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......
Folks, I met Peter Borgesen back in the mid 1980s when he was a research scientist at Cornell working with Professor Che-Yu......
Folks, Although a few have suggested that lead-free reliability is an oxymoron, currently most people that have studied the reliability of SAC3...
Solder starvation is a serious electronics assembly issue – with a very simple solution. Solder starvation occurs when adequate volumes of solde...
Unbeknowst to me, the refrigerator where I store my solder paste and fluxes that I use for SIR (Surface Insulation Resistance) testing was.....
There seems to be a growing trend to use a low-Ag or Ag-free solder alloy for Surface Mount Technology (SMT) electronics assembly, similar to what is ...
Power amplifiers and transistors come in many shapes and sizes. The performance requirements vary as well. Attaching them can be a critical aspect of ...
Folks, When the industry was preparing to transition to lead-free solders almost ten years ago (can it have been that......
At the time of writing, the price of silver (Ag) was approaching the USD$50/tr.oz. (Troy ounce) level, and threatening to go higher. With 1 Troy ounce...
Folks, HIS iSuppli performed a teardown analysis of an iPad . They estimate that the cost of the bill of materials (BOM) is $336....
It was a pleasure interviewing Pat Gallagher, who developed the first automated photovoltaic solar cell tabbing and stringing machine back in......