8 Myths About Solder
Please don’t be fooled by misconceptions like the following: 1) Lead is bad 2) Soldering is simple 3) Soldering is complex 4) Changing a S...
Please don’t be fooled by misconceptions like the following: 1) Lead is bad 2) Soldering is simple 3) Soldering is complex 4) Changing a S...
Spheres are a great solder form for prototype work. (Pictured here are a range of sphere sizes, BGA size compared to flip chip size.) Solder spheres...
The shape of your solder joint below a flip-chip or BGA is controlled by the surface tension of the alloy, the activity of flux used, the tension or c...
Optimizing the amount of solder paste transferred during component dipping for Package-on-Package assembly should be a goal for your PoP process. Whil...
We commonly think of flux itself as the reason it should only be used for 8 hours at a time. As the workable life of new fluxes increase,......
Folks, Some have said that I am a fan of lead-free assembly. It’s not true. In a world drowning in electronic waste, I am a fan of re-cycling......
Folks, I just chatted with iNEMI’s Jim McElroy about how iNEMI is working with companies concerned with high reliability and are partially RoHS...
Folks, My friend and colleague Jim Hall of ITM pointed out that the reliability of “mixed” (i.e. lead free and leaded solder and fi...