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Solder ODM R&D: Solder Development for High-Reliability Products in Medical, New Energy and Other Fields

Leveraging its solder ODM R&D capabilities, JJY has developed solder pastes and preformed solder sheets with low voiding rate, zero halogen, and high-temperature reflow resistance for scenarios such as medical equipment, new energy vehicle electronic control, and high-reliability industrial modules. Their solder joint thrust reaches over 85MPa, and the IMC layer thickness is controlled within the range of 1.2~1.8μm, meeting the dual certification requirements of ISO 13485 and AEC-Q200.

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Effect of Solder Paste Reflow Soak Zone Duration on Solder Paste Joint Formation

The duration of the constant temperature zone directly affects the synergistic effect of flux activity release and solder joint wetting and spreading in reflow solder paste. If it is too short, it will easily lead to an increase in the void rate of solder paste joints and poor wetting; if it is too long, it will cause excessive growth of intermetallic compounds and thermal damage to components. The actual production line needs to be comprehensively adjusted in combination with the solder paste model, PCB heat capacity distribution, and furnace temperature belt speed.

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Dip Soldering of Thick Copper PCBs: High-Wettability Solder Bars Preferred for Dip Soldering

Wave soldering of thick-copper PCBs is prone to solder joint voids, poor wetting, and uneven heat absorption caused by copper thickness. Using Jiajinyuan high-wettability solder bars can significantly improve solder climb height and the consistency of fillet formation, with particularly pronounced process advantages in structures with copper thickness above 2oz, large-area copper foils, and multilayer thick-copper constructions.

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Thermal Cycling Test Evaluation of Solder Paste for Solder Joint Reliability

Solder paste thermal cycling testing is a key method for evaluating the fatigue resistance of solder paste joints under repeated temperature changes. By simulating the alternating hot and cold processes in the actual service environment of products, it truly reflects the cracking, delamination and failure trends of different solder pastes under thermal stress, and provides a direct basis for production lines to screen high-reliability solder pastes, optimize reflow profiles and determine batch stability.

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AOI Inspection Program Debugging to Reduce False Positive and False Negative Rates

AOI inspection program debugging requires repeated parameter optimization combined with actual production line defect samples. By adjusting key variables such as brightness threshold, minimum recognition area, edge sharpness, and angle tolerance, the stability of image acquisition and the matching degree of algorithm criteria are collaboratively improved, so as to effectively reduce the probability of false positives and missed detections, and enhance the recognition accuracy of the Jia Jinyuan AOI inspection equipment in typical scenarios such as 0201 component solder joints, BGA bottom bridging, and fine-pitch QFP pin cold solder joints.

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Excessive Solder Paste Caused by Over-sized Steel Mesh Apertures and Improper Squeegee Parameter Settings

Excess solder is the most easily overlooked yet highly consequential defect in the SMT printing process. Excessive solder paste transfer is directly caused by oversized stencil apertures and improper setting of squeegee angle, pressure, and speed parameters, which in turn triggers cascading issues such as bridging between pads, tombstoning, and post-reflow solder balls. On-site data from JJY shows that when the aperture area ratio exceeds 1.05 and the squeegee pressure is >6.5kg, the incidence of excess solder increases by 3.2 times.

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SGS Solder Has SGS Test Report, Environmental Protection Indicators Traceable

SGS solder has passed authoritative SGS testing and a complete report has been issued. All environmental protection indicators, including lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers, can be traced batch by batch, meeting the mandatory requirements of IEC 62321 and RoHS 2.0, providing verifiable compliance assurance for SMT production lines.

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FPC Soldering Flexible Circuit Board SMT Soldering, Soft Boards Prone to Deformation When Heated

During the FPC soldering process, the flexible board is prone to deformation when heated, which is a high-frequency failure point on the production line. Engineers from Jia Jinyuan adopted a combination of measures, including optimizing stencil aperture design, adjusting reflow soldering conveyor speed and temperature gradient, and using dedicated fixtures for pressing, to increase the first-pass yield of FPC soldering from 72% to 96.5%, focusing on solving three major pain points: solder paste misalignment, insufficient solder wetting on pads, and substrate wrinkling.

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Common Defect Improvement Solutions for Cold Solder Joints, Solder Balls and Voids in Circuit Board Soldering

In circuit board soldering, cold solder joints, solder beads, and voids are high-frequency defects on production lines, directly affecting first-pass yield and long-term reliability. Based on 20 years of practical data from the Jiajinyuan SMT production line, this paper focuses on key intervention points such as solder paste printing accuracy, dynamic matching of reflow profiles, stencil aperture optimization, and nitrogen concentration gradient control, and provides immediately implementable parameter adjustment combinations and failure reproduction verification methods.

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Reflow Oven: Core Equipment for SMT Reflow Soldering, Achieving Solder Melting Through Zoned Temperature Control

Reflow ovens are core equipment in SMT production lines that enable precise solder melting and reliable connections. By precisely controlling the temperature ramp-up rate, soaking time, and peak temperature through segmented temperature control, they directly affect the occurrence rate of defects such as cold solder joints, tombstoning, and cold soldering. Jiajinyuan reflow ovens can stably support 0201 components and QFN5x5 double-sided mixed mounting processes in actual mass production.

