Surface Mount Technology: Principles and Practice

This edition continues to focus on educating the electronics engineer in surface mount principles, mainstream industry practices, and technology options. The chapters are a "walk-through" of the actual assembly process. A new chapter discusses the effect of high pin count devices (fine pitch, BGA, and PGA) and their impact on board assembly. Expanded coverage of water soluble paste, no clean paste, and lead free solder addresses the environmental issues current to the industry.