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Manufacturability and Reliability Screening of Lower Melting Point Pb-Free Alloys Containing Bi

This paper is the first of two papers discussing the Celestica/Honeywell Lower Melt Alloy program. The program explores the manufacturability and reliability for Pb-freethree Bi-containing allo .. read more

Simulation of Embedded Components in PCB Environment and Verification of Board Reliability

Embedded components technology has launched its implementation in volume products demanding for highest miniaturization level. Small modules with embedded dies and passive components on the top .. read more

Inclusion Voiding in Gull Wing Solder Joints

Solder voiding in ball grid array (BGA) solder joints has been well characterized and documented in IPC-A-610 and IPC- 7095 which define industry recommended BGA solder workmanship criteria and .. read more

The Relationship between Backward Compatible Assembly and Microstructure on the Thermal Fatigue Reliability of an Extremely Large Ball Grid Array

Accelerated temperature cycling was used to evaluate the thermal fatigue reliability for the case of backward compatible assembly (mixed alloy,Pb-free BGA/SnPb paste) of a 3162 pin count,extrem .. read more

Low Silver Solder Alloys with Good Drop Shock and Thermal Cycle Reliability

SAC105 was shown to have better drop shock reliability than SAC305 however SAC105 thermal cycle performance was not necessarily as good at SAC305. Small quantities (0.1% or so) of some elements .. 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

Reliability Testing of PWB Plated through Holes in Air-to-Air Thermal Cycling and Interconnect Stress Testing after Pb-free Reflow Preconditioning

The High Density Packaging Users Group Consortium investigated plated through hole reliability of printed wiring board test vehicles constructed with 20 different Pb-free capable printed wiring .. read more

A Standard Multilayer Printed Wiring Board for Material Reliability Evaluations

This paper details the Alcatel-Lucent Pb-free Material Reliability Test board (MRT) used in two different High Density Packaging User Group tests covering 56 different constructions and in nume .. read more

Pb-free Solder Joint Reliability in a Mildly Accelerated Test Condition

Two different temperature cycling profiles were used to compare the thermal fatigue reliability of Pb free and SnPb solder joints in 16 different,high strain surface mount (SMT) packages. In so .. read more

Low-Silver BGA Assembly Phase II – Reliability Assessment Seventh Report: Mixed Metallurgy Solder Joint 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 and often with “micro alloying” additions. There are .. 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

Comparison of Thermal Fatigue Performance of SAC105 (Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu),Sn- 3.5Ag,and SAC305 (Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu) BGA Components with SAC305 Solder Paste

Many BGA and CSP component suppliers have begun shipment of components with a variety of “second generation” Pb-free solder ball alloys. Much of the motivation for the alloy changes has been to .. read more

FEA Study of Solder Hole Fill Impact on the Reliability of PTH Solder Joints

This paper is focused on the impact of solder hole fill on the reliability of the plated-through-hole (PTH) solder joints with different board thicknesses. Finite element analysis (FEA) is empl .. read more

Application Research of Snap Curing CSP Underfill

CSP underfill commonly acts to protect solder bumps of fine pitch CSP and enhances the reliability. This paper presents four snap curing underfills (=2min@150?or=5min@120?),tested on SnPb assem .. read more

Effect of Design Variables on the Reliability of Lead Free Area Array Connectors

As the use of area array connectors has become more widespread in electronic assemblies,the need to evaluate their reliability has increased. There is,however,limited information on how best to .. read more

A Study of Alternative Lead Free Wave Alloys: From Process Yield to Reliability

Recent industry trends have focused around alternatives for the commonly used SAC305 or SAC405 alloys for wave soldering and solder fountain rework processes. Industry consortia are currently f .. read more

Industrial Backward Solution for Lead-Free Exempted AHP* Electronic Products

Since the European 2002/95/EC RoHS directive enforcement on 1st July 2006,a dominating part of the electronic industry suppressed the use of Pb in electronic equipment. As one of the consequenc .. read more

Solder Joint Reliability of Pb-free Sn-Ag-Cu Ball Grid Array (BGA) Components in Sn-Pb Assembly Process

For companies that choose to take the Pb-free exemption under the European Union’s RoHS Directive and continue to manufacture tin-lead (Sn-Pb) electronic products,there is a growing concern abo .. read more

The New Lead Free Assembly Rework Solution Using Low Melting Alloys

This paper describes a new lead-free SMT rework process which avoids component overheating,reduces board warpage and cratering,and prevents adjacent components from thermal damage. In the repla .. read more

Effect of Voiding on Solder Joint Shock and Thermal Cycle Reliability

Solder joint void has been considered a typical phenomenon in electronics assembly. Voids are caused by entrapped gases produced during flux volatilization during SMT,air entrapment in plated t .. read more

Board Level Manufacturability and Reliability Assessment of 0.5 mm Wafer Level CSP with Over-Sized Balls

The endless quest for increased performance in less space has recently manifested itself in 0.5mm pitch Chip Scale Packages (CSP). The footprints of these packages are only about half the size .. read more

An Efficient Test Model to Study the Board Level Reliability For High I/O Flip Chip BGA Packages

With the increasing demands of complex functions in a single chipset or microprocessor,the development of large size high I/O Flip Chip BGA (FCBGA) package becomes very important in recent year .. read more

Board Level Interconnect Reliability Assessment of High I/O BGA Packages

To meet the complex design requirements of the electronics industry,there is an increased need for large size high I/O BGA packages. The size of these large BGA packages (up to 50 mm2 and 1157+ .. read more

