6 MILLION YEARS OLD... 

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Franklin D Asbell
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 4:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Strange Soldermask Defect...

Wow, since when did paleontology intertwine with board assembly...that
looks like something from an old science textbook...

Franklin


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From: "Steve Gregory" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: [TN] Strange Soldermask Defect...


> Hi All!
>
> Well, I've run across some strange problems in my time, but this one 
> is a new one to me.
>
> I was on the production floor just after lunch, close by one of our 
> final inspectors looking at something under her microscope, when I 
> hear her say; "What the heck is this?" then I hear this big;
"EWWWWWW!" from her...
>
> "Steve! Steve! You gotta' look at this!" she says to me. I pull up a 
> chair and peer into the microscope, and I have to say, I've never, 
> ever seen this before.
>
> Take a look at:
>
> http://www.stevezeva.homestead.com/files/StrangeMaskDefect.jpg
>
> and
>
> http://www.stevezeva.homestead.com/files/StrangeMaskDefectCloseUp.jpg
>
> What should I do? Should I send this to a lab or something? I don't 
> know what to tell my inspectors, much less explain this to our 
> customer...this really tops my list as one of the strangest defects I
have ever seen.
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>
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