
handle: 20.500.11770/377608
Measuring the thickness of conformal coatings (CCs) and detecting defects in a nondestructive and noncontact fashion are important to ensure the reliability and performance of packaged electronic components and systems. In this study, we explore the application of terahertz (THz) time-of-flight tomography (TOFT), a noncontact and nondestructive method applied to conformal-coating thickness. We measure the time delay of THz pulses reflected (echoes) from fabricated structures covered by a CC to ascertain coating thickness. Orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP) is applied to deconvolve reflected THz signals from various interfaces, viz., air/CC and CC/substrate. By these means, we map the conformal-coating thickness distribution over significant areas. The CC thickness found over the metal area is similar to 64.3 mu m, while it is similar to 56.2 mu m over the metal-free area. Moreover, the Gaussian mixture model (GMM), a machine-learning algorithm, is used to detect a possible defect-rich region within the CC itself.
nondestructive testing, orthogonal matching pursuit, Conformal coating, terahertz (THz), 530, 620, Gaussian mixture model (GMM), Gaussian mixture model, machine learning, THz-TDs, orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP), Conformal coating (CC), nondestructive evaluating, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], [SPI.NANO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics, heterogeneous packaging
nondestructive testing, orthogonal matching pursuit, Conformal coating, terahertz (THz), 530, 620, Gaussian mixture model (GMM), Gaussian mixture model, machine learning, THz-TDs, orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP), Conformal coating (CC), nondestructive evaluating, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], [SPI.NANO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics, heterogeneous packaging
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