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I am curious, why are the ceramic BGA solder balls not eutectic and made
with the 90/10 Pb/Sn solder?




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Subject:  Re: [TN] X-ray for open joints on BGA's ?




Hi Daan,

Two comments come to mind:
1) Remember that not all BGA solder balls are eutectic (and therefore
collapse during reflow).  CBGA devices typically use 90/10 Pb/Sn solder
which don't melt during reflow.  Opens are much more common with these.

2) I've had some experiences with some large PBGA devices having opens
around the periphery during rework, but generally with packages which
showed a marked tendency to "potato chip".  This was much more noticeable
when solder paste wasn't used (some folks just use a tacky flux).

Personally, I never found much use for X-ray on BGA devices in a production
mode.  Develop the process (which may or may not entail the use of X-ray)
and control the critical parameters, and you'll find the instances of BGA
solder joint defects is extremely low.

Best regards,
Greg Bartlett
Teledyne Electronic Technologies
Hudson, NH
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Hello Technet,

I remember a discussion  a couple of weeks ago about X-ray inspection. It
was stated that the nr.1 defect that one wishes to see with a X-ray machine
is open joints, but unluckily this type of defect  can only be seen with
the most expensive X-ray machines on the market.
I was thinking : if the BGA (the balls) collapses during soldering and  is
soldered perfectly parallel to the board surface, all the balls must have
reflowed !  If only one of the balls didn't melt,  the component can not be
soldered  parallel to the  board surface !
Since the chance that  a collapsed ball  forms a joint with the pad is
almost 100 % ,  it can be concluded that X-ray inspection for "opens" does
not make much sense.  Just looking at the parallellity should tell you
enough !!

What do you think, is this a reasonable thought or am I overlooking some
things ??

Regards,


Daan Terstegge
Signaal Communications
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