Solder Paste Evaluation and Qualification

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$99 Registration Fee (Don't Register if signed up for 10 Deadly Sin's Seminar)

Course Instructor: Phil Zarrow, ITM Consulting

Description & Objectives of the Course:

Solder paste is the most fundamental materials for most SMT assemblies. Yet very few users know how to qualify and evaluate the solder paste appropriate to their process. This course is intended to provide the participant with an understanding of how to evaluate and select the solder paste best suited for the application including circuit board composition and assembly environment. There will be an initial discussion of the composition and characteristics of solder paste and how this relates to the assembly process, particularly deposition and re flow. Cleaning and No-clean processes will also be considered. Comprehensive, yet easy to perform evaluation procedures are then presented to for evaluating and identifying the best qualified solder paste for the process. The course will provide the tools for the participant to properly assess solder paste in his/her facility.

SMT Solder Paste Evaluation Course

 Topics Covered:

I. Solder Paste Basics

  • What is Solder paste
  • Metal component
  • Chemical components

    II . Process Considerations

  • Printing and Deposition
  • Re flow
  • Solder Paste Characteristics

    III. Solder Paste Evaluation Tests

  • Quantitative Solder Ball Test
  • Residue Evaluation
  • Slump Tests
  • Wetting Tests
  • Standard
  • OSP
  • Tack Tests
  • Work-life Tests
  • Chip-Shooter Compatibility Test

    IV. The Vendor-User Relationship
     
  • Technical Support
  • Source considerations

    Who Should Attend: This course is intended for Manufacturing, Process, and Quality Engineering personnel as well as Management who are involved in the production of surface mount or mixed technology assemblies utilizing solder paste and wish to lower their defect rate through the use of the best solder paste for their respective processes.