SNVSC00A February 2023 – January 2025 LM5148-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
100% automated visual inspection (AVI) post-assembly is typically required to meet reliability and robustness standards. Standard quad-flat no-lead (QFN) packages do not have solderable or exposed pins and terminals that are easily viewed. Visually determining whether or not the package is successfully soldered onto the printed-circuit board (PCB) is difficult. The wettable-flank process was developed to resolve the issue of side-lead wetting of leadless packaging. The LM5148-Q1 is assembled using a 24-pin VQFN and a 19-pin VQFN package with wettable flanks to provide a visual indicator of solderability, which reduces the inspection time and manufacturing costs1.