Wave Flux Applications & Pre-Heat Considerations
Brook Sandy-Smith, Technical Support Engineer for PCB Assembly Materials, and Phil Zarrow discuss the pre-requisites of wave flux application, such as...
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History & Future of Resistivity Of Solvent Extract (ROSE) Testing
Brook Sandy-Smith, Technical Support Engineer for PCB Assembly Materials, and Phil Zarrow discuss the history of the ROSE test method, its gradual des...
Process & Materials Interaction Investigation
Brook Sandy-Smith, Technical Support Engineer for PCB Assembly Materials, and Phil Zarrow discuss the replacement of the ROSE (Resistivity of Solvents...
Indium Used for Pigment
Jim Hisert, Indium Applications Manager, and Phil Zarrow explore what makes YInMn Blue—a new pigment composed of indium—so unique, by high...
Emerging Applications for Liquid Metal
Jim Hisert, Indium Applications Manager, and Phil Zarrow take a look a liquid metal and its current and potential applications. ...
Process Capability: Cpk and Cpu in Relation to Purity of Compounds from Indium Corporation
Dr. Robert Ploessl, Manager of Marketing and Technology Assessment and Product Manager, Compounds, gives Phil Zarrow an overview of what Cpk and Cpu m...
Avoid the Void®: Beyond QFN Voiding
Kim Flanagan, Technical Support Engineer, and Phil Zarrow discuss how to Avoid the Void® by looking at four non-QFN void types—Kirkendall (c...
Effect of Reflow Environment on No-Clean Residue and Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR)
Eric Bastow, Assistant Technical Manager, America’s Region, shares results of tests he’s conducted on the effect of reflow environments on...
Gold-Indium (AuIn) Alloys for High-Reliability Braze Solutions
Jim Hisert, Indium Applications Manager, and Phil Zarrow look at how two soft metals—gold and indium—form high-reliability, hard alloys us...
Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR) and Flux Designation (ROL) Defined
Eric Bastow and Phil Zarrow discuss surface insulation resistance (SIR)—the importance of non-conductive flux in no-clean commercial electronics...
Tech Seconds with Phil Zarrow: Setting Up a Blind Solder Materials Comparison Study
In this installment of Tech Seconds, Phil outlines the steps for conducting an effective blind solder materials comparison. ...
Tech Seconds with Phil Zarrow: How to Select Wave Flux
In this installment of Tech Seconds, Phil summarizes the two primary criteria for selecting a wave flux. ...