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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1990
Bobby D Landreth, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Robert W Pennisi, Boca Raton, FL (US);
James L Davis, Tamarac, FL (US);
Fadia Nounou, Plantation, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Fluxing compositions containing compounds that generate acids upon photoinitiation from a light source such as Hg/Xe ultraviolet (UV) light sources are described. The acids clean oxides from the printed circuit boards (PCBs) under assembly and then volatilize with little or no need for a cleaning step, or cleaning only with water. The compounds that release an oxide removing agent, sometimes called a 'photoacid' include metal and organic onium salts and furyl compounds bearing a carbonyl group. Such fluxing compositions can be used mixed with typical solder formulations, such as lead/tin solders, or applied topically thereto; both techniques permit the assembly of PCBs more easily and with high quality bonds.