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Professionals in the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) industry are all too familiar with common solder defects like tombstoning and head-in-pillow. These defects pose significant risks to the performance

Ask someone to name the materials essential to modern technology and they will probably mention silicon, copper, lithium, or perhaps rare-earth elements. Almost no one will mention gallium. Yet

W When most people think about the materials that make modern electronics possible, silicon, copper, and gold come to mind. Yet one of the most remarkable elements is one that few people have ever

Introduction If someone asked you to name the most important material in your smartphone, you might say silicon, copper, or even lithium. Few people would mention indium tin oxide (ITO), yet without

Folks, Let’s check in on Megyn Woodley as she helps Andover Electronics solve their response-to-pause problem… Megyn Woodley had performed response-to-pause experiments on the solder paste that

Megyn Woodly had just finished a three-day audit of Andover Electronics Assembly’s four assembly lines. She felt the factory was well organized, run with high first-pass yields, and quite good

In Part 2, we outlined materials challenges that can impact robotic soldering performance. In Part 3, we shift to product solutions and emerging innovations—highlighting how cored wire performance

In Part 1, we covered how robotic soldering evolved, and why materials quality is a major driver of process stability and precision. In Part 2, we focus on common materials-related issues that can

Robotic soldering has evolved from a productivity upgrade into a precision requirement—especially as electronics become smaller, denser, and require shorter production cycles. In Part 1 of this

Folks, In my last post, we explored the dawn of electricity and the early days of radio. Now, we move further along the history of electronics timeline to see how everyday consumer products forced

Folks, My interest in the history of electronics was piqued when I attended a mid-1990s lecture by Noble Laureate Arno Penzias on the same topic. Penzias was a co-discover of the Cosmic Microwave

Silver prices are escalating rapidly, consistently trending upward. If you manage a bill of materials (BOM) for electronics manufacturing, you understand precisely how this volatility impacts your

Manufacturing modern electronics often feels like a balancing act—literally. Assembly tilt and uneven coplanarity are persistent headaches that compromise solder joints, leading to weak connections

This is not a diamond. Can you believe this crystal contains gallium? Yes, this is a garnet crystal of gadolinium gallium, commonly called GGG, with the chemical formula Gd3Ga5O12. GGG crystals are

The discussion below leans into technical language and uses terms commonly established in quantum mechanics and semiconductor physics. Quantum dots are one of the clearest real-world examples of

Looking back on my internship with Indium Corporation, one of the most significant lessons I’m taking with me is the importance of understanding how all the pieces of a team fit together. Long-term

Professor Patty Coleman was in her office at Ivy University contemplating a truism. Both she and her husband Rob worked at Ivy U, but they couldn’t afford to send their twin sons

Ivy University Professor Patty Coleman was at Simon Pearce Restaurant, having a solo lunch and relaxing as she watched the beautiful waterfall at the restaurant. As she enjoyed their signature

When it comes to electronics reliability, surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, safeguards. Failures in SIR can lead to mission losses,

Innovative Metal TIMs for AI/GPU Processors As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) technologies evolve, their computational demands have skyrocketed, leading to a

When people think of advancements in medical technology, things like surgery-assisting robots, AI diagnostics, or neurostimulators – like Neuralink’s ‘Blindsight’ –