New Excel Software Tools to Practice for SMTA Certification #1: Line Balancing

Folks, I recently developed some Excel®-based software to help those who are planning to take the SMTA certification exam to practice. Software to...

Posted On: May 7th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Pin-in-Paste Process with Donut-Shaped Preforms

Folks, some years ago I created a software tool, StencilCoach™, to calculate the stencil parameters to provide for an adequate amount of so...

Posted On: May 6th, 2022 | By: Claire Hotvedt

Enhanced SIR testing for Reliability

SIR testing has been around for a while. Why? And why might we want to use tests that are even more challenging than the current J-STD-004B?...

Posted On: May 3rd, 2022 | By: Jenny Gallery

When Life Gives You Lumens, Make LED Paste!

AuLTRA™ 3.2 and AuLTRA™ 5.1 are air or nitrogen reflow AuSn solder pastes specially formulated for higher processing temperatures and asse...

Posted On: May 3rd, 2022 | By: Matt Gruber

Reflow Oven Profiling

Reflow oven profiling can be your most powerful process validation and verification tool. It can be simplified as to not be a dreaded task to be skipp...

Posted On: April 19th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Check Out Maggie Benson's Journey

Folks, Over ten years ago, I created the characters Patty and The Professor. The intent was to tell SMT assembly process improvement stories through t...

Posted On: April 4th, 2022 | By: Claire Hotvedt

Environmentally Friendly Electronics - A Team Effort

Some thoughts on how a solder supplier can help make the next step of the manufacturing process a little bit greener. ...

Posted On: March 29th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Interview with Intern Emily Dean

Folks, One of the great advantages of being a professor at Dartmouth College is working with the world’s best young students. However, Emily Dea...

Posted On: March 29th, 2022 | By: Matt Gruber

Optimized QFN Printing Tips

Beware of offset die, i.e. a thermal slug not centered in the device body but offset to the side. and too little solder paste deposited on thermal slu...