Just share some idea:

1. The thickness of Nickel and Gold thickness;
2. Prolonged exposure of the PCB in the reflow/wave consumes the flux on the
surface and starts to attack the Nickel. As Nickel erosion continues and the
intermetallic is consumed, the bond quality is compromised.


2009/9/23 peter gong <[log in to unmask]>

> Johnson,
> In my view, there are no "PCB black pad issue" from your picture, but I
> really don't know what is the real problem in your production line. The info
> you provided is so not clear!
>
> Best Regards
>
> 
> *Peter Gong*
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> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Johnson Hu <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>>
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>> Could somebody advise the root cause for PCB black pad and the potential
>> risk of Products with black pad.
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>