QFN Reliability in SMT Electronics Assembly
Folks, Let’s look in on Rob: Rob looked at the new photo of Patty and their twin sons Peter and Michael. What a handful those two 18 month-...
Burn In
It Seems Like Just Yesterday
Today (March 3rd) I start my 25th year at Indium Corporation. It seems like just yesterday that the minor league hockey team I was doing PR ...
Join Me at SMTAI
Folks, I will be speaking at SMTA’s 25th anniversary dinner at SMTAI on Monday, October 5 at 6:30 PM. Come and join me......
Whatdunnit? The Mystery of "X" in Halogen-free
Indium Corporation (I say “Indium Corporation”: it’s actually me and my colleague Tim Jensen) is in the middle of drafting a positio...
Why are Dioxins Bad?
One of the common reasons for halogen elimination in electronics is based around the possibility that halogens can form dioxins when that halogenated ...
Big Problem, Real Solution?
The environmental push of companies toward halogen-free is driven by environmental organizations such a Greenpeace providing examples of poor recyclin...
Steps to consider when designing a trouble-free solder joint:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Thermometer.jpg Operational temperature Metallizations Flux usage Reflow method Temperature limitat...
"High Tech---Highly toxic"
A Chinese child sits amongst a pile of wires and e-waste. Children can often be found......
Halogen-Free Solder Paste - Part 3
It seems that the topic of Halogen-Free Solder Paste has grown by another leap and bound. The big confusion is what are the definitions of Halogen-Fre...
Thermal Reliability as an Afterthought
An article I just read caught my attention (To see the article which stimulated this entry, click here.). It outlined the need for reliability in cons...