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A computer‐controlled environmental test system for high pin‐count integrated circuit packages

  • John Barrett
  • , John Donavan
  • , Thomas Hayes
  • , Seán C.Ó. Mathúna

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Abstract

An automated environmental stress testing system, designed and assembled for testing of high pin‐count integrated circuit packages and surface mount solder joint reliability is described. Details are given of the software and hardware used in the control of the environment chambers used, in monitoring of test specimen reliability parameters and in control and monitoring of special purpose integrated circuits for testing of IC package reliability. In addition, an automatic system for monitoring of the resistance of fine pitch surface mount solder joints and for detection and recording of thermally induced intermittent open circuits in these joints is described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-104
Number of pages10
JournalQuality and Reliability Engineering International
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

Keywords

  • Environmental test
  • IC packages
  • Intergrated circuits
  • Reliability
  • solders joints

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