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Product Data Sheet

June 15, 2013

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Assembly Process Notes

GaAs MMIC devices are susceptible to damage from Electrostatic Discharge. Proper precautions should

be observed during handling, assembly and test.

R e flo w p r o c e s s a s s e m b ly n o te s :

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U s e A u S n ( 8 0 /2 0 ) s o ld e r w ith lim ite d e x p o s u r e to te m p e r a tu r e s a t o r a b o v e 3 0 0

0

C ( 3 0 s e c o n d s m a x ) .

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A n a llo y s ta tio n o r c o n v e y o r fu r n a c e w ith r e d u c in g a tm o s p h e r e s h o u ld b e u s e d .

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N o flu x e s s h o u ld b e u tiliz e d .

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C o e ffic ie n t o f th e r m a l e x p a n s io n m a tc h in g is c r itic a l fo r lo n g - te r m r e lia b ility .

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D e v ic e s m u s t b e s to r e d in a d r y n itr o g e n a tm o s p h e r e .

C o m p o n e n t p la c e m e n t a n d a d h e s iv e a tta c h m e n t a s s e m b ly n o te s :

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V a c u u m p e n c ils a n d /o r v a c u u m c o lle ts a r e th e p r e fe r r e d m e th o d o f p ic k u p .

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A ir b r id g e s m u s t b e a v o id e d d u r in g p la c e m e n t.

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T h e fo r c e im p a c t is c r itic a l d u r in g a u to p la c e m e n t.

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O r g a n ic a tta c h m e n t c a n b e u s e d in lo w - p o w e r a p p lic a tio n s .

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C u r in g s h o u ld b e d o n e in a c o n v e c tio n o v e n ; p r o p e r e x h a u s t is a s a fe ty c o n c e r n .

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M ic r o w a v e o r r a d ia n t c u r in g s h o u ld n o t b e u s e d b e c a u s e o f d iffe r e n tia l h e a tin g .

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C o e ffic ie n t o f th e r m a l e x p a n s io n m a tc h in g is c r itic a l.

In te r c o n n e c t p r o c e s s a s s e m b ly n o te s :

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T h e r m o s o n ic b a ll b o n d in g is th e p r e fe r r e d in te r c o n n e c t te c h n iq u e .

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F o r c e , tim e , a n d u ltr a s o n ic s a r e c r itic a l p a r a m e te r s .

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A lu m in u m w ir e s h o u ld n o t b e u s e d .

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M a x im u m s ta g e te m p e r a tu r e is 2 0 0

0

C.

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