Our comprehensive In-Depth Micro-Soldering curriculum is designed for technicians who already have a foundational knowledge of micro-soldering or have completed our Master Course and are ready to take their skills to the next level. This 100% hands-on program delves deep into advanced micro-soldering techniques, with a specific focus on repairing sandwich boards for iPhone X and newer models.

This curriculum is structured to provide a thorough understanding of micro-soldering processes, breaking down complex repairs into practical, step-by-step instructions. Whether you’re refining your expertise or preparing to tackle the most intricate electronics repairs, this course will equip you with the confidence, precision, and advanced skills required to succeed in the field of micro-soldering.


Modules

 
 

diagnosis

  • How to use and read schematics

  • Proper diagnosing with mulit-meter and power supply

  • Identifying short circuits, faulty circuits, partial shorts and leaks

  • Missing voltages

  • Diagnosing no power

    • How to diagnose a short circuit

    • Difference between primary and secondary lines

    • How find short circuit on a primary line

    • How to find a short circuit on a secondary line

    • How to repair a short circuit

Motherboard separation

  • How to separate interposer (upper & lower motherboards)

  • Reballing interposer (upper & lower motherboards)

  • Reconstruct traces

  • Techniques and temperatures required to remove and solder components (iCs and circuits) for sandwich boards

  • Training to use equipment for diagnosis and bench-testing on sandwich boards

  • How run jumpers on sandwich boards

Backlight, image, touch defects

Related to image, no light in the background or no touch functionality

  • IC diagnosis and repair

  • Reballing interposer

  • Short circuit identification

  • Missing traces


Signal

Diagnose & repair short circuits related to: Baseband, transvier, PMIC

  • Symptoms

  • Diagnosis with the multimeter

  • Reballing

CPU

  • Diagnosis

  • Reballing

  • Motherboard transfer

  • Epoxy cleaning methods

  • iTunes errors related to CPU

Power IC

Diagnose & repair short circuits related to: Tristar, tigris, PMIC

  • Symptoms

  • Diagnosis with the multimeter

  • Reballing


Face ID

Restore functionality by:

  • Diagnosis

  • Face Dot Matrix repair, reconstruction and programming

  • Flood illuminator repair and transfer from damaged cable to new cable.

Nand (Storage)

  • How to use multimeter to diagnose Nand-related issues

  • How to use programmers to program Nand

  • How to upgrade the storage of an iPhone or iPad (i.e. from 16gb to 150gb)

  • How to fix iTunes errors related to the Nand

  • How to replace and solder the Nand

Motherboard Swap

  • Circuit transfer from damaged motherboard to donor to restore functionality or retrieve data

    • Baseband, NFC IC, Wi-Fi IC, EPROM


Baseband

Related to signal issues. Phone with no service or searching

  • Symptoms

  • Diagnosis with the multimeter

  • iTunes errors related to baseband

  • Reballing and soldering of the baseband

 

Wifi and Bluetooth IC

  • How to diagnose the IC

  • How to remove and solder new IC

  • How to use programmer for the new IC