Here, we answer the most frequently asked questions for Taiyo America solder mask products and Taiyo America solder mask production. Click the icon below to submit your question to Taiyo America and a Taiyo team member will contact you.
Taiyo has numerous products that pass outgassing including solder mask products, via filling products, and legend inks. Please check each products Techinal Datasheet (TDS) for proper processing.
The difference is in the Final Properties. The HTG has the highest Tg and lowest CTE values in the industry.
Taiyo sells Direct Imaging versions of all our popular PSR-4000 solder masks which are designed to expose faster on the newer DI exposure machines and they have the same UL and final properties.
Yes, all of our LPI solder masks can be diluted with solvent and spray coated.
Yes, the IJR-4000 FW100 is made for both flex and rigid applications. Click here for product information.
In some applications, a matte finish solder mask is considered to be better due to the greater surface energy and lower reflectivity.
Choosing the right solder mask is extremely important due to the end market. For example, if the product is for aerospace it generally needs to pass outgassing requirements. Also, if your PCB is flexible you will need to use a flexible solder mask.
Most Taiyo inkjet legend inks are good for up to five months at room temperature. Please check the label of each container.
Most products marketed in the United States and Europe are made in Carson City, NV
All of our products are desgined to hold up to final finishes, edge coverage over circuitry should be maintained. Final finish chemistry also needs to be maintained. Contact your Taiyo America Sales Manager for circuit coverage reqirements
They provide a higher reflectivity value for the lighting industry and better white color stability.
All solder masks will exhibit a degree of leaching when subjected to heated solutions and Taiyo products are designed to minimize this condition.
A UV bump of 2 to 3 joules/cm2 can greatly reduce or elimnate the leaching.
Taiyo offers a variety of flexible solder mask from liquids (PSR-9000 series) to
a photoimagable dryfilm (FLEXFINER Series).
Click here for information of
PSR-9000 LDI.
Click here for information on PSR-9000 FLX03G LDI.
Click here for
information on PSR-9000 FXT Series.
Click here for information on our FLEXFINER
dry film solder mask.
Taiyo now offers Thermo Cool, a dielectric coating that dissipates heat at a rate of 10.2 W/m K. Click here to learn more about our Thermo Cool ink.
Yes, we have Black and soon to be released Blue, Red and other colors.
Check our website at www.taiyo-america.com or call any of our Taiyo America Sales Managers (https://taiyo-america.com/index.php/contacts/sales/)
Yes, Taiyo America makes a UV curable product for touch-up in three different colors, UVR-150TU Green, UVR-150TU Red and UVR-150TU Blue. Click here for information on UVR-150TU.
Yes, we offer the FLEXFINER Series of flexible dry film solder mask in multiple thicknesses. Click here for more information about FLEXFINER dry film solder mask.
We are planning to carry limited inventory starting in the Fall of 2021.
