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Hi Paul - It would be nice if  we, as an industry, would be more 
descriptive in our root cause terms. When you run into the situation that 
Chris asked for everyone's input, there are three possible root causes to 
be investigated if the ENIG surface finish is suspect; (1) poor 
solderability due to incorrect plating processes; (2) brittle nickel 
interface failure due to assembly application and/or improper handling; 
(3) black pad due to incorrect plating processes. The big issue is that 
all three of these possible root causes are very similar to each other and 
require a detailed investigation to reveal which may be in play.  I do not 
assign a root cause when chasing an ENIG solder joint failure until all of 
the situation data can be examined. As you detailed, sometimes a 
re-tinning operation can assist in determining which of the 3 root causes 
is in play.

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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I think this "black pad" label although, it is very visually descriptive 
of the defect, does not carry with it a singularly inclusive root cause... 


I have seen "black pad" caused by what appeared to be Ni metallization 
issues and by Ni oxidation/organic contamination...

The Ni metallization issues were not re-workable without removing the Ni 
and the oxidation/contamination issue was solved by re-tinning...

Any ideas as to what to call this problem so it reflects the root cause?

Paul

Paul Edwards
Surface Art Engineering


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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phil Bavaro
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Mech. damage or poor wetting?

Thus.....etc

I would want to inspect the rest of the board for more evidence of the
black pad, such as the smaller chip caps....for it to only occur at the
perimeter of the bga seems unlikely.  On a chip cap pad which has had
solderpaste melt and interact with the nickel underneath, the dewetting
should be apparent. 

Dye and Pry can be misleading as to the cause of the dye penetration,
especially when there are numerous possible mechanical questions.

Phil



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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stadem, Richard D.
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:40 AM
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It sure looks like Black Pad to me.

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Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 2:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Mech. damage or poor wetting?

Was this BGA reworked/repaired.   Is it in close proximity to another
BGA that was RW?  Did the card/board see two consecutive thermal
excursions?


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Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 1:55 PM
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Never mind.  I just read the original post.  I'm betting the whole
shebang is due to poor wetting--that's why the correlation to the fanout
escape.

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Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 2:52 PM
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What's going on with the picture of the cross section?  The ball isn't
wetting down the side of the plated pad.

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Mahanna
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 2:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Mech. damage or poor wetting?

Here are a few pictures
http://ipc-technet.groupsite.com/gallery/16011

this job is a mixed bag.  Currently we suspect soldering, cratering, ICT
and t-cycling damage

Chris

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Hi Chris - do you have any pictures you can share?

Dave Hillman
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[TN] Mech. damage or poor wetting?







We have a BGA dye-n-pry job that shows board side sj damage with a
strong correlation to fan-out clocking.
We also have some microsection evidence of poor wetting.
All damage/dye is on perimeters.

Is this an indication of heat sinking and subpar wetting, or can it be
completely mechanical?  Both?

Thanks

Chris

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