Abstract: A method for cooling electrical components on a substrate during a rework process. A block of a porous, thermally conductive material, saturated with a liquid, is positioned on an electrical component to be cooled. During the rework processing of an adjacent electrical component, the liquid in the porous, thermally conductive block vaporizes, thereby maintaining the temperature of the electrical component below its reflow temperature. A second thermally conductive block, in thermal contact with the porous, thermally conductive block, and the substrate on which the electronic component to be cooled is attached, is positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and the electronic component undergoing rework. A supply of liquid is provided to the porous, thermally conductive block to maintain the temperature of the electronic component to be cooled at a predetermined level for a specified period of time.

Abstract: Apparatus for connecting a first area array component to a substrate with a joining material. The apparatus has a nozzle directing heat toward both the first area array component and the portion of the substrate beneath the first area array component to melt the joining material. An elastic seal contacts the substrate and prevents the heat from affecting other components adjacent the first area array component. The nozzle is pressed against the substrate to restrain warping of the substrate, which might be caused by the heating of the first area array component, and to prevent damage to the substrate. The nozzle can tilt so that it conforms to the surface of the substrate. The first area array component is allowed to move freely in the direction of a plane of the substrate under the surface tension of the molten joining material during heating to center the first area array component.

Abstract: Apparatus for connecting a first area array component to a substrate with a joining material. The apparatus has a nozzle directing heat toward both the first area array component and the portion of the substrate beneath the first area array component to melt the joining material. An elastic seal contacts the substrate and prevents the heat from affecting other components adjacent the first area array component. The nozzle is pressed against the substrate to restrain warping of the substrate, which might be caused by the heating of the first area array component, and to prevent damage to the substrate. The nozzle can tilt so that it conforms to the surface of the substrate. The first area array component is allowed to move freely in the direction of a plane of the substrate under the surface tension of the molten joining material during heating to center the first area array component.

Abstract: Method and apparatus removing a component having a solder ball grid array to a circuitized substrate. The solder balls have a first temperature at which they melt. The component has a second temperature, greater than the first temperature, over which the component is damaged. The method has a step of placing a thermal shield over the component. In a next step, the circuitized substrate and the component having the solder ball grid array are heated to a third temperature lower than the first temperature. In a next step, a stream of hot gas of a fourth temperature is directed for a predetermined time about the periphery of the thermal shield such that the solder balls reach the first temperature thereby reflowing the solder joints or balls, while other parts of the component reach less than the second temperature. At this point, the component is either attached to the circuitized substrate or permitted to be removed therefrom.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling electrical components on a substrate during a rework process. A block of a porous, thermally conductive material, saturated with a liquid, is positioned on an electrical component to be cooled. During the rework processing of an adjacent electrical component, the liquid in the porous, thermally conductive block vaporizes, thereby maintaining the temperature of the electrical component below its reflow temperature. A second thermally conductive block, in thermal contact with the porous, thermally conductive block, and the substrate on which the electronic component to be cooled is attached, is positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and the electronic component undergoing rework. A supply of liquid is provided to the porous, thermally conductive block to maintain the temperature of the electronic component to be cooled at a predetermined level for a specified period of time.

Abstract: A method for producing interconnect structures and circuit boards including placing an area array component having connection bumps on the corresponding metal contacts on a substrate disposed on a backing plate, providing heat curable joining material in communication with the bumps and contacts, contacting a gas nozzle directly to a portion of the substrate surrounding the component to press the substrate between the nozzle and the backing plate to restrain the substrate from wrapping, heating the component, the joining material and the substrate proximate the metal contacts while maintaining the nozzle on the substrate to cure the joining material, and cooling the component, the joining material and the substrate. Selected components can also be replaced utilizing the gas nozzle for restraining the substrate from wrapping.