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Folks, Continuing our series on tin whiskers. In the last post we discussed what they are. in this post we will discuss what causes them. Tin whiskers are primarily caused by compressive stresses in

Hi All, My team came across an interesting article the other day from IEEE Spectrum that talked about the recent advent of

Folks, Tin whiskers are very fine filaments or whiskers of tin that form out of the surface of the tin. See Figure 1. They are the result of stress release in the tin. Tin whiskers are a phenomenon

A low-temperature solder like DurafuseTM LT can be essentialfor many applications where keeping the peak temperature below a certain point is critical (LEDs, flex substrates, opto-electronics, shield

Eliminating zero km failures is the mantra of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and for good reason —consumers have extremely high expectations of electric vehicles and simply expect that

Hello all, As mentioned in my recent posts, I’ll be presenting a webinar soon on solder paste printing for system-in-package (SiP) applications. Contrary to the title, printing won’t be the only

Folks, Matching a reflow profile to a solder paste spec is a required skill foran SMT process engineer. In light of this, let’s do an example. Assume we want to start using Indium

In my last post, I talked about the types of solder you could find in implantable medical devices, specifically cardiac pacemakers. Pure goldpreforms are generally used as the solder material in the

One of my favorite quotes of all time was said by Walt Disney, and it goes, “it’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” These words have spoken to me throughout most of my college

Growing up, the most exciting days in school were when you were told that you were going on a field trip. About two weeks ago, I received an email from Jingya that she, Angela, and I would be going

The ball-attach process is admittedly not as exciting as others, such as flip-chip assembly and 2.5D and 3D

One of my first assignments in graduate school was to read The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M.

This Sunday morning was, for the most part, like any other. I woke up early and enjoyed a warm cup of coffee with breakfast as I read the news and completed a crossword. I then laced up my running

In early April, I began to receive emails from two individuals at Indium Corporation; their names were Joy Valencia and Maria Vacca. Little did I know then that they would become two of my closest

Going into a new job, you never know what to expect. You worry about how you will perform, if the others will like you, and, most importantly, if you will fit in. Of course, these were my exact

There is one software that you either love or you hate — and it’s Microsoft® Excel®. I love Excel and see it to be one of my best tools when trying to be productive. I’ve

Today marks a month since I first walked through the doors of Indium Corporation. I remember my first day: I was extremely nervous and anxious (going to work in only one sock tells the whole

Folks, Downtime calculations can be a bit confusing. Most people would assume that if a line has 4 machines, and they are each down for 5% of the time, that the total downtime (DT) is 4 x 5% or

What did you want to be when you were five years old? A firefighter? A professional athlete? An astronaut? Those are all very typical careers a five-year-old may consider. What about me? Well, when I

In the current pandemic situation where public parks, grounds, gymnasiums, and swimming pools are shutdown to avoid the spread of the virus, children are now forced to find indoor alternatives for

Anyone who has ever met me knows that I am loud, energetic, and sometimes just a little bit crazy. The running joke among my family and friends has always been that I could probably hold a