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Thermal Cycle Reliability and Failure Mechanisms of CCGA and PBGA Assemblies with and without Corner Staking

Area array packages (AAPs) with 1.27 mm pitch have been the packages of choice for commercial applications; they are now starting to be implemented for use in military and aerospace applications. Thermal cycling characteristics of plastic ball grid array (PBGA) and chip scale package assemblies, because of their wide usage for commercial applications, have been extensively reported on in literature. Thermal cycling represents the on-off environmental condition for most electronic products and therefore is a key factor that defines reliability.However, very limited data is available for thermal cycling behavior of ceramic packages commonly used for the aerospace applications. For high reliability applications, numerous AAPs are available with an identical design pattern both in ceramic and plastic packages. This paper compares assembly reliability of ceramic and plastic packages with the identical inputs/outputs(I/Os) and pattern. The ceramic package was in the form of ceramic column grid array (CCGA) with 560 I/Os peripheral array with the identical pad design as its plastic counterpart.

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Proton Testing of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Microprocessors

Single-Event Effects (SEE) testing was conducted on the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 microprocessor. Testing was conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center on June 2nd, 2019.

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Proton Testing of AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Microprocessors

Single-Event Effects (SEE) testing was conducted on the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G microprocessor with integrated graphics. Testing was conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center on June 2nd, 2019.

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Proton Testing of nVidia Jetson TX2

Single-Event Effects (SEE) testing was conducted on the nVidia Jetson TX2 System on Chip (SOC). Testing was conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center on June 2nd, 2019.

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Chip Scale Package Integrity Assessment by Isothermal Aging

Many aspects of chip scale package (CSP) technology, with focus on assembly reliability characteristics, are being investigated by the JPL-led consortia. Three types of test vehicles were considered for evaluation and currently two configurations have been built to optimize attachment processes.

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Dimpled ball grid array process development for space flight applications

A 472 dimpled ball grid array (D-BGA) package has not been used in past space flight environments, therefore it was necessary to develop a process that would yield robust and reliable solder joints. The process developing assembly, inspection and rework techniques, were verified by conducting environmental tests. Since the 472 D-BGA packages passed the above environmental tests within the specifications, the process was successfully developed for space flight electronics.

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CBGA/PBGA for Highly Reliable Applications

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is currently assessing the use of Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spaceflight applications. This work is being funded through NASA Headquarters, Code Q. The objectives are to demonstrate the robustness, quality and reliability of BGAs technology, and to assist in the solicited industrial, academic and other related consortia to work together to leverage the related efforts into a synergistic effort. Initial results of these activities will be summarized and presented in this paper.

code Q BGA's ball grid arrays Advanced Interconnec↗

Quality and Reliability of BGA and SMT Components

Spacecraft electronics including those used at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), demand production of highly reliable assemblies. More than 400 test vehicles were assembled using ceramic and plastic ball grid arrays (BGAs), LCCs, J-leads, and gull wing components.

BGA components SMT components BGA SMT spacecraft e↗

Taguchi Experimental Design for Cleaning PWAs with Ball Grid Arrays

Ball grid arrays (BGAs), and other area array packages, are becoming more prominent as a way to increase component pin count while avoiding the manufacturing difficulties inherent in processing quad flat packs (QFPs)...Cleaning printed wiring assemblies (PWAs) with BGA components mounted on the surface is problematic...Currently, a low flash point semi-aqueous material, in conjunction with a batch cleaning unit, is being used to clean PWAs. The approach taken at JPL was to investigate the use of (1) semi-aqueous materials having a high flash point and (2) aqueous cleaning involving a saponifier.

ball grid array area array package semi-aqueous cl↗

Optimized Viewing Techniques to Minimize Radiation Damage From X-ray Imaging Systems

X-ray inspection of ball grid arrays (BGAs) is typically performed at one or more viewing angles to examine adhesion sites for errors such as voids, joint cracking, or head-in-pillow. During this inspection process, the cir cuit board assembly is subject to ionizing radiation exposure, which can cause trapped charge within oxide layers of semiconductor devices. Some x-ray machines allow for programmable inspection routines, which could be used to optimize radiation exposure to semiconductor components. Using Monte Carlo methods, x-ray inspection of a BGA was simulated to determine a range of acceptable viewing angles. Dose rates to circuit board components were estimated at each inspection angle to determine the view resulting in optimized radiation exposure. Results showed that for each BGA, the maximum unobstructed viewing times without exceeding a 5 Gy dose limit to a single part ranged from 82 to 94 minutes. Using a radiation cost function method, optimized viewing across all components was found. Here, it was observed that for a consistent dose limit applied to silicon-based components, performing inspection with BGAs facing the x-ray source was optimal. A third method was applied, assigning individual dose limits based on empirical data from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center radiation database. This method showed that optimized viewing maximizes the distance between the radiation source and highly sensitive components. It was also observed that cumulative effects from viewing two BGAs will influence viewing angles, causing the optimal view of one BGA to exist nearly 180° from the other.

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