a Pb-Free Board after Assembly and SnPb-Rework

•Board-level drop shock test was performed on 9 assemblies –63 parts / board –Parts representative of military package styles •Assembled on Pb-free compatible laminate with SAC 305 solder •Sele .. read more

Management and Mitigation of Tin Whiskers for Lead-Free Electronics

The lead-free directive from the EU has created a number of challenges for high reliability electronic applications. Key among those challenges is the need to address the issue of tin whiskers. .. read more

Low-Silver BGA Assembly Phase II – Reliability Assessment Fifth Report: Preliminary Thermal Cycling Results

Some ball grid array suppliers are migrating their sphere alloys from SAC305 (3% Ag) or SAC405 (4% Ag) to alloys with lower silver contents. There are numerous perceived reliability benefits to .. read more

Drop Test Performance of A Medium Complexity Lead-Free Board After Assembly and Rework

The mechanical behavior of printed circuit assemblies (PCA) at high strain rates is very important for the reliability of products used in harsh environments. The transition to Pb-free material .. read more

Characterizing the Lead-Free Impact on PCB Pad Craters

Pad cratering in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is typically associated with lead-free products. This paper addresses laminate materials and the failures associated with the higher Pb-Free reflo .. read more

Nanotechnology for Lead-Free PWB Final Finishes with Organic Metal

The use of an Organic Metal finish only a few nano-meters deposited onto copper pads of printed circuit boards provides effective protection against oxidation and preserves solderability. The N .. read more

NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Project: Mechanical Shock Test

Mechanical shock testing was conducted by Boeing Research and Technology (Seattle) for the NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Solder Project. This project is follow-on to the Joint Council on Aging .. read more

IPC/JEDEC J-STD-609AMarking and Labeling of Components,PCBs and PCBAs to Identify Lead (Pb),Lead-Free (Pb-Free) and Other Attributes

• The standard covers marking and labellingof both tin-lead and lead-free components,boards and solders used in 2ndlevel assembly. • Other areas covered include board base material type and sur .. read more

Thermal Cycling Reliability Screening of Multiple Pb-free Solder Ball Alloys

Thermal cycling tests were conducted using two different ceramic ball grid array (CBGA) test vehicles having balls comprised of nine different Pb free solder alloys. The experiment was designed .. read more

Achieving High Reliability Low Cost Lead-Free SAC Solder Joints Via Mn Or Ce Doping

In this study,the reliabilities of low Ag SAC alloys doped with Mn or Ce (SACM or SACC) were evaluated under JEDEC drop,dynamic bending,thermal cycling,and cyclic bending test conditions agains .. read more

Pb-Free Reflow,PCB Degradation,and the Influence of Moisture Absorption

Cracking and delamination defects in printed circuit boards (PCBs) during elevated thermal exposure have always been a concern for the electronics industry. However,with the increasing spread o .. read more

Proposed Standardizations of Lead Free Alloy Testing

Although lead free assembly is now widely adopted the industry is still exploring a variety of options for lead free alloys. Attempts to standardize on a single alloy for either reflow or wave .. read more

IPC Solder Products Value Council (SPVC) Lead-Free Technical Subcommittee Report: Take Action Limits (TAL) for SAC305 Lead Free Automated Soldering...

At present there are a large number of materials that have been proposed as replacements for lead containing solder for reflow and wave and selective soldering. Unlike solder paste in a reflow .. read more

Bare Board Material Performance after Pb-free Reflow

This presentation will review the findings of a HDPUG consortia effort to evaluate 29 different bare board material and stack-up combinations and their associated performance after 6X Pb-free r .. read more

The Effect of Copper Plating Processes and Chemistries on Copper Dissolution

Implementation of lead-free assembly processes results in higher copper dissolution rate than traditional SnPb alloys. The rate at which copper is dissolved could be dependent on many factors,s .. read more

Pb-Free Reflow,PCB Degradation,and the Influence of Moisture Absorption

The cracking and delamination of printed circuit boards (PCB) during exposure to elevated thermal exposure,such as reflow and rework,have always been a concern for the electronics industry. How .. read more

Reliability and Failure Mechanisms of Laminate Substrates in a Pb-free World

The plated thru hole has changed considerably in 50 years of electronic packaging,but in its many forms remains the most common interconnection in 1st and 2nd level electronic packaging,and is .. read more

Validated Test Method to Characterize and Quantify Pad Cratering Under Bga Pads on Printed Circuit Boards

