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Stephen R Gregory <[log in to unmask]>
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                                Hi Inge!

                                Got your pictures up finally. It's funny that you mention a FeinFocus x-ray,
                                we just got our Tiger 160 installed today, and that's what I've been doing
                                most of the day...learning how to use it. New toys!!! WOO-HOO!!

                                Go to: http://www.stevezeva.homestead.com and look for; "Fresh Ball, and
                                Corroded Ball - Corroded Ball 3". 

                                Kind regards,

                                -Steve Gregory-
                                Senior Process Engineer
                                LaBarge Incorporated
                                Tulsa, Oklahoma
                                (918) 459-2285
                                (918) 459-2350 FAX





        Ingemar Hernefjord <[log in to unmask]>
                        Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
                        10/18/2005 09:45 AM
                        Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to Ingemar Hernefjord <[log in to unmask]>
                                	
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        Subject:        [TN] SV: [TN] Voids in BGAs, again	


                                That is probably what we experienced some years ago. FineFocus X-raying
                                showed what seemed to be voids, but analysis gave that some positions
                                under the BGAs had a 'white residue' around the balls...and..those balls
                                were severely corroded. We tried to analyse the white residues, but did
                                not succeed very well. Concoat told us, that they have registered as
                                many as 16 chemical compunds called white residues. GEC have found 20.
                                The most viable explanation was adipid acid from flux inclusions. Water
                                dropltes from the cleaning process stuck to the white residue, and lead
                                was solved from the balls. After adjustments of the paste printing and
                                use of Magic D7L, we could reuse the boards and have them accepted.
                                Analysis of the balls on new packages and failed ones showed that there
                                is a zone which is especially sensitive to corrosion, but that's a long
                                story with many involved.

                                I'll ask Steve to put up some dirty pictures, that show a fresh ball and
                                corroded ones.

                                Ingemar Hernefjord
                                Ericsson Microwave Systems

                                -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
                                Från: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] För Dehoyos, Ramon
                                Skickat: den 18 oktober 2005 15:30
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                                Ämne: Re: [TN] Voids in BGAs, again

                                        Flux contains acids that when fully activated turn into inert
                                chemicals.  It is the acids that when  not fully activated that corrode,
                                so acids will corrode metals whether they are trapped or not.  Salts
                                with moisture and voltage  make dendrites. They do need free areas to
                                grow. In other words salts and resins or rosins will not cause any
                                trouble when they are trapped. For the most part with a good reflow
                                profile that activates all the acids of the flux will cause no harm if
                                trapped in a solder joint. My two non chemistry cents
                                        Ramon

                                -----Original Message-----
                                From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stadem, Richard
                                Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:02 AM
                                To: [log in to unmask]
                                Subject: Re: [TN] Voids in BGAs, again

                                Technet,
                                Just wanted to say, yes, very few failures have occurred due to voiding,
                                and the situations I pointed out were extreme situations. But the
                                interposer attachment failures I described have also happened to others
                                in not very severe conditions. There is something about interposer
                                attached parts and voids that do not mix well.

                                Ioan, I may be mistaken, but I was told that flux entrapped inside of
                                voids is nothing to worry about because corrosion cannot occur due to a
                                lack of oxygen. The voids are sealed. Any chemical or metallurgical
                                engineers out there care to respond to this? I would like to know if
                                that is true. 

                                -----Original Message-----
                                From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tempea, Ioan
                                Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:32 AM
                                To: [log in to unmask]
                                Subject: Re: [TN] Voids in BGAs, again

                                Concur with Richard,

                                good document, professional and academic. But if I am not mistakening,
                                it does not mention real failures from voiding.

                                BTW, your experience is very well appreciated, extreme conditions, bad
                                voids. I am wondering if regular testing, like HALT and the others
                                caused joints to fail due to voiding.

                                What about failures due to chemistries, WS flux entrapped into voids
                                that corrode their way out?

                                Best regards,
                                Ioan

                                > -----Original Message-----
                                > From: TechNet [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stadem, Richard
                                > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:14 AM
                                > To:   [log in to unmask]
                                > Subject:      Re: [TN] Voids in BGAs, again
                                > 
                                > Thank you Steve! 
                                > This is an excellent and informational document. Thank you for posting

                                > it.
                                > 
                                > 

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