Monthly Archives: May 2024

May30
Conformal Coating: How to Understand and Choose the Right Material

post on May 30, 2024

Conformal coating is a protective chemical coating or polymer film applied to printed circuit boards (PCBs) and critical electronic components to protect them from environmental factors such as moisture, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes. This coating, typically 25 to 300 … Continue reading →

Glue/adhesive/epoxy/underfill,     WorkingBear    Views (7,192)     comment (0)
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May23
How to Resolve HIP or HoP Soldering Issues in BGA Solder Balls

post on May 23, 2024

BGA packages  are prone to HIP, also known as HoP defects, during the reflow process, and it is an undeniable fact that the larger the size and the more balls a BGA package has, the more likely HIP is to … Continue reading →

Quality, SMT, Soldering     WorkingBear    Views (6,702)     comment (0)
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May02
Concept Clarification: IMC Layer Fracture Despite the Formation of Effective Solder Joints

post on May 2, 2024

In this blog, Workingbear has explored the causes and analysis of soldering cracks and electronic component detachment in several articles. It has consistently mentioned that most of the fractures occurring when electronic components detach happen at the Intermetallic Compound (IMC) … Continue reading →

EDX/EDS/SEM/IMC/FTIR, Quality, Reliability, SMT, Soldering     WorkingBear    Views (4,919)     comment (0)
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