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News Release from: C-Mac MicroTechnology | Subject: Solderability testing
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 April 2008
Test lab expands into solderability
studies
New testing capability provides reassurance for component manufacturers and users by reducing the risk of faults, leading to improved yields and reliability.
C-Mac MicroTechnology has upgraded its leading accredited testing facility with significant investment in new solderability testing capability Component failure at board level is often attributed to solder joint faults
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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C-Mac's new solderability testing capability provides reassurance for component manufacturers and users by reducing the risk of faults leading to improved yields and reliability.
The new solderability test process works by dipping a component's terminations into a tin lead solder amalgam at 245C for 5s.
This is performed under strictly controlled rates of immersion and emersion to ensure that the solder covers 95% of the surface area.
This guarantees that the component can be properly attached to the circuit board it is intended for.
This new service joins C-Mac's wide range of ISO17025 accredited test methods which include; temperature cycle, thermal shock, high humidity, salt mist, salt corrosion, high and low temperature storage and insulation resistance, which have been a key element of C-Mac's test services for many years.
C-Mac's test house allows the rigorous testing of printed circuit board assemblies, hybrid modules and other electronic components employed in harsh environments, such as satellites, automotive applications and military aircraft.
It is one of the few UK facilities used by C-Mac and other companies to ensure that components manufactured in Europe meet the stringent requirements of IEC68, MIL-STD-883 and MIL-STD-202 test methods.
According to Paul Hill, General Manager: "Our investment in the new solderability testing capability is further indication of C-Mac's commitment to maintaining the highest standards".
"As a leading European test facility we will continue to meet industry standards to ensure our products and our customers' products are rigorously tested to the highest level".
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