Dispelling 10 Myths about Nitrogen Reflow (part II)
...and we’re back with more nitrogen and inert soldering myths. Part I of this post can be found here. Myth 6: “I turned on......
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Dispelling 10 Myths about Nitrogen Reflow (part I)
In my twenty years in the electronics manufacturing industry, I have heard a lot of claims made about the use of nitrogen in inerted soldering ...
How Much Metal is in Solder Paste?
Something that seems counter-intuitive to many customers, yet seems obvious to a rheologist is why the percent metal loading of solder paste vari...
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...
ELV Legislation (II) - Revenge of ELV
Picture of a Used Car: Because you’re Good People Drilling into what’s happening with European ELV legislation and how US stakeholder...
Heard the one about....?
“Hey, Andy!!” The stranger grinned. “Nice to meet you in the flesh at last!”. It was the last customer visit on a recent trip ...
ELV Legislation Update (I)
Under-the-Hood: The “Death Valley” of Power Electronics New insights in April into changes in the European ELV (End-of-life vehi...
Solderspatter: Solder Paste in Unexpected Places
Figure 1: Solderspatter (soldersplash) on Gold/Nickel Figure 2: Phase Inversion during Reflow ......
IGBT Assembly - Indium8.9LDA Solder Paste
The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) module is rapidly taking over from MOSFET technology as the solid-state power switch of choice. Die-attac...
Predictions for 2009: Advanced Packaging
The folks at Advanced Packaging magazine asked Indium Corporation for its predictions for the Standard Semiconductor and Power Semiconductor packaging...
Solderability Testing of Die-Attach Solder Paste
Diagram of Solder-Dipping Test Apparatus Solder-wetting Curve ......
Elementary, My Dear Watson...
One continual question from customers (and it’s a reasonable one) is why there are so few choices available for solder alloys, when there a...