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Accelerated Thermal Fatigue Cycling of Surface Mounted PWB Assemblies in Telecom Equipment

L.‐G. Liljestrand, L.‐O. Andersson

Circuit World

ISSN: 0305-6120

Article publication date: 1 February 1988

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Abstract

Telecom equipment is subject to thermal cycles caused by both variations in temperature between day and night and variations in the telephone traffic. To simulate such thermal excursions, accelerated thermal cycle testing between — 10°C and 100°C has been established as a standard method within Ericsson Telecom. Thermal cycle tests have been carried out for frequencies ranging from one cycle per day to 30 cycles per hour in order to cover the different thermal excursions that occur in telecom equipment. It has been found that the life of a surface mounted PWB assembly can be predicted from the accelerated testing results using a frequency modified Coffin‐Manson relation. Factors which influence the fatigue life of solder joints such as solder material, compliant leads, compliant surface layers and mismatch between package and board are discussed. Based on results from accelerated testing it is suggested that the optimal PWB design for leadless ceramic chip carriers should be a moderate TCE matching combined with a compliant surface layer.

Citation

Liljestrand, L.‐. and Andersson, L.‐. (1988), "Accelerated Thermal Fatigue Cycling of Surface Mounted PWB Assemblies in Telecom Equipment", Circuit World, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 69-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046020

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1988, MCB UP Limited

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