Conductive Anodic Filament Expert Joins Isola's Analytical Services Lab
27 August 2014 - 5:00PM
Isola Group S.à r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and
dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer
printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced that Dr. Antonio
"Tony" Caputo has joined its Analytical Services Lab in Chandler,
AZ. Dr. Caputo's work at Isola will focus on research on the
chemical nature of Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) failures; this
is a failure mode in printed wiring boards (PWBs) that occurs under
conditions of high humidity and high voltage gradients. The ability
to identify how CAF forms chemically, and to understand the
fundamental reaction conditions that accelerate CAF formation, will
enable Isola to introduce new laminate systems that are more CAF
resistant.
Dr. Caputo has spent over a decade studying electrochemical
corrosion failure modes and researching the importance of CAF. He
has worked in collaboration with the Center for Microelectronics,
Assembly, and Packaging (CMAP), BlackBerry, and CAF experts
throughout the world. Dr. Caputo has authored numerous publications
and book chapters related to the topic, including "Design
Limitations Related to Conductive Anodic Filament
Formation in a Micro-World" and
"Characterization and Electrochemical Mechanism for
Bromide-Containing Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF)
Failure."
On September 16, 2014 at 12:00 pm EDT, Dr. Caputo will present a
webinar entitled, "Electrochemical Corrosion Failure Modes in
PWBs." His presentation will address the factors that increase CAF
failures, the importance of hole drilling in designing an
appropriate CAF test vehicle and how to evaluate the interaction
between solder flux and PWB material. To learn more and to register
for this event, please visit: http://bit.ly/1wtrfFR.
Dr. Caputo obtained degrees in chemistry and engineering as well
as a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Upon completion of his
doctorate, Dr. Caputo was a postdoctoral associate at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he remains a
research affiliate. He is a member of the IPC's (Association
Connecting Electronics Industries) CAF committee. This task group
is responsible for determining the causes of electrochemical
migration (ECM) activity within printed circuit boards. He is also
a part of the IPC's 5-32b SIR and Electrochemical Migration Task
Group, which will explore Conductive Anodic Filament (CAF) growth
and other ECM failure mechanisms within the boards.
For more information about CAF testing or to contact Dr. Caputo
directly, please call 1-800-537-7656.
About Isola
Isola Group S.à r.l., headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, is a
global material sciences company focused on designing, developing,
manufacturing, and marketing copper-clad laminates and dielectric
prepregs used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit
boards. The company's high-performance materials are used in
sophisticated electronic applications in the communications
infrastructure, computing/networking, military, medical, aerospace
and automotive industries. For more information, visit our website
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