AMAOE QU2 Stencil Qualcomm CPU MSM8998 MSM8953 MSM8916

AMAOE QU2 Qualcomm CPU BGA Reballing Stencil Product Description

This is an AMAOE (阿毛易修®) brand BGA reballing stencil, part of the Superhard Series, designed for professional repair technicians working with various Qualcomm (High-Band) Snapdragon CPUs.

Feature	Specification
Brand Name	AMAOE (阿毛易修®)
Stencil Model	QU:2
Thickness	0.12mm
Material Series	Superhard Series (超硬系列)
Design Features	Half-Etched Masking Design (半刻遮挡设计) and Heat Dissipation Hole Anti-Bulging Design (散热孔防起鼓设计)
Brand Motto	To make good tools based on the experience of repair technicians (以维修人的体验去做好工具)

Supported & Compatible CPU Models

The key value of this stencil is its multi-model compatibility due to shared BGA pin patterns, allowing technicians to use one stencil for several different chip types.

Main Model on Stencil	Compatibility/General Models	Associated Snapdragon Series
MSM8953		Snapdragon 625
MSM8953 B01	SDM450 / SDM632	Snapdragon 450, 632
MSM8937	8940 / 8917	Snapdragon 430, 435, 425
MSM8916	8929 / 8939 / 8216 / 8936 / 8239	Various Snapdragon 400 series chips
MSM8998	MSM8998 A	Snapdragon 835 (High-end)
MSM8998 A		Snapdragon 835 (Variant)

This AMAOE QU2 stencil is an essential tool for technicians performing the delicate BGA reballing process on motherboards powered by these popular Qualcomm processors.

Qualcomm CPU Supporting Model List

Qualcomm Model (MSM)	Commercial Name (Snapdragon)	Process Node (Original)	Example Supported Devices
MSM8998	Snapdragon 835	10 nm	High-End Flagships: Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ (US/China models), Google Pixel 2/2 XL, OnePlus 5/5T, Xiaomi Mi 6, Sony Xperia XZ Premium/XZ1, Essential Phone (PH-1).
MSM8953	Snapdragon 625/626	14 nm	Mid-Range/Popular: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4/4X, Xiaomi Mi A1, Motorola Moto G5 Plus/Moto Z Play, Asus Zenfone 3, Lenovo P2, Samsung Galaxy C7.
MSM8937	Snapdragon 430/435	28 nm	Lower Mid-Range/Budget: Nokia 6 (Original), Motorola Moto G5, Xiaomi Redmi 3S/3S Prime, Lenovo K6, Asus ZenFone 3 Laser/Max.
MSM8916	Snapdragon 410	28 nm	Entry-Level/Budget: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen), Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Play, Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015), Huawei Ascend G620S, Lenovo A6000.

Stencil Compatibility Notes (from the AMAOE QU2 Stencil)

The AMAOE QU2 stencil is specifically noted for covering pin-compatible models, which is why it’s highly useful for technicians:

Main Model	AMAOE Stencil Listed Compatibles	Corresponding Snapdragon Names
MSM8953	SDM450 / SDM632	Snapdragon 450, Snapdragon 632
MSM8937	8940 / 8917	Snapdragon 435, Snapdragon 425
MSM8916	8929 / 8939 / 8216 / 8936 / 8239	Various Snapdragon 400 and older series