Learn Everything About Ball Grid Array (BGA) Packaging
Ball grid array (BGA) packaging is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits (ICs) and can provide more interconnection pins that can be put on dual-in-line or flat package.
The entire bottom surface of the device can be used and traces connecting the package leads to wires connecting the die to the package, which are shorter hence provide better performance at high speed.
Advantages of Ball grid array :
High density :
The BGA is a solution to the problem of
producing a miniature package for an integrated circuit with many hundreds of
pins. Pin grid arrays and dual-in-line surface mount (SOIC) packages were being
produced with more and more pins, and with decreasing spacing between the pins,
but this was causing difficulties for the soldering process. As package pins
got closer together, the danger of accidentally bridging adjacent pins with
solder grew.
Heat conduction :
A further advantage of BGA packages over
packages with discrete leads (i.e. packages with legs) is the lower thermal
resistance between
the package and the PCB. This allows heat generated by the integrated circuit
inside the package to flow more easily to the PCB, preventing the chip from
overheating.
Low-inductance leads :
The shorter an electrical conductor, the
lower its unwanted inductance, a property which causes unwanted distortion
of signals in high-speed electronic circuits. BGAs, with their very short
distance between the package and the PCB, have low lead inductances, giving
them superior electrical performance to pinned devices.
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