Test Your SMT IQ

Folks, Mary had worked at a small SMT “mom and pop” shop for 12 years. Business was always good and she moved up to CFO of the 60 per...

Posted On: September 18th, 2020 | By: Robert Ploessl

High Purity Tin for EUV Lithography

High purity tin is used in next generation EUV lithography tools to create light at 13.5nm. Indium Corporation produces high purity tin beyond the sta...

Posted On: September 15th, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Holy Grail of Soldering: Low-Temperature Reflow – High-Temperature Use

Folks, soldering enables modern electronics. Without solder, electronics would not exist. Copper melts at 1085°C, yet with solder we can bond copp...

Posted On: September 14th, 2020 | By: Robert McKerrow

What Do the Equipment Suppliers Have to Say?

In this blog post, I share the reactions of soldering iron tip equipment suppliers to the statement: “As temperature increases, tip life de...

Posted On: August 19th, 2020 | By: Claire Hotvedt

Indalloy®292 - Reliability on Every Surface

Solder alloys need to work well on all sorts of surfaces. But we were really impressed with the difference Indalloy®292 made on OSP boards - even ...

Posted On: August 11th, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Limits of Mixing: A Real World Example

Folks, some time ago I posted on the limits of mixing. In modern manufacturing, there may be some applications that require two metal powders to be ev...

Posted On: August 10th, 2020 | By: Jenny Gallery

What the Off-Eutectic?

Indium Corporation's new off-eutectic alloy preforms ensure strong solder joints in a plethora of device and package hardware. Our off-eutectic Au...

Posted On: August 1st, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Calculating Small P Values in Hypothesis Testing

Folks, Let's continue watching Patty help Mark to determine small P values in hypothesis testing. The first part of this story is here. Patt...

Posted On: July 25th, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

In Hypothesis Testing, the P Value Can't Be Zero.

Folks, we haven't checked on Patty in a while… As Patty walked into her office, her phone rang. “Hello, this is Professor Coleman,...

Posted On: July 21st, 2020 | By: Jenny Gallery

IMS 2020 Virtual Show

The International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Live Stream Event (Aug 4-6) is the premier annual international meeting for technologists involv...

Posted On: June 27th, 2020 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Tin Pest in Medieval Culture

Folks, Readers may remember that I have had an interest in tin pest for some time. Tin pest can occur if nearly pure tin is exposed to cold temperatur...

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