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AVOID THE VOID®: Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly: PWB Design

In a previous post I spoke about Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly and referred to a statistical tool called an Ishikawa Diagram. This tool helps map out a process and provide an

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AVOID THE VOID®: Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly: Reflow Profile

In a previous post I spoke about Large Ground Plane Voiding in Electronics Assembly and referred to a statistical tool called an Ishikawa Diagram. This tool helps map out a process and provide an

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Selecting the Appropriate Halogen-Free Solder Paste for SMT Assembly

Phil Zarrow: This video is for anyone considering halogen-free solder paste. It includes recommendations for paste selection based on customer needs. Brook, Indium Corporation has a wide variety of

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History and Applications of Indium Metal

Phil Zarrow: This video is for researchers and engineers interested in indium metal. It will cover the applications and future uses. Ron, can you tell us a little bit about the history of indium

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Gallium: The White Light LED Revolution

Phil Zarrow: This video is for people interested in gallium arsenide. It will cover applications and future uses. Dr. Ronald C. Lasky:Phil, here's some gallium. Check it out. Phil Zarrow: Hey,

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The Difference Between Halogen and Halides in SMT Solder Pastes

Phil Zarrow: This video is for anybody considering halogen-free solder paste or flux. It includes the differences between halides and halogens. Brook, I remember halide-free fluxes in the days of

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Indium-Tin Oxide: For Flat-Panel, Touch-Screen Technologies

Phil Zarrow: This video is for people interested in Indium Tin Oxide. It will cover how Indium Tin Oxide is used to enable flat panel and touch screen technologies. Hey, Ron, you look deep in

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EZ-POUR® Gallium Trichloride

Phil Zarrow: This video is for people using Gallium Trichloride in their products. It will cover the benefits of using EZ-Pour™ Gallium Trichloride to simplify their processes. Indium

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Versatility of Indium

Phil Zarrow: This video is about the versatility of indium when alloyed with other metals. It will give the viewer a range of temperatures of typical alloys that reside in those ranges. Carol,

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Nano-Ag Sintering Paste

Phil Zarrow: This video is for anyone wondering about working with silver sintering materials. It will cover the roles of porosity and pressure. Dr. Lee, why work with silver sintering materials?

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Voiding in Electronics Assemblies: Causes & Mitigation

Phil Zarrow: This video is for engineers working to overcome voiding issues. It will discuss how to reduce voiding through the use of proper process and materials. Dr. Lee, what are some of the

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Overcoming the Challenges Associated with Halogen-Free Solder Paste in SMT Electronics Assembly

Phil Zarrow: This is for anyone considering halogen-free solder paste or flux, including the challenges associated with their usage. Brook, when I switch to a halogen-free solder paste, what are some

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Low-Temperature Soldering is Easy!

We encounter many hurdles when developing an efficient, reliable soldering process. But, sometimes, getting over the first hurdle can make the next one more difficult. For example, using a Pb-free

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Using Solder Preforms to Reduce Voiding in BTCs

Folks, Let's see how Patty and the team are doing on their presentation on voiding for Mike Madigan … Patty was kind of down. Like millions of others, she and Rob watched, in horror, as

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The 6 Alloy Families: Bismuth

Eric Bastow: Today we're going to be talking about this really unique metal called bismuth. One of the unique things about bismuth metal is, unlike other metals that contract when they solidify,

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The 6 Alloy Families: Gallium

Eric Bastow: Today we're going to be talking about this really cool metal called gallium. It's very unique, because it has a low melting point, and melts at 30 degrees C or 86 degrees

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The 6 Alloy Families: Gold

Eric Bastow: Gold is very useful as a soldering material when it's used with alloys. They have very high melting points, and, for that reason, sometimes the gold-based alloys are referred to as

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The 6 Alloy Families: Indium – Part 1

Eric Bastow: Today we're going to be talking about this really awesome metal called Indium. It's so awesome there's a whole company named after it. Indium melts at a 157 degrees C, which

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The 6 Alloy Families: Lead

Eric Bastow:Today, we're going to be talking about a heavy metal – not heavy metal the kind of music, but a heavy metal – lead. Lead has a very high melting point of 327 degrees

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The 6 Alloy Families: Tin

Eric Bastow: Tin is a very useful metal, very shiny metal, and it melts at 232 degrees C, which is 450 degrees Fahrenheit. It is very useful, because it has a long and wide history for use in

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