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Date: | Mon, 8 Jan 1996 00:46:18 -0800 |
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Concerning I.R. reflowed plated Tin/Lead on single and double sided
PCB's.
What can cause poor adhesion of the reflowed Tin/Lead to the plated
copper pad?
Our plating process is : acid copper/h2o rinse /fluorboric
dip/fluorboric Tin/lead plating/ etch/ I.R. reflow.
The "problem" is only seen on one or two panels in a particular lot,
and comes and goes, sometimes with months in between occurances!
Sometimes its detected by a random tape test at pre-mask
inspection...sometimes, "unfortunatly" it's found after the customer
has assembled the PCB. The solder joints appear to flow very well, but
will seperate from the copper if pressure is applied the component
lead.
No copper is attached to the solder joint that has lifted.
The copper pad below is usually somewhat oxidized.
We have explored many possible causes, including excessive hold time
between steps, etc.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this, if anyone has some ideas...?
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