Pb-free Thermocouple Fix
A set of wires prepared for connection Properly joined thermocouple wires ......
Pb-Free
WF-9945: Truly Halogen-Free Wave Flux
Indium Corporation has just released a completely halogen-free wave solder flux that performs in a Pb-free process similar to its halogenated counterp...
"High Tech---Highly toxic"
A Chinese child sits amongst a pile of wires and e-waste. Children can often be found......
Sounds Like It’s Time To Profile
Typical profile for Pb-free sphere mounting for BGA assembly, adjusted using......
SAC305 May Not Become De-Facto Standard
Folks, About two years ago it appeared that SAC305 (3.0% silver, 0.5% Cu, the balance tin) was becoming the de-facto standard for Pb-Free assembly. Wi...
Day 3 of the Device Packaging Conference
The third day of the Device Packaging Conference has passed, with some interesting presentations from NXP, Amcor, and Atotech – to name a few. M...
Ball Attach Surface Finishes
Just incase you were wondering, here are the wetting results you can expect when soldering Pb-free spheres to different surface finishes. The chart sh...
Some Still Looking for RoHS to be Repealed
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 imple...
Jim Hall Shares New Insignts on Tin Whiskers
Folks, One of my closest and most respected colleagues in our industry is Jim Hall of ITM. Along with Phil Zarrow, also of ITM, Jim and......
iNEMI Helping Companies with High Reliability Concerns vis a vis RoHS Exempt
Folks, I just chatted with iNEMI’s Jim McElroy about how iNEMI is working with companies concerned with high reliability and are partially RoHS...
May 13 Swatch Posting Generates Much Debate
Folks, If there is anything that I hope my blog does is to generate useful debate about the happenings in the electronics industry to help us all pros...