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New Materials for HDI Interconnect Applications
A study was conduced to see if faster laser ablation rates,improved fracture resistance and better copper adhesion
after electroless plating could be engineered into existing Resin Coated Foils
.. read more
High Phosphorous Electroless Nickel Process for Mobile Phone PWBs
An Electroless Nickel and Immersion Gold (ENIG) plating process with a middle phosphorous content nickel layer is
currently a mainstream final finishing application for mobile phone Printed Wir
.. read more
Next Generation Organic Solderability Preservatives (OSP) for Lead-free soldering and Mixed Metal Finish PWB’s and BGA Substrates
With the electronics industry rapidly moving to lead-free soldering and requirements for long term reliability of the assembly
becoming more critical,fabricators and OEM’s must determine the mo
.. read more
Phosphorus in Electroless Nickel Layers – Curse or Blessing?
The influence of co-deposited Phosphorous (P) (from low to high P) within an electroless Nickel layer,regarding the
reliability of the solder joint integrity was investigated. The solder joint
.. read more
The Chemistry and Properties of a Newly Developed Immersion Silver Coating for PWB
To meet the emerging requirement of eliminating lead from electronics,the printed wiring board (PWB) industry is migrating
from hot-air-leveled SnPb solder to alternative final finishes. A thin
.. read more
Implementation of Immersion Silver PCB Surface Finish In Compliance With Underwriters Laboratories
At times,the electronics industry changes faster than the testing and regulatory groups serving the industry. In this case,the
electronics supply chain thoroughly evaluated the new printed circ
.. read more
Lead and Lead-free Solder Project LCIA Characterization Methods
This paper describes the life-cycle impact assessment methodology developed by the University of Tennessee to calculate
the impacts resulting from the use of lead and lead-free solders during t
.. read more
End-of-Life Management of Electronics Products Through Functional Signature Analysis
This paper presents a functional signature analysis method for the end-of-life management of products,particularly for
electrical-electronics and electromechanical applications.
Due to the fast
.. read more
Introduction to Microvia Design
Microvias are the fastest growing new technology for printed circuits. This talk will highlight the procedures,standards and
conditions that designers needs to consider to introduce microvias t
.. read more
CAD Toolsets: Today,Tomorrow and Over the Horizon
One of the most enabling product industries in the world today is Computer Automated Design (CAD). Can you imagine how
far technology would have progressed if not for the automation of computer
.. read more
PCB Design Using the Metric System
There are many ways of specifying units for many different measurements,and over the years they have developed a life of
their own. For example,length was once measured with glorious imprecisio
.. read more
The CAD Library of the Future
The electronics industry is constantly growing and introducing new technology sometimes faster than we can keep up with. This
paper reviews one of the single most important,but sometimes overlo
.. read more
VIGOR European Project New Industrial Applications in 3-D Interconnection
The 3-D interconnection and packaging emerged from the last decade. Today,the 3-D interconnection technologies are
becoming mature and their reliability assessed. 3-D technology constitutes the
.. read more
Liquid Solders for High Temperature Solder Joints
This paper presents a new joining technology for high-temperature application of solder joints,based on the results of the
joint research project "TLSD". By the use of temporary liquid solder j
.. read more
Using High Volume Electronics Manufacturing Technology to Develop a High Volume Fuel Cell Manufacturing Process
During the last several years there has been and continues to be an enormous investment by both governments and industry in
the development and manufacture of fuel cells. The United States,Japa
.. read more
Jetting of Underfill and Encapsulants for High-Speed Dispensing in Tight Spaces
The underfill process has become common practice in the assembly of flip chip and CSP devices and the practice of area
array assembly has been adopted by many board designers and component asse
.. read more
Wafer Applied Underfill: Flip Chip Assembly and Reliability
Manufacturers of consumer electronic products are continuously striving to confer greater functionality to smaller,lighter,
and less expensive packages,and flip chip is an important enabling te
.. read more
Influence of Flux and Powder Morphology on Void Formation in Silicon Wafer Bumping
Use of solder paste as a material to bump silicon wafers for interconnection to other level of package interconnection is a
simple and cost effective process. However,the material properties of
.. read more
Flip Chip Connections Using Bumps,Wells,and Imprinting
A conceptual framework for a new type of flip chip attachment is proposed. Gold stud bumps are provided on the chips,and
wells filled with solder paste are provided on a flexible substrate serv
.. read more
Stencil Design and Performance for Flip Chip/Wafer Bumping
There has been much recent interest in printing solder paste onto UBM pads of a wafer. Usually the wafer pad is overprinted
using a stencil aperture that is larger than the wafer pad. This perm
.. read more
Lead-Free Solder Bumping Technologies
Electroplated pure tin and tin alloys such as Sn99.3Cu0.7%,Sn98%Bi2% and Sn96.5%Ag3.5% have been identified as
viable drop-in replacements to tin-lead solder. High melting point tin alloys such
.. read more
Enhanced Eutectic Solder Bump for Increased Flip Chip Reliability
Applications using flip chips in high temperature and high current designs have increased in recent years,and this trend is
expected to continue. Markets utilizing these designs include high pe
.. read more
Creep of Sn-(3.5-3.9)wt%Ag-(0.5-0.8)wt%Cu Lead-Free Solder Alloys and Their Solder Joint Reliability
A new set of constitutive equations for a class of lead-free solder alloys,Sn(3.5-3.9)wt%Ag(0.5-0.8)wt%Cu is proposed in
this investigation. These equations are applied to a 256PBGA (plastic ba
.. read more
An Assessment of the Impact of Lead-Free Assembly Processes on Base Material and PCB Reliability
Environmental regulations are forcing the elimination of lead (Pb) from electronic equipment. Solders containing lead have
been the standard in printed circuit assembly processes. Lead-free sol
.. read more
Solder Preforms: Increasing Automated Placement Efficiency
Solder preforms are precise shapes of metal,produced by the high-speed stamping or forming of solder wire or ribbon.
