What Happens if US RoHS Happens?
The US House of Representatives bill H.R 2420, affectionately known as US RoHS, was introduced in May of 2009. From what I can tell,...
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Understanding Gold on Nickel
The use of gold layers deposited onto nickel is standard in many industries, from DRAM memory module edge connectors, to electrical test probe co...
An Interview with Patty
Folks, While at SMTAI a few weeks ago, I ran into Patty. She agreed to sit down for an interview. Here it......
Anxiously Awaiting TMV™ (Through Mold Via) PoP Dummy Components
Source: Amkor The new TVM™ PoP components......
Learn More About PoP Solder Paste
From an upcoming SMTAI presentation dealing with PoP solder paste: “...Formulation, particle size,......
Join Me at SMTAI
Folks, I will be speaking at SMTA’s 25th anniversary dinner at SMTAI on Monday, October 5 at 6:30 PM. Come and join me......
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...
Brandon Judd and PoP Solder Pastes
Brandon Judd and I have been working on a paper for this year’s SMTAI event, and I thought I......
Dispelling 10 Myths about Nitrogen Reflow (part I)
In my twenty years in the electronics manufacturing industry, I have heard a lot of claims made about the use of nitrogen in inerted soldering ...
Soldering to Gold
In previous posts, we have mentioned soldering to gold, but never discussed the unique processing aspects related to this. div sty...
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 ...