Lead-Free Recommended Reflow Profile
There has been a increase in the number of requests for reflow profiles for lead-free solders. This is a change from last year, where a majority of th...
Questions for Tim Jensen
Folks, Tim Jensen, Product Manager, PCB Assembly Materials, would surely be considered one of the most knowledgeable people in lead-free soldering and...
Halogen-Free Solder Paste
For my first entry, I’d like to say a word about the differences between Halogen-Free and Halide-Free, for both fluxes and solder pastes. The ha...
Understanding the issues of Creep on a Diode Stack up.
The word Creep is not something an engineer wants to hear when designing a metal TIM into their Laser Diode Stack up. But is creep really an......
"ROHS: It ain’t over" Article Overstates the Situation
Folks, A recent article on RoHS overstates the reality I think. The title is enough to make one groan…“I’ve gotta go through that...
Solar Conversion Efficiencies
Following the recent surge in the prices of crude oil futures and the rally of solar stocks, we are stuck with wide range views on the future of PV......