Preforms provide a highly repeatable volume of solder,with 100% metal conten
.. read more
Through-Hole Assembly Options for Mixed Technology Boards
Surface mount assembly has dominated its through-hole predecessor since the early 1990s. The higher density and lower
ultimate cost of SMT makes it a preferred assembly technology. However,the
.. read more
Wave Solder Process Optimization for Complex Electronic Assemblies: A Design of Experiments Approach
Numerous technical articles have dealt with machine parameters,and their effect on wave soldering of Printed Circuit Boards
in the range of 40-93 mils and the typical 6 to 8 layers. This resear
.. read more
R/flex® 3000 Advanced Circuit Materials = LCP Stability & Performance from 1GHz to 110 GHz
This paper will discuss how R/flex® 3000 LCP materials from Rogers Corporation are "pushing the envelope" for high -
frequency & flex designs by examining:
1. How the material set has now been
.. read more
Optimal PCB Test Trace Design for Improved Quality Control
A common industry practice is to confirm the characteristic impedance of critical PCB traces meet specified performance
tolerances before any components are attached. A popular technique is to
.. read more
Effects of Conductor Surface Condition on High Frequency Loss
Efforts to reduce high frequency signal losses associated with dielectric materials have driven development and
commercialization of more cost effective low loss laminate materials. These devel
.. read more
New Materials for HDI Interconnect Applications
A study was conduced to see if faster laser ablation rates,improved fracture resistance and better copper adhesion
after electroless plating could be engineered into existing Resin Coated Foils
.. read more
High Phosphorous Electroless Nickel Process for Mobile Phone PWBs
An Electroless Nickel and Immersion Gold (ENIG) plating process with a middle phosphorous content nickel layer is
currently a mainstream final finishing application for mobile phone Printed Wir
.. read more
Next Generation Organic Solderability Preservatives (OSP) for Lead-free soldering and Mixed Metal Finish PWB’s and BGA Substrates
With the electronics industry rapidly moving to lead-free soldering and requirements for long term reliability of the assembly
becoming more critical,fabricators and OEM’s must determine the mo
.. read more
Phosphorus in Electroless Nickel Layers – Curse or Blessing?
The influence of co-deposited Phosphorous (P) (from low to high P) within an electroless Nickel layer,regarding the
reliability of the solder joint integrity was investigated. The solder joint
.. read more
The Chemistry and Properties of a Newly Developed Immersion Silver Coating for PWB
To meet the emerging requirement of eliminating lead from electronics,the printed wiring board (PWB) industry is migrating
from hot-air-leveled SnPb solder to alternative final finishes. A thin
.. read more
Implementation of Immersion Silver PCB Surface Finish In Compliance With Underwriters Laboratories
At times,the electronics industry changes faster than the testing and regulatory groups serving the industry. In this case,the
electronics supply chain thoroughly evaluated the new printed circ
.. read more
Lead and Lead-free Solder Project LCIA Characterization Methods
This paper describes the life-cycle impact assessment methodology developed by the University of Tennessee to calculate
the impacts resulting from the use of lead and lead-free solders during t
.. read more
End-of-Life Management of Electronics Products Through Functional Signature Analysis
This paper presents a functional signature analysis method for the end-of-life management of products,particularly for
electrical-electronics and electromechanical applications.
