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Not many people realize that Indium is actually 4 times softer than lead. In this picture you can see that with just a standard vise I could compress this penny into a .004" thick piece of

Welcome to the new Indium Blog. We have Indium Thermal Team Members that will constantly be adding to this blog. They will include Bob Jarrett, Amanda Whittemore, Adrian Low, Jim Hisert and many

Folks, It has been 2 months now that I have lived in Woodstock, VT. Some interesting observations: 1. The church I attend, The First Congregational Church is pastored by Norman Koop, former Surgeon

Folks, I will be giving four, one hour workshops at CONCIBE 2007 in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico on June 7th and 8th. A summary of the topics follows:

It's gifts of gold as Helvetica celebrates it's 50th. Yes, that venerable font, Helvetica, has been with us since

Folks, I have written a soon to be published article, with Sea View Technologies colleague Phil Perry, for Circuitree magazine about the threat of counterfeit components. For me it was one of the

Indium Corporation has earned the prestigious Pro-Comm Award for the world's first electronics assembly materials online video advertisement. In addition to winning the award, the ad, titled

Folks, There has recently been concern over the raising price of commodities (e.g.: copper, tin, silver, gold, cement, steel, oil, lumber, etc). So it is only natural to ask how it affects

Folks, As I believe I have shared before, one of my hobbies is understanding and esplaining physics concepts like the Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics at a lay person level. Scientific

Folks, I recently received this note: Hello Dr. Ron, A colleague of mine sent me the following article. I’m about to start the Pb-Free implementation and wondering where do we stand. Regards,

Folks, Many people view India as the future China. While this is already true for help centers and telecommunications technology, for electronic assembly, India lacks several critical requirements.

Folks, One of my most successful graduate students at Dartmouth was Anny Zhang. She was a Masters in Engineering Management student and is curretly a new employee at Indium Corp. I thought readers

Folks, The EU is currently assessing the effect of WEEE/RoHS on industry. A recent article from EDN discusses this interesting topic. To no one's surprise the "paperwork" aspects of the

I am fortunate to be able to speak at social media events, and to attend others. For examples, I recently presented at theISBM'sannualmeeting in Tampa, Florida, and I am attending theWOMMAevent

It's one thing when a company establishes and controls their message to their audience. It's entirely another when a third-party takes over the company's store/product for another

Folks, I mentioned this in the quiz at the left, but am I the only one that didn't know that a 01005 passive is really not that size? The designation 01005 means that the passive should be 0.010

Future Fab Bloghas just been announced. According to their site,"it is written by the editorial panel members ofFuture Fab International. It's aim is to focus on the semiconductor,

Folks, A fellow WEEE/RoHS Warrior writes the following note and asks readers to share their thoughts and experiences. Cheers, Dr. Ron Dear Dr. Ron, After now having worked for a fairly large OEM for

We have just released the third in a series of online video ads aimed at our B2B electronics assembly audience. The series is titled: INDIUM CORPORATION: We Know SMT Inside & Out. This ad is

Folks, That soldering is a miracle there is no doubt. Just coincidentally, copper, the best practical conductor of electricity, can be bonded electrically and mechanically with solder at temperatures

Folks, At APEX 2007 Indium Corp's Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee and I were interviewed by PCB007 Re China RoHS. Dr. Lee discussed the "Chinese" lead-free alloys that contain 0.03 to 0.05% Cerium.