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Understanding Electroless Nickel Thickness in ENIG and ENEPIG

IPC-4552 and IPC-4556 are industry performance specifications for ENIG (Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold) and ENEPIG (Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/Immersion Gold) as used for th .. read more

ENEPIG -How the Process Characteristics Influence the Layer Performance

Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/Immersion Gold (ENEPIG) is a well-accepted and established finish for high performance applications. The properties of the coating are determined mai .. read more

Challenges on ENEPIG Finished PCBs: Gold Ball Bonding and Pad Metal Lift

As a surface finish for PCBs,Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/Immersion Gold (ENEPIG) was selected over Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold (ENIG) for CMOS image sensor applications with .. read more

Study of Various PCBA Surface Finishes

In this study various printed circuit board surface finishes were evaluated,including: organic solderability preservative (OSP),plasma finish (PF),immersion silver (IAg),electroless nickel / im .. 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

Corrosion Resistance of Different PCB Surface Finishes in Harsh Environments

Corrosion resistance is becoming one of the most important topics in the electronics industry. Corrosion results in field failures and huge losses,which annually total several billion U.S. doll .. read more

Wire Bonding and Soldering on Enepig and Enep Surface Finishes with Pure Pd- Layers

As a surface finish,electroless nickel / electroless palladium / immersion gold (ENEPIG) has received increased attention for both packaging/IC-substrate and PWB applications. With a lower gold .. read more

Influence of Pd Thickness on Micro Void Formation of Solder Joints in ENEPIG Surface Finish

We investigated the micro-void formation of solder joints after reliability tests such as preconditioning (precon) and thermal cycle (TC) by varying the thickness of Palladium (Pd) in Electrole .. read more

Why Electroless Palladium: Study on Impact of Electroless Palladium on Electroless Nickel Deposits

Electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) has captured the major share of the lead free final finish market globally even though it’s not the least expensive. ENIG not only provides a robust met .. read more

IMC Growth Study on Ni-P/Pd/Au Film and Ni-P/Au Film Using Sn/Ag/Cu Lead Free Solder

The surface finishes Ni-P/Pd/Au (hereafter referred to ENEPIG) and Ni-P/Au (hereafter referred to ENIG) were prepared on ball grid array (BGA) circuit boards by electroless/immersion plating me .. read more

Understanding Electroless Nickel Thickness in ENIG and ENEPIG

IPC-4552 and IPC-4556 are industry performance specifications for ENIG (Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold) and ENEPIG (Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/Immersion Gold) as used for th .. read more

ENEPIG -How the Process Characteristics Influence the Layer Performance

Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/Immersion Gold (ENEPIG) is a well-accepted and established finish for high performance applications. The properties of the coating are determined mai .. read more

Challenges on ENEPIG Finished PCBs: Gold Ball Bonding and Pad Metal Lift

As a surface finish for PCBs,Electroless Nickel/Electroless Palladium/Immersion Gold (ENEPIG) was selected over Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold (ENIG) for CMOS image sensor applications with .. read more

Study of Various PCBA Surface Finishes

In this study various printed circuit board surface finishes were evaluated,including: organic solderability preservative (OSP),plasma finish (PF),immersion silver (IAg),electroless nickel / im .. 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

Corrosion Resistance of Different PCB Surface Finishes in Harsh Environments

Corrosion resistance is becoming one of the most important topics in the electronics industry. Corrosion results in field failures and huge losses,which annually total several billion U.S. doll .. read more

Wire Bonding and Soldering on Enepig and Enep Surface Finishes with Pure Pd- Layers

As a surface finish,electroless nickel / electroless palladium / immersion gold (ENEPIG) has received increased attention for both packaging/IC-substrate and PWB applications. With a lower gold .. read more

Influence of Pd Thickness on Micro Void Formation of Solder Joints in ENEPIG Surface Finish

We investigated the micro-void formation of solder joints after reliability tests such as preconditioning (precon) and thermal cycle (TC) by varying the thickness of Palladium (Pd) in Electrole .. read more

Why Electroless Palladium: Study on Impact of Electroless Palladium on Electroless Nickel Deposits

Electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) has captured the major share of the lead free final finish market globally even though it’s not the least expensive. ENIG not only provides a robust met .. read more

IMC Growth Study on Ni-P/Pd/Au Film and Ni-P/Au Film Using Sn/Ag/Cu Lead Free Solder

The surface finishes Ni-P/Pd/Au (hereafter referred to ENEPIG) and Ni-P/Au (hereafter referred to ENIG) were prepared on ball grid array (BGA) circuit boards by electroless/immersion plating me .. read more