• DocumentCode
    2960055
  • Title

    New SMD ball pins designed for power

  • Author

    Ehrman, Barry A. ; Balocco, Didier ; Gall, Antoine Le

  • Author_Institution
    Saft Power Syst., Green
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    Sept. 30 2007-Oct. 4 2007
  • Firstpage
    313
  • Lastpage
    318
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we will present information on a new type of SMD termination using balls. In contrast to the solder balls used in low-power BGA applications for silicon packaging, the balls used for these DC-DC converters are rigid metal, plated to accept an optimum solder coating. We will analyze key parameters for these ball terminations such as co-planarity, positioning, soldering results and reliability, and compare them to more commonly used types of SMD pins.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; ball grid arrays; soldering; surface mount technology; DC-DC converters; SMD ball pins; SMD termination; low-power BGA applications; optimum solder coating; rigid metal; silicon packaging; solder balls; surface mount devices; Assembly; Copper; DC-DC power converters; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Lead; Pins; Power systems; Soldering; Springs; Tin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2007. INTELEC 2007. 29th International
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1627-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1628-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INTLEC.2007.4448790
  • Filename
    4448790