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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Matthew Doyle, Chatfield, MN (US);
Thomas W. Liang, Rochester, MN (US);
Layne A. Berge, Rochester, MN (US);
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Jason J. Bjorgaard, Rochester, MN (US);
Kyle Schoneck, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew A. Walther, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A set of features for a product is identified. It is determined that preventing an electrical connection at a ball-grid-array location on a ball-grid-array assembly of the product would result in the set of features. The ball-grid-array location is established as a target BGA location based on that determination. Suction is applied to a via at the target BGA location during reflow of the ball-grid-array assembly. With that application of suction, a solder ball at the target BGA location is drawn into the via.