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FAQ: ADIS162xx LGA Assembly Guidelines
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Q:
What is causing my ADIS16209 leads to fracture or crack on my PCB?
A:
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Without knowing specific details of any particular case, we can offer that this is most often caused by PCB bending, which places peeling stress on one or more of the leads. From our experience, the two most common causes of PCB bending are in the array separation process (after array-level processing is complete) and in drop testing (in-system). While the bending stress associated with score and snap operations may seem to be very small, the ADIS16209's rigid structure (for best physical stability while in normal operation) and small leads do not provide a large amount of adhesion strength either. Keep in mind, this is not a matter of device quality, but a matter of physics.
Fortunately, there are two things that can be done to help address this sensitivity.
- Employ a low-stress array separation technique. For example, we use a router bit to cut finished PCB out of their arrays for our evaluation boards, such as the ADIS16209/PCBZ. This process has helped produce over 3000 boards with very high yields.
- Use an under-fill material to spread peeling stress across the entire ADIS16209 package bottom.
SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL READING:
Use of under-fill materials, for the purpose of strengthening BGA and LGA interfaces:
The impact array separation techniques have on ceramic capacitors:
http://www.smtinline.com/html-en/cap-failure.html
For more detailed information on ADIS16xxx LGA assembly, check out the following post:
http://ez.analog.com/docs/DOC-2962
Hope that helps everyone!
Best,
NevadaMark