
8Recommendation on PCB assembly
8.1 PCB design recommendations
• PCB PAD design: non solder mask defined
• PCB pad size: see drawing in Figure 30. STSTAMP™ (0.47x0.47) mm² recommended footprint
• Solder mask opening: 50 μm between the edge of the pad and the edge of the solder mask
• To keep under control the solder paste amount, closed vias are recommended instead of open vias
• The position of tracks and open vias in the solder area should be well balanced. A symmetrical layout is
recommended, to reduce the effect of tilt phenomena caused by asymmetrical solder paste amount due to
the solder flowing away
8.2 Stencil
• Stencil aperture: see drawing in Figure 31. STSTAMP™ (0.47x0.47) mm² recommended solder stencil
• Stencil thickness: 75 μm
8.3 Solder paste
• 95.8% Sn, 3.5% Ag, 0.7% Cu solder paste
• Halide-free flux qualification ROL0 according to ANSI/J-STD-004
• “No clean” solder paste is recommended.
• Offers a high tack force to resist component movement during high speed
• Solder paste with fine particles: powder particle size is 20-45 μm.• type 4
8.4 Placement
• Manual positioning is not recommended
• It is recommended to use the lead recognition capabilities of the placement system, not the outline centering
• Standard tolerance of ± 0.05 mm is recommended
• 3.5 N placement force is recommended. Too much placement force can lead to squeezed out solder paste
and cause solder joints to short. Too low placement force can lead to insufficient contact between package
and solder paste that could cause open solder joints or badly centered packages
• To improve the package placement accuracy, a bottom side optical control should be performed with a high
resolution tool
• For assembly, a perfect supporting of the PCB (all the more on flexible PCB) is recommended during solder
paste printing, pick and place and reflow soldering by using optimized tools
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Recommendation on PCB assembly
DS11244 - Rev 3 page 14/22