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Next Generation High Density Build-Up PKG Substrate
In recent years,along with the further progress of network systems,mobile communication systems and high performance
servers printed wiring boards (PWBs),which are key components in these produ
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Qualification of ALIVH-G Boards for Handset Assembly
The trends of increased functionality and reduced size of portable wireless products,such as handsets; PDAs are demanding
increased routing densities for printed circuit boards. The handheld wi
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Use of Novel Adhesive-lined CCL Material in Single-pressed Multi-layer Circuit Boards with Inner Via-Holes in all Layers
This newly developed material and process enable the manufacturing,using a single pressing process,of multi-layer circuit
boards with inner via-holes in every layer. Because this material utili
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New Improved Polyimides for Increased Reliability
A Design of Experiment (DOE) was conducted to determine the best filler,or combination of fillers that would offer the best
reduction of CTE expansion from 50oC to 260o C without compromising e
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All Polyimide Thin Multi-Layer Substrate
As a promising candidate for future substrate with high pin-count and low transmission loss at high frequency,we have
developed an all polyimide multi-layered board laminated by single batch pr
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Novel Polyimide Build-up Material for Fine-line Fabrication
We have developed a new thermosetting polyimide build-up material for high performance build-up PWBs,which can mount
high speed CPUs with high I/O numbers. These PWBs meet the following require
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Design of Experiment in Micro-Via Thermal Fatigue Test
The objectives of the present study are to design,fabricate,and test various configurations of micro-vias over military
thermal environment,and then evaluate the impacts of micro-via design/man
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Qualification of Stacked Microvia Boards for Handset Assembly
The trends of increased functionality and reduced size of portable wireless products,such as handsets and PDAs,are
demanding increased routing densities for printed circuit boards. The handheld
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Evaluation of Underfill Material on Board Level Reliability Improvement of Wafer Level CSP Component
In recent years,Wafer Level Chip Scale Packages (WLCSP) are used not only in the hand held devices but also in high-end
networking and telecommunication products. Due to their small footprint a
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The Effect of Thermal Loaded Bend Test on the Solder Joint Reliability
With the function of today’s electronic devices become more and more complicate,the high I/O flip chip ball grid array
package (FCBGA) is used more popularly in recent years. The FCBGA package
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Investigation of the Manufacturing Challenges of 2577 I/O Flip Chip Ball Grid Arrays
Higher I/O Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) are high speed,high pin count,and high performance array packages. These BGAs are
also more complex in structure than “standard” BGAs and are generally target
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Adhesive Deposit Performance Characterization using Standard X-ray Analysis Tools
Quantifying SMT adhesive dispensing performance has typically been attribute analysis via a microscope. Individual
adhesive deposits were inspected for strings or tails,extra dots,missing dots
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When are Conductive Adhesives an Alternative to Solder?
Conductive adhesives (CAs) have been an important problem-solving class of assembly materials for decades,but primarily
as die attaches products,ever since they replaced metallurgical systems.
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Comparative Evaluation of AOI Systems
The electronic industry trend of smaller component packages and tighter spacing has put greater demands on manufacturing
for process control and product verification. Defects must be caught ear
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Solder Paste Printing Inspection – An Inside Look
Industry cost control pressures and technology drivers demand more powerful 3D AOI machines for control of solder paste
printing. Here is an inside look at the factors potential purchasers of t
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Dynamic Testing and Modeling for Solder Joint Reliability Evaluation
The behavior of BGA solder joints under dynamic loads has become more significant in recent years. This work explored test
methodologies for solder joint failure evaluation under dynamic loads.
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Comparing Digital and Analogue X-ray Inspection for BGA,Flip Chip and CSP Analysis
Non-destructive testing during the manufacture of printed wiring boards (PWBs) has become ever more important for
checking product quality without compromising productivity. Using x-ray inspect
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Thermal Mechanical Analysis T-260 Printed Wiring Board Testing
Evaluation of printed wiring boards (PWBs) for thermal reliability during assembly and rework operations by Thermal
Mechanical Analyzer (TMA) “T-260” testing has been an accepted practice for m
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Issues and Challenges of Testing Modern Low Voltage Devices with Conventional In-Circuit Testers
The popularity of low voltage technologies has grown significantly over the last decade as semiconductor device
manufacturers have moved to satisfy market demands for more powerful products,sma
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Lead Free First Article Inspection: The Key to Success
Process,Process,Process – these words must ring loudly in our ears,and must be at the forefront of lead free
implementation. The smaller process windows dictated by lead free alloys are going t
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Deposition of Gold and Silver Surface Finishes Using Organic-Based Solutions
A novel electrochemical plating process for depositing gold and silver surface finishes using environmentally benign,
organic-based solutions as the plating bath is being investigated. The plat
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Neutral Type Auto-Catalytic Electroless Gold Plating Process
In order to understand the reaction mechanism of an auto-catalytic type gold plating bath,it is necessary to recognize the
following reactions --- oxidation of reducing agent,gold deposition an
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Study of SMT Assembly Processes for Fine Pitch CSP Packages
The SMT (surface mount technology) assembly process for 0.4 mm pitch CSP (chip scale package) components was studied
in this work. For the screen printing process,the printing performance of di
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PCB Materials Behaviours towards Humidity and Impact of the Design,Finishes,Baking and Assembly Processes on Assembly Quality and Solder Joint Reliability
As Electrostatic discharge,humidity can have a bad impact on assembly quality. It requires environmental conditions and
process controls but also risks knowledge. To overcome humidity issue,par
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A Fast,Precise and Reproducible QC-Rheometry Routine for Solder Paste
SPC data has shown that the solder paste printing process is the primary source of soldering defects in SMT assembly.
Consequently,verification of the specified printing properties of solder pa
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