The conversion to lead free Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages has raised several new assembly and reliability issues. One reliability concern becoming more prevalent is the increased propensity fo .. read more

Lead Free Process Development with Thick Multilayer PCBA Density in Server Applications

Although the EU RoHS legislation restricts the use of lead in electronics equipment,many high-end multi layer server printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) continue to be built with lead unde .. read more

Long Term Reliability Analysis of Lead Free and Halogen Free Electronic Assemblies

The New England Lead Free Consortium,composed of many companies in the electronic supply chain in the regional area and chaired by the author; has embarked on an extensive long term reliability .. read more

1st Order Failure Model for Area Array CSP Devices with Pb-Free Solder

As some of the reliability issues and cost associated with tin silver copper solders become more apparent,alternative pb-free solder formulations are being considered. Of particular interest ar .. read more

Methods for Choosing a Saponifier or Surfactant for Printed Circuit Board and Stencil Cleaning Applications

This paper will discuss the technical challenges associated with the selection of chemical additive for the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and stencil cleaning processes. The removal of .. read more

Design for Manufacturability in the Lead Free Wave Solder Process

The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D .. read more

HDPUG Pb-Free Board Materials Reliability Project 2 Moisture Sensitivity and Its Effect on Delamination

As part of High Density Packaging Users Group (HDPUG) Pb-Free Board Materials Reliability Project 2,the moisture sensitivity of various lead-free laminates and the effect of moisture uptake on .. read more

Mitigating Head-in-Pillow Defects: An Experimental Approach to Identify No-Clean Soldering Materials

•Overview •Test Method Considerations •Proposed Test Methodology •PCB,Stencil & Part Information •Pick-up Adapter Design •Test Setup Overview •Head-in-Pillow Defect Detection •Test Parameters • .. read more

IPC Tutorial Topic 3: Evaluation of No-clean Pb-free Halogen-free Solder Pastes That Can Effectively Mitigate Head-in-Pillow Defects and Have Good...

•Background and Objective •Head-in-Pillow (HiP) Defect •In Circuit Test (ICT) Testability •Evaluation Steps - Solder Paste Selection - Head-in-Pillow Test - Printability & Solderability Test .. read more

Case Study Comparing the Solderability of a Specific Pb Free No Clean Paste in Vapor Phase and Convection Reflow

To help address the environmental requirements driven by the European Union RoHS Directive,consumer applications have changed the solder alloys for the manufacturing of printed circuit board as .. read more

Use of Lead-Free Laminate DMA and TMA Data to Develop Stress versus Temperature Relationships for Predicting Plated Hole Reliability

Accelerated testing of plated hole life is necessary for economic reasons due to the long time to failure during field operating conditions. One difficulty in performing accelerated testing on .. read more

High Density Packaging User Group – Pb-free Materials 2 Project Materials Testing of PWB Substrates to Establish Variability of Construction,...

An important element of the High Density Packaging Users Group (HDPUG) Consortium investigation into the reliability of printed wiring board (PWB) constructed with 20 different Pb-free mater .. read more

New Cleaning Agent Designs for Removing No-Clean Lead-Free Flux Residues

The process cleaning rate theorem holds that the static rate (chemical forces) plus the dynamic cleaning rate (mechanical forces) equals the process cleaning rate. New lead-free flux residues r .. read more

Drop Testing of a Pb-Free Board after Assembly and SnPb-Rework

•Board-level drop shock test was performed on 9 assemblies –63 parts / board –Parts representative of military package styles •Assembled on Pb-free compatible laminate with SAC 305 solder •Sele .. read more

Management and Mitigation of Tin Whiskers for Lead-Free Electronics

The lead-free directive from the EU has created a number of challenges for high reliability electronic applications. Key among those challenges is the need to address the issue of tin whiskers. .. read more

Low-Silver BGA Assembly Phase II – Reliability Assessment Fifth Report: Preliminary Thermal Cycling Results

Some ball grid array suppliers are migrating their sphere alloys from SAC305 (3% Ag) or SAC405 (4% Ag) to alloys with lower silver contents. There are numerous perceived reliability benefits to .. read more

Drop Test Performance of A Medium Complexity Lead-Free Board After Assembly and Rework

The mechanical behavior of printed circuit assemblies (PCA) at high strain rates is very important for the reliability of products used in harsh environments. The transition to Pb-free material .. read more

