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“A key ingredient that is critical to the solder paste formulation is rosin, which plays a significant role in enhancing the performance of the solder paste and hence providing high process

I have always had an interest in gaining laboratory experience in a real, professional work setting. This goal has been fulfilled as I joined Indium Corporation as the Soldering Application Intern

In the midst of the summer months, one may be thinking about kayaking, swimming, fishing, or simply spending time

Though there are many positive comments I can make about my experience this summer at Indium Corporation as the Marketing Communications intern, what truly set these ten weeks apart for me was the

Folks, Peter writes: Dear Dr. Ron, I amthrilled with your Excel® program to calculate IMC thickness as a function of time. However, I wanted to calculate IMC thickness for times not listed in the

When I was a child, I wanted to be a veterinarian to help sick and injured animals recover. I had even tried to take care of two kittens, only a few days old, when we found them behind the

Folks, I was getting a little cabin fever, so I thought I would go for lunch at Simon Pearce. The ambiance there always relaxes and refreshes me. So, the maître de squeezed me in at a small

Participating in an internship this summer at Indium Corporation, I was able to integrate the theoretical knowledge gained in school with the practical application of the industry. As we got a little

I always thought of an internship as simply going into the office, completing your work, attending a few meetings, and calling it a day. It never occurred to me that I could experience anything

As challenges and complexities associated with manual soldering processes increase, the installation and utilization of robotic soldering stations continue to grow. These challenges include the

Recently, I've fielded several requests to clarify the distinction between "halide-free" and "halogen-free." Both terms apply to the composition of soldering fluxes in the

Folks, Dr. Ron: For my next several posts, I would like to chat with Indium Corporation’s metal thermal interface materials (TIMs) Product Manager, Jon Major, about metal TIMs. Jon, can you tell us

Happy International Women in Engineering Day! Science was once considered a male-dominated field, with many important discoveries spearheaded by women gone unnoticed. That is no longer true, and as a

Folks, About a year ago, I posted on acceleration factors in temperature stress testing. See the equation in Equation 1 below. I made a mistake with the exponent, it should not be 5.5, but 2.65. The

Folks, It is hard to imagine that it has been 15 years since “The Adventures of Patty and the Professor” debuted. It started with a few blog posts and it just kept on going on and on,

Dear Dr. Ron, We are experiencing some graping on BGA solder joints. One of my colleagues said he heard that using square versus our current round stencil apertures might solve the

Folks, Let's see how Ivy Universitygraduate student Maria Gonzales is handling her assignment to find the lost profits a Liberty Elecronics… Maria had never been so nervous. She was going

Folks, Let's see how Professor Patty is doing… Professor Patty Coleman stared out of her office window at the waning remnants of snow on Ivy University’s campus. She was bummed that

Folks, It gives me pause to think that I have lived through most of the electronics revolution. One of my first memories is that my family, along with most others, did not own a

Folks, Can it be almost 20 years ago that I developed the solder alloy density calculator? I have received more requests on this topic than any other. It surprises most people that the formula for

Folks, I remember in 1994 (can it be 30 years ago?) that a colleague commented that in 5 years, wave soldering would go away. Well, 30 years have passed and wave soldering is still with us. Since