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Among four major sectioning methodologies, which one is best for your sample?
2022-08-30

There are several methods to section a chip to solve structural issues.According to the attributes of your samples, which methodology is the best choice?…

How to Find the Defects of a Flip Chip QFN
2021-11-01

How to quickly pinpoint defects of a FCQFN with failure analysis tools? We will show you how to pinpoint the defect position with iST‘s five steps…

Identify Solder Ball Defect in Advanced Packaging from Die Backside
2020-11-03

Advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration is hot today. That’s the case with the quality of solder balls as well. How to identify solder ball defects quickly?

IC Repackage Ease-up Inspection Over Advanced Chip Packaging
2019-06-10

To identify failure of the single component which results in defective IC is a tall order. Internal wiring and board circuit connections among SiP, MCM, MCP, and QFP tends to suffer in electric tests by interference of other chips or device components which, in turn, makes test results hard or even impossible clear…

How to identify burnt area in case of IC EOS?
2018-06-13

What should you do to identify burnt areas in order to proceed with circuit design modification? The iST Tech Classroom presents some typical cases to help you pinpoint component EOS abnormal hot spots…

Determining Whether IC Defects are Caused by the Poor Packaging
2018-03-27

The iST Tech Classroom for this month is about finding ways to pinpoint IC package defects without damaging the sample itself. Step 1: Positioning, detect failure depth…