Characterizing the Lead-Free Impact on PCB Pad Craters

Pad cratering in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is typically associated with lead-free products. This paper addresses laminate materials and the failures associated with the higher Pb-Free reflo .. read more

Nanotechnology for Lead-Free PWB Final Finishes with Organic Metal

The use of an Organic Metal finish only a few nano-meters deposited onto copper pads of printed circuit boards provides effective protection against oxidation and preserves solderability. The N .. read more

NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Project: Mechanical Shock Test

Mechanical shock testing was conducted by Boeing Research and Technology (Seattle) for the NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Solder Project. This project is follow-on to the Joint Council on Aging .. read more

IPC/JEDEC J-STD-609AMarking and Labeling of Components,PCBs and PCBAs to Identify Lead (Pb),Lead-Free (Pb-Free) and Other Attributes

• The standard covers marking and labellingof both tin-lead and lead-free components,boards and solders used in 2ndlevel assembly. • Other areas covered include board base material type and sur .. read more

Thermal Cycling Reliability Screening of Multiple Pb-free Solder Ball Alloys

Thermal cycling tests were conducted using two different ceramic ball grid array (CBGA) test vehicles having balls comprised of nine different Pb free solder alloys. The experiment was designed .. read more

Achieving High Reliability Low Cost Lead-Free SAC Solder Joints Via Mn Or Ce Doping

In this study,the reliabilities of low Ag SAC alloys doped with Mn or Ce (SACM or SACC) were evaluated under JEDEC drop,dynamic bending,thermal cycling,and cyclic bending test conditions agains .. read more

Pb-Free Reflow,PCB Degradation,and the Influence of Moisture Absorption

Cracking and delamination defects in printed circuit boards (PCBs) during elevated thermal exposure have always been a concern for the electronics industry. However,with the increasing spread o .. read more

Proposed Standardizations of Lead Free Alloy Testing

Although lead free assembly is now widely adopted the industry is still exploring a variety of options for lead free alloys. Attempts to standardize on a single alloy for either reflow or wave .. read more

IPC Solder Products Value Council (SPVC) Lead-Free Technical Subcommittee Report: Take Action Limits (TAL) for SAC305 Lead Free Automated Soldering...

At present there are a large number of materials that have been proposed as replacements for lead containing solder for reflow and wave and selective soldering. Unlike solder paste in a reflow .. read more

Bare Board Material Performance after Pb-free Reflow

This presentation will review the findings of a HDPUG consortia effort to evaluate 29 different bare board material and stack-up combinations and their associated performance after 6X Pb-free r .. read more

The Effect of Copper Plating Processes and Chemistries on Copper Dissolution

Implementation of lead-free assembly processes results in higher copper dissolution rate than traditional SnPb alloys. The rate at which copper is dissolved could be dependent on many factors,s .. read more

Pb-Free Reflow,PCB Degradation,and the Influence of Moisture Absorption

The cracking and delamination of printed circuit boards (PCB) during exposure to elevated thermal exposure,such as reflow and rework,have always been a concern for the electronics industry. How .. read more

Reliability and Failure Mechanisms of Laminate Substrates in a Pb-free World

The plated thru hole has changed considerably in 50 years of electronic packaging,but in its many forms remains the most common interconnection in 1st and 2nd level electronic packaging,and is .. read more

Validated Test Method to Characterize and Quantify Pad Cratering Under Bga Pads on Printed Circuit Boards

The conversion to lead free Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages has raised several new assembly and reliability issues. One reliability concern becoming more prevalent is the increased propensity fo .. read more

Lead Free Process Development with Thick Multilayer PCBA Density in Server Applications

Although the EU RoHS legislation restricts the use of lead in electronics equipment,many high-end multi layer server printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) continue to be built with lead unde .. read more

Long Term Reliability Analysis of Lead Free and Halogen Free Electronic Assemblies

The New England Lead Free Consortium,composed of many companies in the electronic supply chain in the regional area and chaired by the author; has embarked on an extensive long term reliability .. read more

1st Order Failure Model for Area Array CSP Devices with Pb-Free Solder

As some of the reliability issues and cost associated with tin silver copper solders become more apparent,alternative pb-free solder formulations are being considered. Of particular interest ar .. read more

Methods for Choosing a Saponifier or Surfactant for Printed Circuit Board and Stencil Cleaning Applications

This paper will discuss the technical challenges associated with the selection of chemical additive for the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and stencil cleaning processes. The removal of .. read more

Design for Manufacturability in the Lead Free Wave Solder Process

The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D .. read more