Halogen-free High-Lead(Pb) Die-Attach Solder Paste: Not an Oxymoron
I mentioned in a previous a blog posting that the primary driver for halogen-free electronics is ostensibly environmental, but that the confusion abou...
Gold Solder
Solder Pros Mention Indium PoP Paste
Two big names in electronics assembly (Vern Solberg and Phil Damberg) recently wrote an article for Circuits Assembly Magazine regarding &ld...
PoP Clamping Rework Nozzle
Click here for a description and video that shows a nozzle design from FINETECH which clamps down onto PoP components during rework. ...
Has RoHS Really Been Successful?
In a recent blog entry titled RoHS: 3 Years Later, Dr. Lasky comments on the overall success of the RoHS legislation. Before imp...
Flux Residue Levels: Not as Simple as you Think
After you’ve reflowed solder in contact with a flux, you’re always left with a certain amount of flux residue. There are no clear industry...
Learn More About PoP Solder Paste
From an upcoming SMTAI presentation dealing with PoP solder paste: “...Formulation, particle size,......
Pb-Free Solders are Not the Cause of Tin Whiskers
Tin Whiskers growing between pure tin-plated hook terminals of an electromagnetic relay. Image courtesy of nepp.nasa.gov ......
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...
Everyone Makes Mistakes
This is something you may have run into if you’ve ever manually dipped and placed PoP components.span style="mso-spacerun:......