Soldering to Non-Metallics with Indium
Soldering to non-metallics is of interest in numerous applications. Bonding to crystal, ceramic or glass is requested commonly. One of the best materi...
Soldering to non-metallics is of interest in numerous applications. Bonding to crystal, ceramic or glass is requested commonly. One of the best materi...
I’ve always thought that the “nickel felt applicator” needs some explaining. …And a picture. …Heck, why not ...
Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone but I have a secret. The activators used in halogen-free solder pastes aren’t as effective as their h...
The junction temperature in an LED (the p-n junction temperature) is most critical to consider for LED cooling. If this temperature rises above t...
PV interconnect products have a lot of nicknames: tabbing ribbon, interconnect wire, bus bar, stringing ribbon, etc. I......
Under-the-Hood: The “Death Valley” of Power Electronics New insights in April into changes in the European ELV (End-of-life vehi...
Folks, In teaching process optimization and failure analysis, one of the most helpful concepts is understanding he difference between common cause and...
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (TA Instruments Q100) The optimal solder reflow profile for a given assembly involves a peak reflow temperature that...
The question often arises as to whether or not a water wash solder paste should be halogen-free. Since halogen-free is fundimentally an environm...
Folks, Recently someone asked me about reworking a SAC305 solder joint with a SnBi solder. The reason to consider SnBi was that the lower melting...
In addition to Au/Sn sputtering pucks, Indium Corporation can also manufacture full size Au/Sn sputtering targets. 80Au/20Sn is......
Figure 1: Solderspatter (soldersplash) on Gold/Nickel Figure 2: Phase Inversion during Reflow ......