Title :
Studies on solder self-alignment
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Solder technologies are being used for precision-aligned optoelectronic assemblies. Two representative configurations for such assemblies are shown in this paper. In the first the assembly´s component well is aligned to the substrate by the solder surface tension force. The second involves the use of mechanical stops that are pushed or pulled against each other by misaligned solder joints. The accuracies required for lateral alignments are in the range from 1 to 10 μm. Our research studies are aimed at engineering soldering techniques for precision alignments by developing 1) CAD tools for solder designs and 2) CAM tools to optimize and control solder and process parameters for a fluxless soldering process
Keywords :
soldering; 1 to 10 micron; CAD tools; CAM tools; fluxless soldering; mechanical stops; optoelectronic assemblies; solder self-alignment; surface tension force; Assembly; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Design automation; Fluid flow; Mechanical engineering; Process control; Soldering; Surface tension; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586897
