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Understanding the Effect of Process Changes and Flux Chemistry on Mid-Chip Solder Balling
This paper documents the experimental work performed to further understand the impact on mid-chip solder balling from both the manufacturing process and the flux chemistry. Mid-chip solder ball
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Nanocopper Based Paste for Solid Copper Via Fill
This paper discusses a nano copper based paste for use in via filling. The company manufactures nano copper and disperses the coated nano copper into a paste in combination with micron copper.
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Circuit Technology Crossovers Where PCBs and Printed Electronics Meet
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and Printed Electronics (PE) both describe conductor/substrate combinations that makeconnections. Both PCB and PE technologies have been in use for a long time in
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Options for Assembly using High Temperature Interconnection Technologies
There is considerable interest in finding and replacing lead based solder alloys in high power environments and for existing high temperature operating environments. The high power electronics
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Solder Joint Embrittlement Mechanisms,Solutions and Standards
The change to lead-free solders in electronic assemblies created a need to replace tin-lead solderable termination finishes with materials such as pure tin or soft gold,on electronic component
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Sample Preparation for Mitigating Tin Whiskers in alternative Lead-Free Alloys
With the impending deadline for RoHS II and the elimination of exemptions for lead bearing solders in electronics for mission critical electronics,the issue of tin whiskers remains unresolved.
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pH Neutral Cleaning Agents - Market Expectation & Field Performance
With regard to precision cleaning applications within electronics manufacturing,pH neutral product development was a major breakthrough in recent years. The impetus for this development resulte
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Duo-Solvent Cleaning Process Development for Removing Flux Residue from Class 3 Hardware
Packaging trends enable disruptive technologies. The miniaturization of components reduces the distance between conductive paths. Cleanliness of electronic hardware based on the service exposur
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Assembly Cleanliness and Whisker Formation
This paper describes the results of a whisker formation study on SAC305 assemblies,evaluating the effects of cleanliness and lead-frame materials in room temperature/high humidity (25°C/85%RH)
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Electroplated Copper Filling of Through Holes on Varying Substrate Thickness
This paper discusses a through hole copper filling process for application to high density interconnects constructions and IC substrates. The process consists two acid copper plating cycles. Th
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CVS Control of a Via Fill Acid Copper Electroplating Baths
Due to the increasing demands placed on acid copper plating solutions to perform via fill plating of blind micro vias it is critical that the plating additives be monitored precisely. This pape
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Corrosion Resistant Servers for Free-Air Cooling Data Centers
The demand for compute capability is growing rapidly fueling the ever rising consumption of power by data centers the worldwide. This growth in power consumption presents a challenge to data ce
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Characterization,Prevention and Removal of Particulate Matter on Printed Circuit Boards
Particulate matter contamination is known to become wet and therefore ionically conductive and corrosive if the humidity in the environment rises above the deliquescence relative humidity (DRH)
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Dissolution of Metal Foils in Common Beverages
How susceptible are the metals used in modern electronics manufacturing to corrosion by common beverages? This is a question of interest,especially to manufacturers,retailers and to a certain e
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High Frequency Dk and Df Test Methods Comparison High Density User Group (HDP) Project
The High Density Packaging (HDP) user group has completed a project to evaluate the majority of viable Dk (Dielectric Constant)/Df (Dissipation Factor) and delay/loss electrical test methods,wi
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Characterization of Printed Circuit Board Material & Manufacturing Technology for High Frequency
Today's Electronic Industry is changing at a high pace. The root causes are manifold. So world population is growing up to eight billions and gives new challenges in terms of urbanization,mobil
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The Effects of PCB Fabrication on High-Frequency Electrical Performance
Achieving optimum high-frequency printed-circuit-board (PCB) performance is not simply a matter of specifying the best possible PCB material,but can be significantly impacted by PCB fabrication
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Evaluation of Under-Stencil-Cleaning-Papers
Solder paste screen printing is known to be one of the most difficult processes to quality assure in Printed Board Assembly (PBA) manufacturing. An important process step in solder paste screen
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Selecting Stencil Technologies to Optimize Print Performance
The SMT stencil is a key factor in the solder paste printing process. It has been shown repeatedly that print quality has the largest impact on end-of-line quality,and a good print process can
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Enabling High-Speed Printing Using Low Cost Materials: Process Stability is Paramount
The rapid growth of electronic devices across the globe is driving manufacturers to enhance high-speed mass production techniques in the printed circuit board assembly arena. As manufacturers d
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A High Reliability,Stress-free Copper Deposit for FPC,Polyimide,and Rigid-Flex
Today’s wide variety of laminate materials and specialized dielectric choices pose a challenge for process engineering. In particular,smooth surfaces,such as polyimide,flex circuit substrates a
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Reliability Implications of Pinhole Defects in Soldermask
What are the Raw Material Risks?
-Today PCB Suppliers handle a range of customers with different end use environments
-Telecommunications
-Automotive
-Consumer electronics
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A Novel Conformal Back-Up Material and Process for Drilling Plated Circuit Boards
Interconnects between layers of circuitry in multilayer printed circuit boards are produced by drilling and plating. Drilling quality can have a major impact on the longevity of the plated inte
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Acceptance Testing of Low-Ag Reflow Solder Alloys
Since the implementation of the European Union RoHS directive in 2006,the electronics industry has seen an expansion of available low-silver lead (Pb)-free alloys for wave soldering,miniwave re
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Reliability Study of Low Silver Alloy Solder Pastes
Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu (SAC305) is currently the most popular near eutectic lead-free alloy used in the manufacturing processes. Over the last several years,the price of silver has dramatically increased
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