Due to the fast
.. read more
Introduction to Microvia Design
Microvias are the fastest growing new technology for printed circuits. This talk will highlight the procedures,standards and
conditions that designers needs to consider to introduce microvias t
.. read more
CAD Toolsets: Today,Tomorrow and Over the Horizon
One of the most enabling product industries in the world today is Computer Automated Design (CAD). Can you imagine how
far technology would have progressed if not for the automation of computer
.. read more
PCB Design Using the Metric System
There are many ways of specifying units for many different measurements,and over the years they have developed a life of
their own. For example,length was once measured with glorious imprecisio
.. read more
The CAD Library of the Future
The electronics industry is constantly growing and introducing new technology sometimes faster than we can keep up with. This
paper reviews one of the single most important,but sometimes overlo
.. read more
VIGOR European Project New Industrial Applications in 3-D Interconnection
The 3-D interconnection and packaging emerged from the last decade. Today,the 3-D interconnection technologies are
becoming mature and their reliability assessed. 3-D technology constitutes the
.. read more
Liquid Solders for High Temperature Solder Joints
This paper presents a new joining technology for high-temperature application of solder joints,based on the results of the
joint research project "TLSD". By the use of temporary liquid solder j
.. read more
Using High Volume Electronics Manufacturing Technology to Develop a High Volume Fuel Cell Manufacturing Process
During the last several years there has been and continues to be an enormous investment by both governments and industry in
the development and manufacture of fuel cells. The United States,Japa
.. read more
Jetting of Underfill and Encapsulants for High-Speed Dispensing in Tight Spaces
The underfill process has become common practice in the assembly of flip chip and CSP devices and the practice of area
array assembly has been adopted by many board designers and component asse
.. read more
Wafer Applied Underfill: Flip Chip Assembly and Reliability
Manufacturers of consumer electronic products are continuously striving to confer greater functionality to smaller,lighter,
and less expensive packages,and flip chip is an important enabling te
.. read more
Influence of Flux and Powder Morphology on Void Formation in Silicon Wafer Bumping
Use of solder paste as a material to bump silicon wafers for interconnection to other level of package interconnection is a
simple and cost effective process. However,the material properties of
.. read more
Flip Chip Connections Using Bumps,Wells,and Imprinting
A conceptual framework for a new type of flip chip attachment is proposed. Gold stud bumps are provided on the chips,and
wells filled with solder paste are provided on a flexible substrate serv
.. read more
Stencil Design and Performance for Flip Chip/Wafer Bumping
There has been much recent interest in printing solder paste onto UBM pads of a wafer. Usually the wafer pad is overprinted
using a stencil aperture that is larger than the wafer pad. This perm
.. read more
Lead-Free Solder Bumping Technologies
Electroplated pure tin and tin alloys such as Sn99.3Cu0.7%,Sn98%Bi2% and Sn96.5%Ag3.5% have been identified as
viable drop-in replacements to tin-lead solder. High melting point tin alloys such
.. read more
Enhanced Eutectic Solder Bump for Increased Flip Chip Reliability
Applications using flip chips in high temperature and high current designs have increased in recent years,and this trend is
expected to continue. Markets utilizing these designs include high pe
.. read more
Creep of Sn-(3.5-3.9)wt%Ag-(0.5-0.8)wt%Cu Lead-Free Solder Alloys and Their Solder Joint Reliability
A new set of constitutive equations for a class of lead-free solder alloys,Sn(3.5-3.9)wt%Ag(0.5-0.8)wt%Cu is proposed in
this investigation. These equations are applied to a 256PBGA (plastic ba
.. read more
An Assessment of the Impact of Lead-Free Assembly Processes on Base Material and PCB Reliability
Environmental regulations are forcing the elimination of lead (Pb) from electronic equipment. Solders containing lead have
been the standard in printed circuit assembly processes. Lead-free sol
.. read more
Solder Preforms: Increasing Automated Placement Efficiency
Solder preforms are precise shapes of metal,produced by the high-speed stamping or forming of solder wire or ribbon.
Preforms provide a highly repeatable volume of solder,with 100% metal conten
.. read more
Through-Hole Assembly Options for Mixed Technology Boards
Surface mount assembly has dominated its through-hole predecessor since the early 1990s. The higher density and lower
ultimate cost of SMT makes it a preferred assembly technology. However,the
.. read more
Wave Solder Process Optimization for Complex Electronic Assemblies: A Design of Experiments Approach
Numerous technical articles have dealt with machine parameters,and their effect on wave soldering of Printed Circuit Boards
in the range of 40-93 mils and the typical 6 to 8 layers. This resear
.. read more
R/flex® 3000 Advanced Circuit Materials = LCP Stability & Performance from 1GHz to 110 GHz
This paper will discuss how R/flex® 3000 LCP materials from Rogers Corporation are "pushing the envelope" for high -
frequency & flex designs by examining:
1. How the material set has now been
.. read more
Optimal PCB Test Trace Design for Improved Quality Control
A common industry practice is to confirm the characteristic impedance of critical PCB traces meet specified performance
tolerances before any components are attached. A popular technique is to
.. read more
Effects of Conductor Surface Condition on High Frequency Loss
Efforts to reduce high frequency signal losses associated with dielectric materials have driven development and
commercialization of more cost effective low loss laminate materials. These devel
.. read more