An inspection process based on scanned-beam X-ray laminography (SBXLAM) is proposed herein for quantitatively monitoring the quality of ball-grid-array (BGA) joints. The long-term reliability of the BGA joints depends on the component-assembly process producing joints with sufficient solder volume and proper alignment. Inspection algorithms were developed to measure the critical BGA-joint characteristics, including the alignment between the ball and the PCB pad, the solder thickness, and the average joint-diameter, and thus, determine whether the joints are defective. The performance of the inspection algorithms was evaluated by inspecting samples with defects that were independently verified
Published in:
Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part A, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:18
,
Issue:
4
)
Date of Publication: Dec 1995