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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
IMS 2020 Virtual Show
The International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Live Stream Event (Aug 4-6) is the premier annual international meeting for technologists involv...
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...
Soldering Iron Tip Temperatures Cannot Afford To Be Overlooked
Soldering iron tip temperatures are increasing under the thought that hotter settings perform faster to reduce cycle times. However, that is not alway...