Question 3
- List three items contained in a reballing kit.
- State one function of each item listed in 3(a).
Observation
This question was fairly attempted by candidates.
The expected answers are:
(a) Reballing kit items
- Ball Grid Array (BGA) solder balls
- BGA stencil plates
- Spatula
- Liquid soldering flux
- PCB holder
- Lacquer thinner
- Cotton buds
- blades
- ESD cleaning brush
- Tweezers
(b) Functions of Reballing kit items
- Ball Grid Array (BGA) solder balls: to hold the terminal connection of every chip
- BGA stencil plates: to properly align the solder ball on every bumps of the chip
- Spatula: to gather the solder balls on each hole of the stencil plate
- Liquid soldering flux: to make the solder balls remain firm and adhesive
- PCB holder: to ensure firm grip of PCB for proper alignment of solder balls
- Lacquer thinner: to clean the board
- Cotton buds : to clean the board
- blades: to clean the board
- ESD cleaning brush: to clear the residues