Not necessarily the supplier, at least not directly.
That type of solder beading, for lack of a better term, shows up like that during tinning/plating processes. The reason for it is due to residues from the encapsulation or molding on the lead near the body that prevent solder wetting. Those may be droplets of non-wetted solder from tinning, not necessarily solder squeeze-out from under the molded package. If it was solder from under the molded package, why did it not wet out onto the lead?
But no matter the source of the solder, it showed up as an issue due to poor solderability in the area where the lead enters the package body.
Also consider the leads may have been stamped from a sheet of metal that had been pre-coated with solder, in which case the squeeze-out could occur during reflow soldering later.
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:48 AM
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I've seen this before as well on similar diode packages. I don't think we were ever able to discover the actual root cause, though the supplier would almost certainly be the culprit.
Leland
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:20 PM
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Subject: [TN] NTC - Experimenting with new microscope camera
All,
I recently purchased a microscope camera and have been trying it out on various items.
Have placed two photos on the IPC website which I believe illustrate a tin [or solder plated] lead on which the plating has reflowed and squirted out from beneath the mold compound.
Have seen similar manifestations with improperly processed solder & glob-topped assemblies.
http://ipc-technet.groupsite.com/gallery/22093 filed alphabetically under folder name - Tin Plated Leads
Anyone else have other ideas?
Please keep in mind that this an old modem board of unknown chronological vintage that I had in my 'scrap bin'. It just happened to be the subject of my scrutiny.
I see no evidence of solder balls, etc on the board.
Steve
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