Bismuth: My New Friend
Lately I have been researching a bunch of things, one of my favorite topics being soldering alloys. For a long time most solder (nearly all) was compr...
Lately I have been researching a bunch of things, one of my favorite topics being soldering alloys. For a long time most solder (nearly all) was compr...
Folks, I have mentioned numerous times that the first purpose of RoHS is to help make recycling easier. So RoHS was developed to support WEE...
Folks, Tin Whiskers (TW) continue to generate considerable interest. People often suggest that their risk is great and yet unknowable. RPN m...
Folks, Bob Landman’s comments to my tin whisker posts appear below. Friendly dialogue such as this helps us to all learn more and is ...
Folks, After my recent post on the fact that there was no data linking tin whiskers to the Toyota sudden acceleration issues, there continue to be m...
If you look for indium on the periodic chart, you will see that it located right by tin (Sn) and lead (Pb) but it is a world away in terms of its prop...
Patty was checking her email. She noticed a note from someone who had attended last night’s SMTA meeting. Patty had just been elected ...
Folks, UPDATE: To be fair and thorough myself, I want to point out two things: 1.span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';......
Conductive epoxy is a common material choice for bonding components, especially if the assembly process is temperature-sensitive. Tin-based solde...
The US House of Representatives bill H.R 2420, affectionately known as US RoHS, was introduced in May of 2009. From what I can tell,...
There is a proposal into the EU to add to the RoHS legislation by restricting all halogenated flame retardants. You can find that proposal...
In a recent blog entry titled RoHS: 3 Years Later, Dr. Lasky comments on the overall success of the RoHS legislation. Before imp...