NICHIA STS-DA1-4487B <Cat.No.170321>
(3) Handling Precautions
● Do not handle the LEDs with bare hands as it will contaminate the LED surface and may affect the optical characteristics:
it might cause the LED to be deformed and/or the bump to break, which will cause the LED not to illuminate.
● When handling the product with tweezers, be careful not to apply excessive force to the resin.
Otherwise, The resin can be cut, chipped, delaminate or deformed, causing bump-bond breaks and catastrophic failures.
● Dropping the product may cause damage.
● Do not stack assembled PCBs together. Failure to comply can cause the resin portion of the product to be cut, chipped,
delaminated and/or deformed. It may cause bump to break, leading to catastrophic failures.
(4) Design Consideration
● PCB warpage after mounting the products onto a PCB can cause the package to break.
The LED should be placed in a way to minimize the stress on the LEDs due to PCB bow and twist.
● The position and orientation of the LEDs affect how much mechanical stress is exerted on the LEDs placed near the score lines.
The LED should be placed in a way to minimize the stress on the LEDs due to board flexing.
● Board separation must be performed using special jigs, not using hands.
● If an aluminum PCB is used, customer is advised to verify the PCB with the products before use.
Thermal stress during use can cause the solder joints to crack.
● Volatile organic compounds that have been released from materials present around the LEDs (e.g. housing, packing,
adhesive, secondary lens, lens cover, etc.) may penetrate LED lens and/or internal pre-coating resin.
If the LEDs are being used in a hermetically sealed environment, these volatile compounds can discolor after being exposed
to heat and/or photon energy and it may greatly reduce the LED light output and/or cause a color shift.
In this case, ventilating the environment may improve the reduction in light output and/or color shift.
Perform a light-up test of the chosen application for optical evaluation to ensure that there are no issues,
especially if the LEDs are planned to be used in a hermetically sealed environment.
(5) Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
● The products are sensitive to static electricity or surge voltage. ESD can damage a die and its reliability.
When handling the products, the following measures against electrostatic discharge are strongly recommended:
Eliminating the charge
Grounded wrist strap, ESD footwear, clothes, and floors
Grounded workstation equipment and tools
ESD table/shelf mat made of conductive materials
● Ensure that tools, jigs and machines that are being used are properly grounded and
that proper grounding techniques are used in work areas. For devices/equipment that mount the LEDs,
protection against surge voltages should also be used.
● If tools or equipment contain insulating materials such as glass or plastic,
the following measures against electrostatic discharge are strongly recommended:
Dissipating static charge with conductive materials
Preventing charge generation with moisture
Neutralizing the charge with ionizers
● The customer is advised to check if the LEDs are damaged by ESD
when performing the characteristics inspection of the LEDs in the application.
Damage can be detected with a forward voltage measurement or a light-up test at low current (≤1mA).
● ESD damaged LEDs may have current flow at a low voltage or no longer illuminate at a low current.
Failure Criteria: VF<2.0V at IF=0.5mA