BackgroundIn the past few years there has been a lot discussion within the industry surrounding microvia reliability and testing of...
Why reflow Printed Circuit Boards in a Nitrogen atmosphere?
Before going into the details of why companies solder their Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assemblies in a Nitrogen atmosphere, its...
Benefits of closed loop temperature control in reflow soldering of circuit boards
A closed loop control in heating / oven applications refers to a process being monitored and feed back to a...
The process of reworking and soldering a Ball Grid Array (BGA) device on a circuit board
Unlike surface mount components with leads around the perimeter (i.e. QFP, SOIC), Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages contain a matrix...
How to create a reflow profile for circuit board soldering
Before going into the details of how to create a reflow profile, it is important to establish what a profile...