I will hazard the guess or give at least one rational why they are
asking for this, as I have asked for similar rules in the past.

When you have a pad that is edge defined and not soldermask defined,
having a 50 mil trace come in on one side will create a bigger pad in
effect.  This will affect the skew that occurs when the part floats on
the molten paste during reflow.  We ask for the smaller "spokes" so that
the swimming effect is minimized and the part stays put in the center of
the pad.

The smaller the component and pad, the more that this affects the
alignment of the component.

Think of it as a parking lot and your Manufacturing Engineer is trying
to keep all the cars parked parallel.

Hope this helps....

Phil

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cote, Clint (GE
Intelligent Platforms, US)
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:58 AM
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Subject: [TN] Trace Widths Entering SMT

Our Manufacturing Engineer requires us to have a maximum 0.020" trace
entering an SMT pad.  This is regardless of the size of the pad. He will
allow multiple 0.020" traces to the same pad. For instance he will allow
3 0.020" traces into a pad but reject one 0.050" trace. Does this make
any sense?

Thanks,
Clint Cote

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