Removing solder from integrated circuits for failure analysis

A method for removing solder from the leads of ICs including immersing the IC in an acid solution. The acid solution dissolves the excess solder on the IC leads. The acid solution is preferably a hydrogen chloride solution containing about 38% hydrogen chloride and 62% water. The acid solution, howe...

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description A method for removing solder from the leads of ICs including immersing the IC in an acid solution. The acid solution dissolves the excess solder on the IC leads. The acid solution is preferably a hydrogen chloride solution containing about 38% hydrogen chloride and 62% water. The acid solution, however, can contain up to 50% hydrogen chloride. After the IC is immersed for a period of time, preferably ten minutes, it is removed from the acid solution and rinsed with water. The IC is rinsed so as to remove any remaining acid solution residue. Rinsing for 5 minutes or more typically ensures removing all of the acid solution. The IC is then inspected to determine whether substantially all of the excess solder is removed from the IC leads. If excess solder still remains on the IC leads, the IC is reintroduced into the solder removing process including immersing the IC in the acid solution, rinsing the IC with water, and inspecting the IC. The process is repeated until substantially all, if not all, of the excess solder is removed.
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subjects BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT
CHEMISTRY
CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING
DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL
MACHINE TOOLS
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
METALLURGY
MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLICMATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASSC23 AND AT LEAST ONEPROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
WELDING
WORKING BY LASER BEAM
title Removing solder from integrated circuits for failure analysis
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