Correct electrically conductive adhesives in combination with an accurate stringing assembly tool, offers a great potential for shingled module technology

Designed to offer process efficiency, epoxy flux underfills deliver a fluxing component that facilitates solder joint formation as well as an epoxy system that offers added device protection by encapsulating individual bumps.

Recognizing the challenges, specialists across industry, material suppliers and the academic community set out to develop an alloy that could meet or exceed the high-temperature, high-reliability requirements necessary for automotive and military applications.

Consumer and automotive markets hold the answer for now, but other market sectors such as medical are also beginning to incorporate MEMS devices.

This paper will review how materials suppliers have invested significant resources to deliver market-ready materials aligned with this renewed emphasis on packaging technology development.

Mechanical stress in FC assemblies continues to be a significant problem for reliability and the assembly of a flat component to the next board-level assembly.

New lead-free solder paste offers the ultimate in performance and versatility.