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Improvement of Solder Paste Bridging and Solder Balls on 0.3~0.4mm Fine-Pitch Pins

Addressing the frequent solder bridging, shorting, and solder ball defects of solder paste that occur during SMT placement of devices with 0.3~0.4mm fine-pitch pins, this paper proposes a rapid, reproducible optimization pathway for solder paste printing parameters based on real production line cases. It covers key control points including stencil aperture design, squeegee pressure and speed matching, and solder paste pre-warming and stirring specifications, and emphasizes the decisive influence of solder paste printing stability on the subsequent formation of solder balls during reflow soldering.

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Low Solder Spheres and Low Voids in Consumer Electronics Solder for Improved Final Product Yield

Consumer electronics solder faces the dual challenges of solder bead residue and high solder joint void rate in SMT production lines. Jiajinyuan low-solder-bead low-void consumer electronics solder optimizes the metal powder particle size distribution and flux activity ratio, reducing the number of post-soldering solder beads for 0201 components to ≤3 per square centimeter and stably controlling the BGA solder joint void rate at ≤8%, significantly improving the first-pass yield of consumer electronics solder on high-density PCBs.

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SMT Stencil Thickness and Aperture Design Directly Affect Solder Paste Forming Effect

The thickness and aperture design of SMT stencils are core variables determining the forming quality of solder paste printing. For 0402 and 0201 components, the solder paste volume deviation between 0.12mm and 0.15mm stencils can reach 28%. When the aperture aspect ratio is less than 1.5, the edge collapse rate increases by 3 times. Measured data from Jia Jinyuan's production line shows that, under the same pad conditions, trapezoidal apertures improve the solder paste release rate by 12% compared to rectangular apertures.

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Solutions for Solder Paste Printing Collapse and Poor Demolding Defects

The solution to solder paste printing slump and poor release defects focuses on real production line pain points. From stencil aperture design, solder paste rheological properties, squeegee parameter matching to environmental temperature and humidity control, it systematically sorts out six key factors leading to solder paste slump and poor release, and provides an immediately executable parameter adjustment list and verification methods, helping engineers locate the main cause of solder paste release defects within 30 minutes.

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Rework Soldering of Precision Motherboards: Temperature Control to Prevent Damage to Surrounding Components

When reworking and welding precision motherboards, precise temperature control must be applied to protect surrounding micro components. The Jiajinyuan JRY-850B hot air system, paired with an infrared temperature gun for real-time feedback, controls the peak temperature of BGA solder joints at 235±2℃ and limits the temperature rise of surrounding 0201 resistors to below 120℃, avoiding PCB delamination or MLCC hidden cracks caused by thermal stress.

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Troubleshooting of Solder Paste Process Corresponding to Missing Printing Defects in Solder Paste Printing

Solder paste printing skip is a high-frequency defect on SMT production lines, directly related to the rheological properties of solder paste, stencil aperture design, and matching of squeegee parameters. Based on Jiajinyuan's 20 years of production line measurement experience, this paper focuses on solder paste, printing process stability, and root causes of solder paste skip, and proposes an immediately executable six-step troubleshooting method, covering real failure scenarios such as viscosity fluctuation of solder paste batches, insufficient stencil support rigidity, and sudden changes in squeegee pressure.

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Cold Solder Joint: No Effective Metallurgical Bond Formed Between Component Leads and Pads

Cold solder joints manifest as a lack of intermetallic compound layer between component pins and PCB pads, resulting in poor electrical conduction and insufficient mechanical strength. This defect is commonly observed in actual production line conditions such as insufficient peak reflow temperature, reduced solder paste activity, or severe pad oxidation. For Jiajinyuan solder paste, intensified flux volatilization after continuous printing for over 4 hours will significantly increase the incidence of cold solder joints.

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Eutectic solder has a fixed single melting point, with melting and solidification occurring simultaneously

Eutectic solder has a fixed single melting point in SMT production lines, enabling simultaneous melting and solidification, which significantly reduces thermal stress and void rate. Under the Sn96.5Ag3.0Cu0.5 system, the measured melting point of Jia Jinyuan eutectic solder is stable at 217.5℃±0.3℃, suitable for reflow soldering process control of high-density packages such as BGA and QFN.

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Pin Dip Soldering for Components: Improving Pin Solderability to Facilitate SMT

Pin dip soldering uniformly covers the surface of component pins with a layer of tin-lead or lead-free solder, significantly improving pin solderability and wetting ability, and resolving cold solder joints and missed solder joints caused by plating oxidation and storage aging. It provides a stable and reliable soldering foundation for SMT placement, and is a key pre-treatment process for Jia Jinyuan's production line to handle high-density PCBs and fine-pitch QFP packages.

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Poor Rheological Properties of Pinning Solder Paste, Spikes Generated at the Moment the Squeegee Leaves the Screen

Tearing is a typical defect in solder paste printing caused by poor rheological performance at the moment the squeegee separates from the stencil, manifesting as slender solder spikes at the edges of the pads, which directly affects subsequent placement accuracy and the risk of reflow soldering bridging. Jia Jinyuan's actual tests found that solder pastes with a thixotropic index below 0.65 or a yield stress below 85Pa are highly prone to tearing under conditions of a 30μm stencil and a 45° squeegee angle.

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