Posted On: October 17th, 2019 | By: Meagan Sloan

Semiconductor Fluxes: Part 2

This is the second in a series of posts about semiconductor fluxes, and talks about the optimal dipping depth for flip-chip fluxes....

Posted On: October 15th, 2019 | By: Meagan Sloan

Semiconductor Fluxes: Part 1

If you are a little intimidated by semiconductor products, this blog post provides a simple explanation to help you better understand these products....

Posted On: October 11th, 2019 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Malachite: The Copper Ore that Started Civilization

Copper smelting was critically important to the development of civilization - and it was a miracle it ever began. Perhaps the beauty of this ore led i...

Posted On: September 28th, 2019 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Submit an Abstract to SMTA PanPac

This coming February will be my third SMTA PanPac. PanPac is a very enjoyable and rewarding conference with a full venue. Costs are reasonable as well...

Posted On: August 31st, 2019 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Reflow Oven Sizing Spreadsheet

Folks, A short time ago, I posted on how to size a reflow oven. I mentioned that I had developed an Excel Spreadsheet to perform the calculations. The...

Posted On: August 29th, 2019 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Driving the Packaging Frontier: Part 2

Indium Corporation’s Sze Pei Lim, talks about when to make th emove from water-soluble to no-clean fluxes for flip-chip assembly packages....

Posted On: August 25th, 2019 | By: Jim Hisert

Specifying Dimensions for Pure Indium Preforms

We have all ordered something in the wrong size - it’s frustrating! Today we discuss specifying the dimensions for pure indium preforms....

Posted On: August 21st, 2019 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Response to Pause: A Critical Solder Paste Parameter

A good solder paste should be able to remain in a paused position (i.e. not being printed) on the stencil, for more than an hour....

Posted On: August 18th, 2019 | By: Jim Hisert

Specifying Indium Preform Purity

Indium is commonly available from 99.9% to 99.9999% purity, although 99.995-99.999% is recommended most often for vacuum, hermetic, and cryogenic seal...