EN 61191-6:2010

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Voids in solder joints
5 Measurement
6 Void occupancy
7 Evaluation
Annex A (informative) - Experimental results and simulation of
        voids and decrease of life due to thermal stress
Annex B (informative) - X-ray transmission equipment
Annex C (informative) - Voids in BGA solder ball
Annex D (informative) - Measurement using X-ray transmission
        imaging
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

IEC 61191-6:2010 specifies the evaluation criteria for voids on the scale of the thermal cycle life, and the measurement method of voids using X-ray observation. This part of IEC 61191 is applicable to the voids generated in the solder joints of BGA and LGA soldered on a board. This part of IEC 61191 is not applicable to the BGA package itself before it is assembled on a board. This standard is applicable also to devices having joints made by melt and re-solidification, such as flip chip devices and multi-chip modules, in addition to BGA and LGA. This standard is not applicable to joints with under-fill between a device and a board, or to solder joints within a device package. This standard is applicable to macrovoids of the sizes of from 10 µm to several hundred micrometres generated in a soldered joint, but is not applicable to smaller voids (typically, planar microvoids) with a size of smaller than 10 µm in diameter. This standard is intended for evaluation purposes and is applicable to research studies, off-line production process control and reliability assessment of assembly.