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I still think they look a lot like vias but some would have to be micro vias.

 Yes, the consistent "Roundness" sure looks like via clearance etch back.

 But it is SO SIMPLE - Are there holes? :-)

Bob K.

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Trying to figure out possible mechanism for contamination

Hi gang - I had the same first impression as Dick that these were solder splatters from reflow/wave/stencil but when I looked closer, it the splatters are very very uniform in size plus the center "dot' is equally uniform. Someone had mention a filled micro via delamin-ish problem could be the root cause. Take a look at the photo again - doesn't it seem that these are too uniform for a solder splatter root cause?

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Richard Krug <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> To me it looks like solder paste spatter / fines that landed on ENIG 
> surface.  Can be caused by too steep a ramp rate during preheat stage 
> of reflow profile.  Was measured reflow profile within manufacturer's spec?
>
> Dick Krug, CSSBB, CSMTPE
> Lead Process Engineer
> Sparton Brooksville, LLC
> 30167 Power Line Road
> Brooksville, FL  34602-8299
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Foster
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:13 PM
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> Subject: [TN] Trying to figure out possible mechanism for 
> contamination
>
> We have been seeing a problem recently on several different CCA'S that 
> we are having assembled.
> The boards are ENIG with plug and plate.  The assembly shop is 
> assuring us that these gold areas are being Protected during the 
> entire assembly process with kapton tape.
> I was thinking it was flux splatter since the areas are always almost 
> perfectly circular.
> The locations are very random and range from nothing to what is in the 
> picture.
> Is there any other mechanism that might be causing this? On our next 
> run I am going to go to the shop To witness the taping. But I was 
> curious if maybe it's some other cause.
> Mr. Gregory was kind enough to post a picture.
> http://stevezeva.homestead.com/spots.jpg
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated
> Thank You
> John Foster
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