Package-on-Package Solder Paste Viscosity
If you are new to Package-on-Package solder paste, expect the material to be lower viscosity then you are used to for printing or even dispensing appl...
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Safety Net
It’s always good to be cautious when dealing with high-reliability devices. No-clean ball attach and package-on-package fluxes are usually desig...
What's Your Number?
There are a lot of things to consider when choosing how many samples you need for testing. Please consider these factors when deciding your sam...
Would You Trust These Parts?
After finding a batch of Package-on-Package components with a ~20% defect rate (that’s not a typo), I asked the vendor to have the lot of compon...
Ninjas and Flux
Ninja are known for their ability to combine two very different properties – power and stealth. Flux was never very good at this though, we usua...
Thermal Interface Materials: A little is Good, So Is A Lot Better?
The images shown here are from an actual tear-down of a computer. They were taken from a forum where a perturbed PC technician replaced the thermal......
Preform Flux Types
When considering the choice of flux for preforms, in addition to factoring in the amount of flux required on a preform, the type of flux is also impor...
Research Solder Kits
I recently read an article at Development Monkey by Karen Field about how Development Kits are growing in popularity with Design Engineers. She report...
Hand-Picked Designer Materials
It’s great when you find that perfect product, the product that makes life easy. Sometimes that perfect material has already been formulated &nd...
This Chart Can Be Yours!
The picture doesn’t do it justice, the real wall chart is around 23” x 33” and it contains a periodic table, list of popular alloys ...
We Are Engineers
This picture was taken before my last flight home from Taiwan. In front of me was a giant hunk of metal that over a hundred people would soon......
This Weekend Utica NY Hosted a Monster Truck Rally
How can I possibly put a semiconductor spin on this? Our industry seems just as simple when it is viewed from the outside. It is just a little piece.....