The air temperature shall not exceed 360°C. The temperature shall be measured 5 mm from
the nozzle outlet.
If it’s not possible to remove and/ or solder with 360°C a BGA Rework Station or another
repair process shall be considered to ensure high process control.
Too high temperature can cause damage and cracks due to therm
components, e.g. ceramic components like capacitors.
4 Soldering tip temperature requirements
The soldering tip temperature shall be minimum 310°C and maximum 360°C.
Too high temperature can cause damage and cracks due to therm
components, e.g. ceramic components like capacitors.
5 Bottom heat requirements
In the chapter 8 “Replacement of components” there are components which require to us a
bottom heater during repair to pre-heat the board and to level out the ∆T on the PBA. It will
also minimize thermal stress.
The temperature on the PBA surface shall not exceed
growth and thermal stress on PWB.
150°C to minimize inter-metallic
al stress on sensitive
al stress on sensitive
6 BGA equipment reflow profiles
6.1 General
BGA Rework Station shall be able to control time, airflow and temperature to achieve
controlled and stable reflow profile. It shall also have a temperature controlled bottom heater.
The profile shall be according to SEMC profiling specification below.
Profile parameters are illustrated in table 6.1.1.
Reflow profile in this document always refers to the reflow profile which is
with thermocouples and do not refer to the BGA Rework Stations setting which can vary depending on the
machine type and individual machine. Verification of reflow profile shall be done on each set of equipment.
Reference profile is showed in table 6.2
6.2 Temperature Measurements
One thermocouple shall be located in the middle of the component (Thermocouple # 1). It
shall be drilled from bottom side and located at the ball. The hole shall be filled with glue. A
slot could also be milled in the PWB to locate the thermocouple under the component. See
picture 6.1.
The other thermocouple (Thermocouple # 2) should be attached in the center and on the top
of the component body; it shall be attached with thin heat resistant tape or a thin layer of glue.
Too thick layer of glue will isolate too much heat which could give uncertain measurements.
It’s also recommended to place thermocouples on adjacent components to make sure that they
are not over exposed to the heat.
Picture 6.1
# 2
# 3 (Recommended)
# 1
Table 6.1.1
Ramp rate < 3°C/sec
Ramp rate cooling < 6°C/sec
Time above liquidus 40-70 sec
Minimum temperature 235°C
Maximum component temperature260 °C
Time above 235°C 10-40 sec
Recommended Total time Approx. 3-5min
* The higher temperature in case the board has extremely high ΔT.
This document was created to help and guide the repair operators to replace the PoP
components and to avoid mistakes and misunderstandings during the repair process and to
avoid any damage to the final product.
2. Description
PoP component is a new type of BGA component which is made by two components,
CPU on bottom and Memory soldered directly on the top of CPU, see picture below.
PoP component (Package-on-Package).
Fig 1: Cross-sectional view of the PoP stack.
Bottom package: CPU( Suzi/ Anja).
Top package: Memory NAND/SDRAM
Example of PoP components used in P1i is D2500, the PDA processor with memory.
BGA rework station is using to solder and de solder PoP component. Be sure that correct
soldering head (Nozzle) and correct temperature profile is used.
Soldering iron, hot air station, flux and de-soldering wick are used to remove the soldering
rest of the PCB after the old component has been removed.
5. Work instruction
5.1 Removing
This instruction is showing how to remove the PoP component in one heating cycle.
Equipment used A: Finetech CRS 10, Fine placer.
B: OKI, BGA station
Other similar BGA station can be use.
5.1A
Put the board in the fixture, chose the right nozzle and temperature profile.
Align the nozzle to the component and start the de-soldering program.
When the temperature is coming to the melting point activate the vacuum, the memory
will be removed from the CPU (picture A1), lift the nozzle for a few centimeters and
remove the memory from the nozzle using tweezers (picture A2). Put the nozzle down
again, readjust the distance to the CPU, and wait for a couple of seconds and remove the
CPU component too (picture A3). Wait for the cooling down time, and remove the PCB
from the fixture and go to next step.
Using a special designed nozzle with mechanical grips (picture B1) will be possible to
remove only the top component (memory), ort both components in the same time (picture
B2 and B3)
The landing area has to be cleaned from old soldering and flux.
5.3 Inspection
Check under the microscope that are no damage happened to mask, pads or the
surrounding components. Go to next step.
5.4 Assembly and re soldering
Put the board in the stations fixture, chose the adequate nozzle and reflow profile.
Check the component revision and mounting direction. Add flux on the board and on the
CPU top pads.
Pick up the CPU and align it to the board and put it down.
Pick up the memory and align it to the CPU, and put the component on the top of the
other component.
Start the reflow profile.
5.5 Inspection after repair
After soldering check the board to be sure that no other components are damaged or
removed. Inspect component by X-ray and send the board to trouble shoot station for
test.
Each time PCB assemblies have been repaired it shall be marked with an indication on the