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Investigation of Low Temperature Solders to Reduce Reflow Temperature,Improve SMT Yields,and Realize Energy Savings
The miniaturization of electronic devices demands the continued shrinking of system z-height. A significant consequence of these ultra-thin systems is yield loss due to high temperature warpage
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Streamlining PCB Assembly and Test NPI with Shared Component Libraries
PCB assembly designs become more complex year-on-year,yet early-stage form/fit compliance verification of all designed-in components to the intended manufacturing processes remains a challenge.
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Flexibility Testing of Printed and Wearable Electronics
•Introduction to printed and wearable electronics
•Flexibility testing challenges
•Proposals for flexibility testing
•Validation case studies
•Future work
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Sustainable Product Design and Supplier Material Disclosure
Sustainable product design and the task of bringing new,earth friendly products to market is a top priority for corporate leaders in the manufacturing industry. By not reaching their compliance
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Rigid-Flex PCB Right the First Time - Without Paper Dolls
The biggest problem with designing rigid-flex hybrid PCBs is making sure everything will fold in the right way,while maintaining good flex-circuit stability and lifespan. The next big problem t
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Selective Reflow Rework Process
In the rework environment,most equipment and procedures are designed for low volume repair/rework process. When a high volume rework is needed,the challenges begin. For example,a long cycle tim
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Effectiveness of Different Materials as Heat Shields during Reflow/Rework
As device density continues to maximize the PCB real estate the reflowing of neighboring components or damaging of heat-sensitive components in the rework process continues to cause problems. D
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Investigation into Challenges of using .BSDL Files: iNEMI Survey Results and Conclusions
The number one issue identified by the 2009 International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) Boundary-Scan survey was problems with obtaining correct and compliant boundary-scan descr
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Causes and Costs of No Fault Found Events
No-Fault-Found (NFF) events occur when a system level test,such as built-in test (BIT),indicates a failure but no such failure is found during repair. With more electronics continuously monitor
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3D Assembly Processes a Look at Today and Tomorrow
The world of electronics continues to increase functional densities on products. One of the ways to increase density of a product is to utilize more of the 3 dimensional spaces available. Tradi
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New Approaches to Develop a Scalable 3D IC Assembly Method
The challenge for 3D IC assembly is how to manage warpage and thin wafer handling in order to achieve a high assembly yield and to ensure that the final structure can pass the specified reliabi
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Control of the Underfill of Surface Mount Assemblies by Non-Destructive Techniques
Underfilling is a long-standing process issued from the micro-electronics that can enhance the robustness and the reliability of first or second-level interconnects for a variety of electronic
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A Lower Temperature Solder Joint Encapsulant for Sn/Bi Applications
The electronic industry is currently very interested in low temperature soldering processes such as using Sn/Bi alloy to improve process yield,eliminate the head-in-pillow effect,and enhance re
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Re-Shoring or Near-Shoring Concepts Should be Strongly Considered when the OEM's Goal is to Deliver Optimum Balance Between Landed Cost and Time to Market
The old tactic of outsourcing to a low cost geography simply to deliver lowest cost direct and indirect labor was never a panacea supply chain solution. In fact,when evaluating solutions for lo
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How Reshoring Drives Profitability
For many years,manufacturing has sought to increase competitiveness by moving off-shore to countries with lower labour costs. Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies provided an essen
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Influence of Salt Residues on BGA Head in Pillow
The oxide layers are known as wetting inhibitors in component and PCB metallizations. The oxide acts as barrier that prevent the tin diffusion from happening. Besides,in corrosion studies,the r
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Refining Stencil Design to Counter HiP Defects
Head-In-Pillow (HIP) defects,in which the BGA solder balls and paste deposit come in contact but do not coalesce,have proven to be a major problem since transitioning to RoHS soldering. Compone
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Testing Printed Circuit Boards for Creep Corrosion in Flowers of Sulfur Chamber: Phase 2A
The iNEMI technical subcommittee on creep corrosion is developing a flowers-of-sulfur (FOS) based qualification test for creep corrosion on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). In phase 1 of the proj
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How Clean is Clean Enough - At What Level Does Each of the Individual Contaminants Cause Leakage and Corrosion Failures in SIR
In this investigation a test matrix was completed utilizing 900 electrodes (small circuit board with parallel copper traces on FR-4 with LPI soldermask at 6,10 and 50 mil spacing): 12 ionic con
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IPC-CC-830B Versus the 'Real World': Part 2
Conformal Coatings are often used to increase the reliability of electronic assemblies operating in harsh or corrosive environments where the product would otherwise fail prematurely. Conformal
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Ultrathin Fluoropolymer Coatings to Mitigate Damage of Printed Circuit Boards Due to Environmental Exposure
As consumers become more reliant on their handheld electronic devices and take them into new environments,devices are increasingly exposed to situations that can cause failure. In response,the
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Influence of Plating Quality on Reliability of Microvias
Advances in miniaturized electronic devices have led to the evolution of microvias in high density interconnect (HDI) circuit boards from single-level to stacked structures that intersect multi
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Long term Thermal Reliability of Printed Circuit Board Materials
This paper describes the purpose,methodology,and results to date of thermal endurance testing performed at the company. The intent of this thermal aging testing is to establish long term reliab
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Review of Interconnect Stress Testing Protocols and Their Effectiveness in Screening Microvias
The use of microvias in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) for military hardware is increasing as technology drives us toward smaller pitches and denser circuitry. Along with the changes in technolo
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