Tin Whiskers 101: What are They?
Folks, Tin whiskers are very fine filaments or whiskers of tin that form out of the surface of the tin. See Figure 1. They are the result of stress re...
Folks, Tin whiskers are very fine filaments or whiskers of tin that form out of the surface of the tin. See Figure 1. They are the result of stress re...
Durafuse® LT is a low-temperature solder with drop shock reliability and, as with any process, we need to know which parameters to control and the...
Zero km failures is the mantra of EV manufacturers and for good reason for consumers have extremely high expectations......
Folks, Businessweek’s recent article on autonomous vehicles summarized the current state of this fascinating technology. The article discussed W...
Stencil technology has evolved throughout the years, and System-in-Package solder pastes require specific stencil manufacturing processes and novel te...
Just as important in the solder paste printing process is solder paste inspection; how do you know if your printer is operating optimally if your SPI ...
Choosing the correct solder paste formulation is critical for System-in-Package assembly. Indium Corporation's SiPaste® solder pastes offer a ...
Folks, Matching a reflow profile to a solder paste spec is a required skill for an SMT process engineer. In light of this, let’s do an exam...
Shielding the RF waves generated by an MRI machine is mandatory. Soldered copper is one the metals used for RF shielding because it absorbs radio and ...
The BGA ball-mount process may seem uninteresting and trivial at first glance. However, the soldering steps are complex and can lead to problematic fa...
Folks, Happy Birthday RoHS! A milestone occurred, and it seemed to be missed: RoHS celebrated its 15th birthday on July 1st! For those new to electron...
Folks, Downtime calculations can be a bit confusing. Most people would assume that if a line has 4 machines and they are each down for 5% of the time...