A method for soldering an electronic component to a circuit board involves jetting liquefied solder. A laser beam melts a solid solder ball to produce a liquefied solder ball before the ball is jetted. The liquefied solder ball is jetted towards a through hole in the circuit board such that a portion of the liquefied solder ball flows into an annular gap between a pin and sides of the through hole. The pin is attached to the electronic component and passes through the through hole. As the liquefied solder ball is jetted towards the through hole, the laser beam is directed at the ball so as to keep it liquefied. How much of the solder ball remains outside the through hole after liquefied solder has flowed into the annular gap is determined. The filling degree of the annular gap is determined based on how much solder remains outside the hole.

A wave soldering machine is configured to perform a wave soldering operation on a printed circuit board. The wave soldering machine includes a housing and a conveyor coupled to the housing. The conveyor is configured to deliver a printed circuit board through the housing. The wave soldering machine further includes a wave soldering station coupled to the housing. The wave soldering station includes a solder pot having a reservoir of solder material, a flow duct positioned in the reservoir of the solder pot, and a wave soldering nozzle assembly coupled to the flow duct. The wave soldering nozzle assembly has a solder distribution baffle configured to create a solder wave. The wave soldering nozzle assembly is configured to control a width of the solder wave through the solder distribution baffle to produce a maximum width solder wave and a minimum width solder wave.

A wave soldering machine is configured to perform a wave soldering operation on a printed circuit board. The wave soldering machine includes a housing and a conveyor coupled to the housing. The conveyor is configured to deliver a printed circuit board through the housing. The wave soldering machine further includes a wave soldering station coupled to the housing. The wave soldering station includes a solder pot having a reservoir of solder material, a flow duct positioned in the reservoir of the solder pot, and a wave soldering nozzle assembly coupled to the flow duct. The wave soldering nozzle assembly has a solder distribution baffle configured to create a solder wave. The wave soldering nozzle assembly is configured to control a width of the solder wave through the solder distribution baffle to produce a maximum width solder wave and a minimum width solder wave.

A manufacturing method of an embedded component package structure includes the following steps: providing a carrier and forming a semi-cured first dielectric layer on the carrier, the semi-cured first dielectric layer having a first surface; providing a component on the semi-cured first dielectric layer, and respectively providing heat energies from a top and a bottom of the component to cure the semi-cured first dielectric layer; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer to cover the component; and forming a patterned circuit layer on the second dielectric layer, the patterned circuit layer being electrically connected to the component.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a core structure with at least one electrically insulating layer structure with a through hole, closing the through hole by a resin layer, and attaching a component in the through hole to the resin layer. The component is fixed to the core structure by curing the resin layer.

The disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for preheating objects in the process of underfill. Specifically, the disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for treating printed circuit boards (PCBs), integrated circuits (ICs) wafers and the like, in the preheating stage of the underfill process using an assembly operable to create a customizable hot-air bath with adjustable depth to account for surface topology and necessary clearances, for soaking the PCBs, ICs, wafers and the like in hot air, bringing these to operating temperature.