Micro-soldering is the core of what makes iPC Repair Houston different from a standard phone kiosk or big-box repair counter. Instead of replacing an entire logic board when one component fails, our technicians work under high-power magnification to repair or replace individual chips, connectors, and circuits directly on the board — for phones, MacBooks, tablets, and game consoles.
We diagnose down to individual surface-mount resistors, capacitors, and IC chips rather than replacing expensive full board assemblies.
Locating microscopic electrical short circuits by tracking thermal heat signatures across power rails.
Removing liquid corrosion and oxidized deposits from hidden BGA solder balls.
Strict static-controlled workstations and OEM grade replacement IC chips.
Baseband audio IC, Tristar/Hydra charge chips, backlight diode repairs, and liquid damage recovery for Apple, Samsung & Google Pixel.
M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon logic board repair, USB-C controller chips, power rail short circuits, and GPU/PSU desktop diagnostics.
iPad Pro backlight IC chips, dense multi-layer circuitry repair, Surface Pro charge ICs, and direct connector soldering.
PS5 / Xbox Series X snapped HDMI port replacement, Panasonic encoder IC chips, Switch M92T36 power ICs, and USB-C port soldering.
Replacing failed SMD capacitors, blown power chokes, damaged inductors, and shorted MOSFETs directly on the circuit board instead of condemning the entire unit.
Ultrasonic bath corrosion removal, line tracing under thermal imaging, and microsoldering replacement of shorted board components.
Replacing blown Tristar, Hydra, M92T36, and main PMIC power management chips when devices won't hold charge or show false charging.
Precision microsoldering for snapped PS5/Xbox HDMI ports, loose iPad Lightning sockets, and damaged USB-C board pads.
Replacing blown backlight IC chips, filter diodes, and display power lines when a screen stays pitch black or extremely faint.
Repairing shorted storage power rails and re-balling flash storage chips to retrieve irreplaceable files from dead hardware.
In-depth diagnostic check for devices declared a "total loss" by standard repair counters before writing them off completely.
We operate a clean-room environment, use thermal cameras and ultrasonic cleaners for diagnostics, and follow a strict intake-estimation-repair-QC workflow with OEM parts in an ESD-safe zone. If a device has been declared a total loss elsewhere, this is the service to ask about before you replace it.
Every board repair follows a strict diagnostic -> estimation -> micro-soldering -> bench stress test -> QC workflow.
Your device stays right here in our Upper Kirby facility with direct access to technicians doing the soldering.
We're conveniently located in the Kirby Drive area, Houston, TX, serving customers throughout surrounding neighborhoods and providing nationwide mail-in repair services.
Mon–Sat: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
5600 Kirby Dr N-2, Houston, TX 77005
Micro-soldering is the repair of individual components directly on a device's circuit board — chips, connectors, and tiny solder points — rather than replacing the entire board. It requires specialized equipment and training beyond standard phone repair.
iPhones, Samsung and Google phones, MacBooks and PCs, iPads and tablets, and game consoles (PS5, Xbox, Switch) — anywhere a board-level component has failed.
Often, yes. "Unrepairable" from a standard repair shop usually means a failure is beyond simple part-swapping, which is exactly what our micro-soldering lab is built for. Bring it in for a diagnostic before writing it off.
