I've noticed that there is no spec for a different land pattern for
bottom side, wave soldered soic's in my IPC-SM-782A spec. Is my spec
out of date, or have requirements changed such that I can use the top
side, IR reflow geometry for a wave solder operation? What about the
theiving pads etc. etc. that we've installed in the past? Are they
still necessary?
If information is missing in my spec, what equation should I use to
generate a geometry that is not covered specifically by the '782A spec?
Thanks in advance.
Ken Barrett