Bill,
Would the plugged via be conducive to ICT if the Test Pads were
vias? Would it lead to false opens?
Regards,
Suzanne
Suzanne Anderson CID+
Kollsman, Inc.
220 Daniel Webster Hwy.
Merrimack, NH 03054
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Brooks,Bill
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:55 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] One sided issue
Let me see if I understand the implied issue...
If they are tenting the vias on one side I would suggest recommending
another more reliable option to your customer.
We plug the vias with soldermask here rather than 'tent' them for a
couple
of reasons... one, a single sided or broken tent is a moisture or
chemical
trap and can compromise or damage the board or assembly during assembly
processing or even in storage.
Two, from my own experience, we had a batch of tented boards make it
into
assembly with compromised tents, (ones that did not completely cover the
holes on either side) and when we ran the boards through re-flow
soldering
we observed in inspection a large number of the vias expelling solder
balls
and contaminants from the holes as the heated gasses and moisture inside
them expanded rapidly... (Kind of like little volcanoes)...
We avoid the single sided tents for that exact reason...
Plugging the holes completely is much more reliable and we have not had
any
problems since.
Does that help at all?
Best regards,
Bill Brooks
PCB Design Engineer, C.I.D.+
Tel: (760)597-1500 Fax: (760)597-1510
Datron World Communications, Inc.
Vista, California
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From: Brad Saunders [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [DC] One sided issue
Hello Folks,
What are the reliability thoughts on a PCB configuration as follows: 013
PTH
via ENIG finish (prior to soldermask) with one side without mask and the
other a dryfilm soldermask. The board is approx .080 thick.
Thanks, Brad
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