Board-level reliability (BLR) looks at the reliability problem in the package and PCB interconnection, which is an important topic in microelectronics. The current criterion in the BLR test is to look if the connection is open, which can only detect the failure and there is no available method that can detect the degradation of the solder joints. This project mainly focuses on the degradation process of solder joints in board-level vibration tests and thermal cycle tests.

Special methods and test programs are developed tailored for two test vehicles, and some of the test results are collected and analyzed. Assisted by the failure analysis technique, the physical change of solder joints can be observed.

Findings in this study show the parameter shift during the solder joint degradation and also the mathematic model that describes the relationship between the crack of the solder joints and resistance increment.

Revolutionary changes in automotive industry toward fully connected electrical vehicles is changing the world of Board Level Reliability (BLR) Vibration Testing. It is taking BLR Vibration tests beyond board level to board module application level.
In this thesis, it contains the development of a reliability test concept called Board Module level Vibration Testing that is required to cope with the challenging application driven requests.