An Interveiw with Bob Bormann of Standard Printed Circuits
This year I had the pleasure of working with a circuit board company in Central New York called Standard Printed Circuits, Inc. From personal experien...
Lead Free Solder
Dartmouth Student Asks Questions About SACm® Solder Alloy
Folks, Some years ago, a leading IC manufacturer decided that their R&D effort could benefit if analyzed for possible improvement – by hirin...
RDSON and Solder Volume Resistivity
Interesting question from a Chinese die-attach customer this week asking about volume resistivity of solder. My friend, Eric Bastow, suggested that In...
Tech Spotlight: Maria Durham
While not directly part of Indium Corporation’s Technical Service department, Maria is technology driven and works with our customers to help se...
Is the PC Dead?
Folks, Let’s see how Patty is recovering from her conflict with Hal Lindsay……. Patty saw a link on one of the daily SMT Tech new...
RoHS Medical "Per Homogeneous" Conclusion
Folks, Let’s see how Patty and Pete are doing with their Medical Device RoHS Crisis….. Patty and Pete sat in a plane on the runway of the...
"Per Homogeneous Material" Also Applies to Medical Devices Under RoHS
Folks, It’s been awhile, let’s see what Patty is up to… Patty was in her office, finishing lunch and reading Golf Digest. She...
NanoFoil® Project Management with Seth Homer
In an interview with Seth Homer (our Asst. Product Manager for Engineered Solders and NanoFoil®), we discuss how an interested customer can partne...
The Limits of Mixing: A Chocolate Chip Example
Folks, We tend to think of mixing as something that can completely even out those things being mixed. As an example, let’s assume you are ...
Thermal Cycling Performance of SACm® Pb-Free Solder Alloy
The development of SACm® lead-free solder alloy by Indium Corporation’s R&D team was focused around improving the mechanical shock perfo...
Leadframe Solderability Issues in Power Semiconductors
It is no secret that automotive semiconductor customers are becoming increasingly demanding. The “under the hood / bonnet” electronics env...
What Is Indium?
Being the Indium Corporation, we know what indium is, where it comes from, and how to use it. But sometimes we forget that not everyone is as im...