LG Innotek’s “Dream Factory” in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, was in full operation on April 17, producing flip-chip ball ...

You don’t need much – the most exotic tool is a BGA rework station, holding the mainboard steady&stiff and heating a specific large chip on the board with an infrared lamp from above.

For those that are unfamiliar, the BGA footprint is notoriously difficult to accurately solder because it consists of a large grid of tiny points covering the bottom of the chip. There’s no way ...