Manufacturability and Reliability Screening of Lower Melting Point Pb-Free Alloys Containing Bi

This paper is the first of two papers discussing the Celestica/Honeywell Lower Melt Alloy program. The program explores the manufacturability and reliability for Pb-freethree Bi-containing allo .. read more

Simulation of Embedded Components in PCB Environment and Verification of Board Reliability

Embedded components technology has launched its implementation in volume products demanding for highest miniaturization level. Small modules with embedded dies and passive components on the top .. read more

Inclusion Voiding in Gull Wing Solder Joints

Solder voiding in ball grid array (BGA) solder joints has been well characterized and documented in IPC-A-610 and IPC- 7095 which define industry recommended BGA solder workmanship criteria and .. read more

The Relationship between Backward Compatible Assembly and Microstructure on the Thermal Fatigue Reliability of an Extremely Large Ball Grid Array

Accelerated temperature cycling was used to evaluate the thermal fatigue reliability for the case of backward compatible assembly (mixed alloy,Pb-free BGA/SnPb paste) of a 3162 pin count,extrem .. read more

Low Silver Solder Alloys with Good Drop Shock and Thermal Cycle Reliability

SAC105 was shown to have better drop shock reliability than SAC305 however SAC105 thermal cycle performance was not necessarily as good at SAC305. Small quantities (0.1% or so) of some elements .. 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

Reliability Testing of PWB Plated through Holes in Air-to-Air Thermal Cycling and Interconnect Stress Testing after Pb-free Reflow Preconditioning

The High Density Packaging Users Group Consortium investigated plated through hole reliability of printed wiring board test vehicles constructed with 20 different Pb-free capable printed wiring .. read more

A Standard Multilayer Printed Wiring Board for Material Reliability Evaluations

This paper details the Alcatel-Lucent Pb-free Material Reliability Test board (MRT) used in two different High Density Packaging User Group tests covering 56 different constructions and in nume .. read more

Pb-free Solder Joint Reliability in a Mildly Accelerated Test Condition

Two different temperature cycling profiles were used to compare the thermal fatigue reliability of Pb free and SnPb solder joints in 16 different,high strain surface mount (SMT) packages. In so .. read more

Low-Silver BGA Assembly Phase II – Reliability Assessment Seventh Report: Mixed Metallurgy Solder Joint 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 and often with “micro alloying” additions. There are .. 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

Comparison of Thermal Fatigue Performance of SAC105 (Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu),Sn- 3.5Ag,and SAC305 (Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu) BGA Components with SAC305 Solder Paste

Many BGA and CSP component suppliers have begun shipment of components with a variety of “second generation” Pb-free solder ball alloys. Much of the motivation for the alloy changes has been to .. read more

FEA Study of Solder Hole Fill Impact on the Reliability of PTH Solder Joints

This paper is focused on the impact of solder hole fill on the reliability of the plated-through-hole (PTH) solder joints with different board thicknesses. Finite element analysis (FEA) is empl .. read more

Application Research of Snap Curing CSP Underfill

CSP underfill commonly acts to protect solder bumps of fine pitch CSP and enhances the reliability. This paper presents four snap curing underfills (=2min@150?or=5min@120?),tested on SnPb assem .. read more

Effect of Design Variables on the Reliability of Lead Free Area Array Connectors

As the use of area array connectors has become more widespread in electronic assemblies,the need to evaluate their reliability has increased. There is,however,limited information on how best to .. read more

A Study of Alternative Lead Free Wave Alloys: From Process Yield to Reliability

Recent industry trends have focused around alternatives for the commonly used SAC305 or SAC405 alloys for wave soldering and solder fountain rework processes. Industry consortia are currently f .. read more

Industrial Backward Solution for Lead-Free Exempted AHP* Electronic Products

Since the European 2002/95/EC RoHS directive enforcement on 1st July 2006,a dominating part of the electronic industry suppressed the use of Pb in electronic equipment. As one of the consequenc .. read more

Solder Joint Reliability of Pb-free Sn-Ag-Cu Ball Grid Array (BGA) Components in Sn-Pb Assembly Process

For companies that choose to take the Pb-free exemption under the European Union’s RoHS Directive and continue to manufacture tin-lead (Sn-Pb) electronic products,there is a growing concern abo .. read more

The New Lead Free Assembly Rework Solution Using Low Melting Alloys

This paper describes a new lead-free SMT rework process which avoids component overheating,reduces board warpage and cratering,and prevents adjacent components from thermal damage. In the repla .. read more

Effect of Voiding on Solder Joint Shock and Thermal Cycle Reliability

Solder joint void has been considered a typical phenomenon in electronics assembly. Voids are caused by entrapped gases produced during flux volatilization during SMT,air entrapment in plated t .. read more

Board Level Manufacturability and Reliability Assessment of 0.5 mm Wafer Level CSP with Over-Sized Balls

The endless quest for increased performance in less space has recently manifested itself in 0.5mm pitch Chip Scale Packages (CSP). The footprints of these packages are only about half the size .. read more

An Efficient Test Model to Study the Board Level Reliability For High I/O Flip Chip BGA Packages

With the increasing demands of complex functions in a single chipset or microprocessor,the development of large size high I/O Flip Chip BGA (FCBGA) package becomes very important in recent year .. read more

Board Level Interconnect Reliability Assessment of High I/O BGA Packages

To meet the complex design requirements of the electronics industry,there is an increased need for large size high I/O BGA packages. The size of these large BGA packages (up to 50 mm2 and 1157+ .. read more