Has RoHS Really Been Successful?
In a recent blog entry titled RoHS: 3 Years Later, Dr. Lasky comments on the overall success of the RoHS legislation. Before imp...
SAC Solder
Updated Greenpeace Greener Guide
Greenpeace has just updated their “Guide to Greener Electronics.“ There are a couple of interesting tibdits that I took from their r...
SAC vs. Sn/Ag for Solar Soldering
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Mixed Alloy Wetting for SAC BGA Assembly Using Sn63 Solder Paste
Have you ever wondered about what happens to a Pb-free Ball-Grid Array (BGA), with Tin/Silver/Copper (SAC) spheres in a Tin/Lead (Sn/Pb) proces...
Take Care Mixing Solders in Rework
Folks, Recently someone asked me about reworking a SAC305 solder joint with a SnBi solder. The reason to consider SnBi was that the lower melting...
Is Sn/Cu Alloy a Good Choice for Solder Paste?
Folks I was chatting recently with Indium Corporation’s Mike Fenner about Sn/Cu alloys for solder paste. Mike has many years of experience ...
Indium Die Attach - Room Temperature Soldering
Etched Indium Ribbon Wound Back on Itself and cold-welded to form a loop. Die assembly often involves......
Hand Soldering Tip Temperatures
image: www.purexltd.co.uk How hot are you setting your solder iron for hand soldering using solder wire or preforms? If you are cranking up the solder...
Lead-Free Solder has Secondary or Less Impact on Tin Consumption
Folks, A few years ago, Prismark estimated that the world electronics usage of lead was 18,500 tons per year. Assume most solder at the time was ...
Alternative Uses
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Fine Feature Assembly Issues vis a vis Lead-Free
Folks, We are all aware that the miniaturization of electronics continues unabated. As consumers we benefit from this phenomenon, as electronic assemb...