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February 8, 2010

Leadless Component Hand Soldering Help

We are seeing an increase in the use of leadless components on our assemblies, including many 20 lead ceramic leadless chip carriers.

Can you offer suggestions and tips for hand soldering these types of components?

S. R.

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You may want to check out Photo stencil QFN/BGA Repair tool

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Bill Coleman
Vice President Technology
Photo Stencil
For over 18 years, Dr. Coleman has been the vice president of technology for Photo Stencil, working closely with customers to understand their printing requirements. His efforts have resulted in several new stencil products.

I'm a little confused because your email says the components are leadless, yet at the same time you say they have 20 leads.

I am going to assume they are leadless components with 20 attachment sites.

Without seeing these devices, my suggestion would be to put solder paste on the pad sites, place the parts and reflow them in an oven.

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Steven Adamson
Market Specialist
Nordson ASYMTEK
Market Specialist for Nordson ASYMTEK. Mr. Adamson worked for Kodak, Motorola and Plessey, ICL in the UK with 5 US and 2 UK patents. He was awarded a HNC in electrical engineering and was 2008 President of IMAPS. Mr. Adamson was a respected mentor in the electronics industry. He passed away October, 2011. Learn about the Steve Adamson Memorial Annual Scholarship Fund.

Leadless devices can bridge without proper stencil design. There is a design formula used to determine proper deposition to wet the pad, create a good joint, and avoid bridging. Once rework becomes necessary, there are two ways to deposit paste. Print the board or print the component.

For printing the board, a small stencil could be made to clear neighboring devices that have already been loaded. This method has some challenges, such as registration issues and squeegee room.

The simplest method would be to use a component printing fixture and stencil to deposit paste on the component leads (similar to a BGA re-balling fixture). Then, place the component and reflow.

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Stephanie Henninger
Director
Integrated Ideas & Technologies, Inc.
Stephanie Henninger is the Director of Technical Services & Marketing for Integrated Ideas & Technologies, Inc., a premier manufacturer of SMT stencils. She has been instrumental in the stencil design and technical support.
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