Article: BGA Repair: Ensuring Process Control and Saving Money -- A medium wavelength infrared system can be used to quickly and economically repair a wide range of area array packages.(ball grid array)(Statistical Data Included)

Current international studies reinforce the global trend to area array packages. Ball grid arrays (BGAs), chip-scale packages (CSPs) and flip chips not only provide significantly more I/Os (input/output) per mm2 of printed circuit board (PCB) real estate, they also offer distinct electrical, mechanical and unit cost advantages. Increased density, reduced feature size and packaging all add up to shorter distances for electrical signals to travel, hence increasing speed and performance (Figure 1). Consequently, the numbers of flip chips and other advanced packages expected for 2002 have dramatically increased and will arrive at nearly 2 billion in the year 2003 (Figure 2).

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