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We’ve heard the classic proverbs on doing something right the first time: “Measure twice, cut once.” “Haste makes waste.” And my personal favorite from Parks &

Since the Semi-Therm Symposium and Exhibit promotes itself as the “premier symposium for semiconductor thermal management which fosters network building and ties that would stay the test of

Phil Zarrow: Brook, when people think of wave soldering what we basically envision is the board going over the molten wave, the dynamic area, but just prerequisites. Brook Sandy-Smith: Mm-hmm. Phil

You don't always know how trade shows will

Brook Sandy-Smith: So a really hot topic nowadays is the J Standard One from IPC planning the ops lessons of the ROSE test method. Could you give us a little bit of history behind the ROSE test

Phil Zarrow: Brook, we know that in our industry there has never really been a do-all panacea cleanliness

Folks, I went to SMTA Pan Pacific, on the Big Island of Hawaii in early February. It was my first time in Hawaii so I spent a few days seeing the sites in the 50th state before the

Phil Zarrow: Jim, I don't think most people realize, but new colors are rare, and the idea that generating new pigments is not a very common thing. And yet, my understanding is that there's a

Folks, Let’s see how Patty is doing, it’s been a very, very long time… Even though Patty and her husband Rob both worked at Ivy University, they seldom drove in together. It was

While the Indium Corporation Solder Paste Team is working hard at APEX in San Diego, the Indium Corporation Thermal Team is preparing for the Burn-In and Test Strategies Workshop the week of March

"Succeed at the Velocity of Technology"…that is the theme of this year's APEX Expo 2018. Starting next week Indium Corporation will be one of the key exhibitors at the APEX Expo

Phil: When we think of metals that are liquid at ambient temperatures, we immediately think of mercury. Jim: Of course! Phil: But, unfortunately, mercury is on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances

APEX 2018 will be held in sunny San Diego, CAat the San Diego Convention Center with Exhibit Hall hours starting Tuesday 2/27 at 10AM through Thursday 3/1 at 2PM. During that time my colleagues and I

Phil Zarrow: Robert, the industry standard for process characterization is Cpk, and sometimes Cpu; Dr. Lasky has discussed this as it pertains to assembly processes. With regard to materials,

Phil Zarrow: Kim, there's been a lot of attention given, and concern over—and rightfully so—to the type of voids that occur in the bottom termination components, BTCs, particularly in

Phil Zarrow: Eric, I understand you've been doing some work in experimentation on the effect of reflow environments on residue and, particularly, surface insulation resistance. Eric Bastow:

I just read an article published on an SMT-focused website by Paul Socha. Mr. Socha was the Manager of Applications Engineering for many years and was instrumental in creating the group that Indium

Phil Zarrow: Jim, we know you're an indium guy, but you also have an interest in gold as well. Jim Hisert: I do. I brought a little bit of both today. Phil Zarrow: Panning for gold. Very

Researchers have released new data further explaining the limitations of indium addition in LEDs. It looks like this is finally an explanation as to why we only see indium being used in certain LED

Phil Zarrow: Eric, the topic of surface insulation resistance, SIR. What exactly is it? What are we doing here? Eric Bastow: Well, simply put you are measuring the electrical reliability of a

Folks, I am presenting a paper, chairing a technical session, and hosting a technical panel at SMTA Pan Pacific on February 6, 2018 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Resort in Hawaii. The paper is