Take the SMT Quiz and Perhaps Win a Prize
Folks: Do you know how much copper is in SAC305 solder? What about the most typical solder paste powder diameter? These questions, and eight others, a...
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Still Much Hype Around AI and Industry 4.0
Folks, I recently read an article about “Lighthouse Factories” which appear to be implementations of Industry 4.0. It is encouraging that ...
Tin: The Foundation Metal of Soldering
Folks, The vast majority of solders used in electronic assembly have, as their base metal, tin. There are some specialty gold solders, like gold-co...
Checking Moore’s Law
Folks, Moore’s Law was developed by Gordon Moore in 1965. It predicted that the number of transistors in integrate circuits would double approxi...
Stencil Printing 101 Webinar Follow-up
Recently, I hosted a webinar for Stencil Printing 101. The InSIDER Series contained two parts. The first is on the basics: Solder paste 101 – th...
SMT Assembly is an Optimization Process
Folks, SMT assembly is an optimization process. There is no single stencil printing process for all PWB designs. The stencil printing parameters of st...
Durafuse™ LT - RF Shielding
What does DurafuseTM LT - a low-temperature solder have to do with RF shielding?...
Is Quantum Computing Emerging to Solve Practical Problems?
Folks, I read with interest Zohair Mehkri’s SMTAI 2020 paper entitled How Quantum Computing (QC) will Revolutionize Electronics Manufacturing. I...
Solder in Medical Devices: What Solder Are You Wearing?
Both hearing aids and CGMs, wearable medical devices, generally use fine powdered SAC305 solder paste, or an equivalent, in the assembly. This complie...
Durafuse™ LT - with LEDs?
LED lifetimes can be sensitive to temperature; low-temperature soldering in manufacturing and assembly can help make a difference. ...
What Do We Need From Low-Temperature Solder?
The capabilities of DurafuseTM LT highlight the importance of defining what a process really needs in regards to "Low-Temperature"...
The Rule of 72
The Rule of 72 Four years ago, the big boss, 6'6" tall, 350 pound Mac Savage, said that the goal for the sales of a new product was at least...