Durafuse™ LT - Process Control

Durafuse LT is a low-temperature solder with drop shock reliability and, as with any process, we need to know which parameters to control and the poss...

Posted On: September 6th, 2021 | By: Brian O'Leary

On the Road to no Zero km Failures for EV

Zero km failures is the mantra of EV manufacturers and for good reason for consumers have extremely high expectations......

Posted On: August 31st, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Full Autonomous Vehicles Still Decades Away?

Folks, Businessweek’s recent article on autonomous vehicles summarized the current state of this fascinating technology. The article discussed W...

Posted On: August 21st, 2021 | By: Evan Griffith

SiP Printing 101 Webinar Preview: Stencil Technology

Stencil technology has evolved throughout the years, and System-in-Package solder pastes require specific stencil manufacturing processes and novel te...

Posted On: August 20th, 2021 | By: Evan Griffith

SiP Printing 101 Webinar Preview: Solder Paste Inspection

Just as important in the solder paste printing process is solder paste inspection; how do you know if your printer is operating optimally if your SPI ...

Posted On: August 19th, 2021 | By: Evan Griffith

SiP Printing 101 Webinar Preview: Water Soluble vs. No-Clean Pastes

Choosing the correct solder paste formulation is critical for System-in-Package assembly. Indium Corporation's SiPaste® solder pastes offer a ...

Posted On: August 10th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Matching a Reflow Profile to a Solder Paste Spec

Folks, Matching a reflow profile to a solder paste spec is a required skill for an SMT process engineer. In light of this, let’s do an exam...

Posted On: July 29th, 2021 | By: Jenny Gallery

Solder in Medical Devices: Wait, There's Solder There?

Shielding the RF waves generated by an MRI machine is mandatory. Soldered copper is one the metals used for RF shielding because it absorbs radio and ...

Posted On: July 19th, 2021 | By: Evan Griffith

Common Ball Grid Array Failures and How to Avoid Them

The BGA ball-mount process may seem uninteresting and trivial at first glance. However, the soldering steps are complex and can lead to problematic fa...

Posted On: July 6th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Belated Happy Birthday RoHS

Folks, Happy Birthday RoHS! A milestone occurred, and it seemed to be missed: RoHS celebrated its 15th birthday on July 1st! For those new to electron...

Posted On: June 21st, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Calculating Total Downtime

Folks, Downtime calculations can be a bit confusing. Most people would assume that if a line has 4 machines and they are each down for 5% of the time...

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