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8.3 PCB Assembly Effects on Precision

The printed-circuit board (PCB) assembly process, including reflow soldering, imparts thermal stresses on the

INA828 which can degrade the precision of the device and must be considered in the development of very-high-

precision systems. Baking the PCBs after the assembly process can restore the precision of the device to pre-

assembly values. Figure 65, Figure 66, and Figure 67 illustrate the effect of reflow soldering on the typical

distribution of input offset voltage of the INA828. Figure 65 shows the distribution of input offset voltage for a set

of INA828 devices prior to the PCB assembly process. Exposing the INA828 to a JEDEC-standard thermal

profile for reflow soldering produces the histogram shown in Figure 66 on another set of INA828 devices. The

standard deviation of input offset voltage has almost doubled due to the thermal stress imparted to the INA828

from the reflow process. However, baking INA828 units for 30 minutes at 125°C after the reflow soldering

process produced the distribution given in Figure 67. The post-reflow bake restored the standard deviation of the

input offset voltage to pre-assembly levels.

Figure 65. Typical Distribution of INA828 Input Offset

Voltage Prior to Reflow Soldering

Figure 66. Typical Distribution of INA828 Input Offset

Voltage After Reflow Soldering

Figure 67. Typical Distribution of Post-Reflow INA828 Units Baked at 125°C for 30 Minutes