Hi Kevin,
You do not tell us anything about the component—dimensions, thermal mass, 
CTE, on FR-4, power dissipation, operating environment, etc. 

All of these have an impact on the manufacturability, the resulting quality, 
as well as long-term reliability.

So, you get the 'infamous' consukltants' "IT DEPENDS."

Werner Engelmaier
Future workshops:
Solder Joint Reliability: Parts 1 through 4, July 17/18, Thal, Switzerland
Pb-Free Soldering Processes—Survival, Quality, Reliability, August 18, 
Orlando
Reliability Issues with Lead-Free Soldering Processes, September 22, 
Schaumburg
Failure Mode and Root Cause Analyses Reliability (Fatigue, Brittle Fracture, 
ENIG), September 22, Schaumburg
Solder Joint Reliability: Parts 1 & 4, Oct. 9, Moscow, Russia
Solder Joint Reliability: Parts 1 & 4, Oct. 22, Tallinn, Estonia



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