Abstract:
The invention relates to a wave soldering machine with at least one device for generating at least one solder wave (10a) consisting of liquid solder (10) for wetting assembled units (22) which are conducted over the solder wave (10a). To achieve a reproducible adjustment and control of the wave height (24), it is proposed to mount at least one temperature-compensated pressure sensor (18) in the transport path of the solder (10), preferably in the immediate vicinity of the nozzle opening (13).
Abstract:
A conductor pattern test apparatus comprises a DC voltage power source for applying a predetermined DC voltage to an end of one of a plurality of conductor patterns arranged in parallel with each other, a current measurement circuit for measuring a current flowing to another conductor pattern adjacent to the one of the conductor patterns via the end by the DC voltage power source to the end, and a short-circuit position calculation circuit for calculating a resistance value from the end to a short-circuited part of the two conductor patterns adjacent to each other, based on the current value measured by the current measurement circuit and the voltage value applied by the DC power source, and locating a position of the short-circuited part based on the calculated resistance value and a resistance value of a conductor pattern having no short-circuit. A disconnect location is also obtained.
Abstract:
In one aspect, a device for attaching a component to a circuit board is provided, comprising a circuit board held in a holder and a contact heater that heats the component on the circuit board by contact and by conducting heat through the component. In a further aspect, the contact heater is in a wand which is manually moved onto the component. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for attaching a component to a circuit board, comprising the steps of gripping the component with a contact heater; placing the component on the circuit board; and heating the component on the circuit board by contact, wherein heat conducted through the component melts solder under the component and attaches the component to the circuit board.
Abstract:
A process of producing small metal bumps includes the steps of simultaneously holding small metal balls on an arrangement baseplate in the positions corresponding to those of electrodes of a semiconductor chip, a film carrier, or a substrate; aligning the small metal balls held on the arrangement baseplate with the electrodes; lightly pressing the small metal balls against the electrodes; to provisionally fix the balls to the electrodes; and pressing the provisionally fixed small metal balls to flatten the pressed surfaces of the small metal balls, and at the same time, to bond the small metal balls to the electrodes.
Abstract:
An absorber head picks up a plurality of soldering balls from a container, and is shifted horizontally toward a substrate. In the midway of this shift movement, the absorber head is stopped just above a flux storage and then lowered to soak the soldering ball in the flux stored in the flux storage, thereby applying each soldering ball with an adequate amount of flux. Thereafter, the absorber head is again shifted horizontally until it reaches the substrate. Then, the absorber head lowers the soldering ball applied with flux, so that each soldering ball is mounted on a corresponding electrode provided on the substrate. If any soldering balls are left in the flux storage due to failure of the pickup operation by the absorber head, such soldering balls are surely collected in a groove by wiping movement of a squeegee which is associated with the flux storage.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method is provided for separating electrical connections, such as, solder connections, between two surfaces in which electrical connections are relatively weak and thus can be readily separated. The preferred application of the disclosed process and apparatus is its use in separating semiconductor devices from its device carrier after the devices have been through burn-in tests. The unique process and apparatus allows multiple uses of device carrier for testing and/or burning-in devices.
Abstract:
A soldering is performed in such a manner that two solder portions having different melting points are put between a metallization on a substrate for joining and a part. The chip portion having a higher melting point is made thicker than a solder foil portion having a lower melting point. Initially, the part is held to the metallization by the solder chip having the higher melting point. The solder foil having the lower melting point is first melted in such a state and, after that, the solder chip having the higher melting point is melted. By such a soldering method, a reliable soldering can be performed, without causing a void on the undersurface of a part joint section, by one soldering operation, so that a presoldering operation becomes unnecessary.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for selecting a threshold for use by a boundary tracker to locate a crescent on a bonded lead involves creating a two-dimensional inspection window along the angle of the wire in a post-bond image of a bonded wire in order to generate a one-dimensional projection; generating a one-dimensional projection by summing each column of pixels in the inspection window in the direction of the wire angle and computing an average grey value for each column; and applying an edge-detection to the one-dimensional projection to locate the edges of the wire. If an edge point falls directly in the center of a pixel of the one-dimensional projection, the grey value for that edge point is considered to be the grey value of that pixel. If the edge falls between pixels, the edge's grey value is determined by the fractional pixel position of the edge point in the projection. The grey values of the left and right edge points are averaged and used as the threshold value. For more accurate threshold selection or if reflective stripes or confusing edges are likely to occur in the parts being inspected, the same steps are performed using a clipped difference image of the bonded wire instead of a post-bond image.
Abstract:
A roll of tape with solder forms and methods for transferring the solder forms only or both the solder forms and portions of the tape to electronic components are disclosed. Electronic components may be any of integrated circuit chips, chip packages and printed circuit boards. Transferring solder forms to electronic components is a two-step process: (a) the solder forms are positioned and placed on a roll of tape off-line and (b) the solder forms on the roll of tape are transferred to the electronic components in an assembly line. The solder forms may be temporarily or permanently attached to the tape. In the first instance, only the solder forms are transferred. In the latter instance, tape portions are transferred to the electronic components with the solder forms. The solder forms may be attached to one side of the tape or in through-holes in the tape using either UV sensitive adhesives or cold adhesives such as solder flux. The solder forms may be released by pressing the solder forms against the electronic components, exposing the UV sensitive adhesives to UV light or using a "bed of nails". In addition, the solder forms maybe shaped as balls, cylinders, polygonal boxes, barrels or hour glasses. The tape is thermally conductive and heat resistant and may have impregnated materials such as ceramic, aluminum nitride or solder flux to improve its thermal, mechanical and/or electrical properties.
Abstract:
In one aspect, a device for attaching a component to a circuit board is provided, comprising a circuit board held in a holder and a contact heater that heats the component on the circuit board by contact and by conducting heat through the component. In a further aspect, the contact heater is in a wand which is manually moved onto the component. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for attaching a component to a circuit board, comprising the steps of gripping the component with a contact heater; placing the component on the circuit board; and heating the component on the circuit board by contact, wherein heat conducted through the component melts solder under the component and attaches the component to the circuit board.