Etching Indium to Remove Oxides
With regard to soldering or wetting (coating) with indium, we are often asked to comment on the oxide formation of indium and how to remove it.......
Soldering to Stainless Steel
We are often asked if it is possible to solder to stainless steel and, if so, what is the best procedure. As you may already know, stainless stee...
Soldering to Aluminum
We are frequently asked if it is possible to solder to aluminum. The answer is yes, if the following guidelines are followed: FLUXES: Becau...
Electronics with 40 Year Shelf Life
Folks, A reader writes: My company makes an electronic product that requires a 40 year shelf life. We assemble with tin-lead solder on FR-4 PWBs....
Soldering Materials & Processes: Advice From Our Technical Library
Looking for tech papers that answer the most basic soldering questions? These rank among our most frequently downloaded: Five Solder Families and......
3 Advantages of Bismuth-Based Tabbing Ribbon for Solar Photovoltaic Assembly
After the report by Isofoton regarding reliability testing of Bi-based alloys for tabbing ribbon, the world learned that Bi-based alloys could survive...
Cleaning Indium Thermal Interface Material (TIM) Preforms
Here is a question that was posted and answered on our website back in 2006, I think it is still quite relevant: img align="right" alt="...
Patty Cost Analyzes an MRI scan
Folks, Let’s see how Patty is doing with the latest crisis…… Upon hearing Claire Perkins inform her that Rob was in the hospital, ...
Switching from High Lead Solders to Eutectic AuSn
Two categories of solder are available to choose from when the in-service environment for a device reaches above 125°C either in continuous operat...
锡膏和底部填充剂的兼容性 (Solder Paste Compatiblity with Underfill in SMT)
在SMT中,底部填充剂(underfill) 常常被用在BGA/QPN 的组装...
Patty Pitches NMAC/I/O
Folks, Patty arrived at work an hour early to prepare for her meeting with ACME CEO Mike Madigan. Nineteen days ago, he had asked her to develop ...