Solder pad geometry for surface mounting chip capacitors were examined visually for three types of defects. Visual defects observed as a function of solder pad geometry were opens, misalignment of chips (rotation) and drawbridges. Geometry of the solder pads was seen to play an important role in the visual defects observed. Of particular importance were the overlap of the pad and the capacitor, the width of solder pads, and the extension of the solder pad outside the capacitor (in the length dimension).
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