QFN Reliability in SMT Electronics Assembly
Folks, Let’s look in on Rob: Rob looked at the new photo of Patty and their twin sons Peter and Michael. What a handful those two 18 month-...
Weigh In on the Lead-Free Soldering Consensus Topics
Folks, Some time ago, I mentioned that I was working on a consensus of the status of lead-free/RoHS compliant assembly. My hope is to find dat...
Tin and Silver Use in Electronics after RoHS
Folks, In a recent posting we discussed that the higher melting temperatures of lead-free solder require reflow soldering temperatures to be higher, t...
Lead-Free Consensus Update
Folks, In gathering information on the status of lead-free soldering, some helpful friends pointed out two great sources of information: NA...
Tin Whiskers Found in Toyota Brake Assemblies
Folks, You may remember that more than a year ago there was much speculation that tin whiskers may be......
Lead-Free Soldering: Striving for a Consensus
Folks, Recently I posted a note about a flurry of Technet posts in which I was misquoted regarding the status of lead-free electro...
Increased Use of Electricity for Lead-Free Soldering Assembly & High-Melt Lead-Free Solders
Folks, An obvious disadvantage of lead-free electronics soldering assembly is that the oven must be hotter and therefore will use more electricity (ve...
Happy Birthday RoHS!
Folks, It was five years ago today that RoHS was launched, amid concerns that the world of electronics would collapse due to the......
Lead-Free Soldering Reliability: Dr. Ron Accused of Being, "Motivated Only by Greed"
Folks, Here is an interesting turn of events related to the reliability of lead-free (Pb-free) soldering reliability....
SAC Solder Alloy Wets Well, It Just Doesn't Spread Well
Folks, I have often pointed out that SAC solder’s poor wetting is both a curse and Godsend. It is a curse when trying to fill ...
Peter Borgesen Weighs in on Lead-Free Solder Reliability
Folks, I met Peter Borgesen back in the mid 1980s when he was a research scientist at Cornell working with Professor Che-Yu......