Since its initiation in the early 20th century, the automotive industry has evolved significantly, adopting many innovations, changes and adaptations. Modern cars feature sophisticated capabilities such as the backup camera, a full-featured infotainment system, smartphone docks, GPS navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, and several other advanced features. Not only that, some of the recent car models are capable of autonomous driving, forward and rear collision detection, and autonomous parking. It is easily imaginable that the numbers of electronic components used in a vehicle are proliferating. At the same time, the requirement for miniaturization of the electronic components is becoming critical to make space for new components.
The semiconductor industry is producing leadless packages of integrated circuits (ICs) to make room for the enormous number of electronic components and meet modern-day vehicles' safety and reliability requirements. A big challenge is the lack of visibility of the solder joints on the printed circuit boards (PCBs) during the post package assembly process. The connections are beneath the package and are not visible from the top and the side. So you cannot say for sure if the IC is adequately bonded to the PCB or not. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been using X-ray machines to detect unreliable solder joints. It is expensive and time-consuming to do so.
Moreover, this has not proven effective with multilayer boards or boards with complex layouts and routing procedures. Each vehicle PCB has to go through a strict automatic visual inspection (AVI) post assembly to comply with safety and reliability standards. The goal is to ensure that every electrical joint is adequately soldered and connections are reliable.
带可焊性侧面的封装是为了使装配过程更易于制造、更经济而发明的。可焊性侧面是一种允许部分引线在封装边缘可见的技术。这样便于对形成的焊料圆角(在引线的垂直侧和 PCB 上的焊盘之间形成的“凸块”)进行视觉检查。即使在焊接中大部分 IC 不可见,这种侧面无引线封装中的焊料圆角也便于检查和测试焊点。铜引线为镀锡,可支持焊点从底部扩散并沿 IC 的侧壁向上流动。因此焊接完成后,很容易检查 IC 是否真的与 PCB 焊牢。借助图 1 所示的可湿性侧面,AVI 可以轻松检测是否有任何不当焊点。
可焊性侧面封装还具有其他优点。它提高了可靠性,从而提高了产量。与此同时,它节省了制造成本和时间。使用这种封装技术,可以设计具有灵活外形和尺寸的 IC。由于镀锡用于覆盖铜端子,因此它起到保护层的作用,能保护铜避免因长时间使用而造成氧化。
Semtech 提供众多采用 DFN 封装的汽车级瞬态电压抑制器 (TVS) 二极管,所有汽车电路保护产品都可以选择可焊性侧面封装。如图 2 所示,Semtech 的汽车电路保护产品采用了锯齿阶梯切割可焊性侧面工艺。这样既节省了板空间,又为 AVI 提供了极佳的焊点可见性。这就是为什么可焊性侧面技术能实现汽车行业中的安全和可靠性标准。
现在我们来看看 Semtech 带可焊性侧面的静电放电 (ESD) 保护 TVS 二极管产品组合,它们适用于各种汽车应用。我们介绍的第一款产品是用于控制器局域网或 CAN 总线的 ESD 保护的 TVS 二极管。汽车应用中有多种总线接口。CAN 总线允许微控制器和其他控制单元相互通信。
第二个产品是保护汽车千兆以太网的 TVS 二极管。随着功能和车载应用越来越多,汽车对更高带宽的需求也不断增长,采用以太网技术能满足这一需求。在设计用于在恶劣的汽车环境中部署以太网等高速接口的系统时,必须确保提供足够的 ESD 保护,以在意外瞬态事件期间实现可靠运行。
在汽车环境中,高速数据传输接口(如 HDMI 和显示端口)也需要得到保护,以免受 ESD 和 EOS 事件影响。Semtech 的 RClamp0534PWQ 非常适合用于保护四条高速数据线。它在 I/O 引脚和 GND 之间具有 0.18pF 的最大结电容。RClamp0534PWQ 的工作电压为 5V,最低击穿电压为 5.5V,采用 10 引脚 DFN 封装 (2.5 x 1.0 x 0.55 mm),具有可焊性侧面。
如需详细了解 Semtech 为汽车行业提供的产品,请访问 Semtech 的汽车电路保护产品网站。
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