Hey
Everybody-
We are using 96.5/3.5 tin/silver solder paste on our top side and I have been
noticing that on some QFPs the paste forms a heel fillet, a negligible toe
fillet, and does not wick over the top of the lead "foot". I am checking
to see of the components have a palladium finish (I am pretty sure they
do). If it turns out they do, is there an issue with tin/silver paste and
palladium coated leads? We are peaking at 230-235 C (ten zone convection
Conceptronics) so the boards are getting plenty hot. Why does the paste
seem to bulge up at the toe fillet, but not wick onto the lead
surface?
-Ryan Jennens
TelGen Corporation