Steve,

I don't see a pad at all in the picture....much less a corroded pad.

I find it highly unlikely that only one pad had any kind of plating problem on the part.

If the picture is actually showing a pad without any solder wetting to it, even after removal, that raises my eyebrows more.

I would want to see the part.

Phil

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Subject: [TN] QFN Pad Corrosion?

Hi All,



I have another question about the QFN16 that I was talking about last week. I was sent a photo of the bottom of one of the devices after it had been removed from a failed board. It is here:



http://stevezeva.homestead.com/QFN16_Corrosion.jpg



It's pointing out a pad that seemed to have a lot of corrosion on it and I was told that solder would not wet to it. I was asked what might cause this?



My first thoughts are that the appearance might have been caused by the rework when it was removed, and that a un-solderable intermetallic has formed on pad  but I can't say that for sure. The part is finished with matte tin when it is supplied. When a part is tin finished, they have a barrier nickel plate beneath the tin right?



I don't have the part in front of me, I only got sent the photo. I was asked what my thoughts were, so I thought I'd ask my TechNet friends too... :o)



Thanks,



Steve Gregory


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