Super Talent Factory Tour in San Jose, CA, USA
Applying Solder Paste
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The memory module PCB (printed circuit board) can be designed by the module manufacturer; can be manufactured by the module manufacturer using the standard JDEC design; or it can be bought from another company already manufactured. Super Talent, like the majority of the memory module manufacturers, falls into the last option, buying the PCBs from Brain Power.
Figure 1: Brain Power PCB box.
Figure 2: Memory module PCBs inside the box.
As you can see, the memory modules come stuck together in units called panels. After being unpacked, the memory module PCB panel goes to a machine where solder paste is applied, using a metallic stencil that has holes in the exact positions that the manufacturer wants to apply the solder paste, as you can see in Figure 3.
Figure 3: This machine is applying solder paste on a panel.
