Hi David! The "TI finish" has been in the industry since 1990. Most everyone understands how it interacts with their processes and are successfully using it. Typically you need to make some minor reflow profile changes to accommodate the finish. On occasion there has been an instance or two of flux/finish incompatibility. You probably have the finish on your pwa designs and just didn't realize it. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask] David Greig <[log in to unmask] O.UK> To Sent by: TechNet [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> cc Subject 11/13/2005 10:46 [TN] IC's with NiPdAu finish AM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]> ; Please respond to David Greig <[log in to unmask] O.UK> Hi TN, Just noticed that TI are using this finish for a great many leadframe packages (QFP, TSSOP etc). Is this finish becoming widespread in the industry? Best Regards David Greig ______________________________ GigaDyne Ltd Buchan House Carnegie Campus Dunfermline KY11 8PL United Kingdom t: +44 (0)1383 624 975 www.gigadyne.co.uk <http://www.gigadyne.co.uk/> ______________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------