Hot Solder Dip and Minimizing Thermal Gradients

Flexline machine for robotic hot solder dip

The semiconductor industry’s move to pure-tin finishes is creating a dilemma for the high-reliability community. Most military and aerospace companies forbid the use of pure-tin because of the risk of tin whiskers. To resolve this dilemma, hot solder dip is being implemented to convert components to alternative finishes. Read the PDF.

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Actel CCGA Board Level Testing Report

CCGA, closeup

Traditional Ceramic Quad Flat Pack (CQFP) or Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA) packages are no longer suitable for today’s high I/O count FPGA devices. Higher pin-count packages such as Ceramic Column Grid Array (CCGA) become necessary for packaging today’s high-density FPGA devices. CCGA represents a key leveraging technology that offers high density packaging for high…

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