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Board diagnostics
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Board diagnostics
BoardMaster: localizing faults down to a single component
How we localize board faults down to a single component on ABI BoardMaster: VI testing, analog signature analysis and known-good comparison before power is applied.
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BGA joints: when reballing is required vs local repair
How X-ray inspection, thermal profiling and the IPC-7095 standard drive the decision between reballing a BGA and a local repair of adjacent circuits.
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Thermal scanning a board before repair
Why we capture a heat map before disassembly: finding hotspots, shorts and leakage, safe first power-up, and how thermal imaging pairs with BoardMaster.
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