PV Interconnect Products
PV interconnect products have a lot of nicknames: tabbing ribbon, interconnect wire, bus bar, stringing ribbon, etc. I......
Solder Alloys
ELV Legislation Update (I)
Under-the-Hood: The “Death Valley” of Power Electronics New insights in April into changes in the European ELV (End-of-life vehi...
Another Method to Determine Solder Reflow Profile: Thermal Profiler or DSC
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (TA Instruments Q100) The optimal solder reflow profile for a given assembly involves a peak reflow temperature that...
Au/Sn Sputtering Targets
In addition to Au/Sn sputtering pucks, Indium Corporation can also manufacture full size Au/Sn sputtering targets. 80Au/20Sn is......
Solderspatter: Solder Paste in Unexpected Places
Figure 1: Solderspatter (soldersplash) on Gold/Nickel Figure 2: Phase Inversion during Reflow ......
What's Your Pb-Free Replacement for High Pb Alloys In Die-Attach?
Solder Die Attach Image Courtesy of memsonics.com The clock is ticking before the extension of Pb-free legislation for high Pb-containi...
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 ...
Enlist the Experts before Choosing a Solder Alloy for Chip Attach
A few of Indium’s solder experts ready to assist. I am well aware that many of you are now working in stressed out, short-handed workplaces and ...
Surface Preparation for Flux-less Reflow – The Solution
I can’t promise that every gold-indium or copper-indium soldering process can work without a flux, but there are tricks to give you a better cha...
Examine the Oxygen Bomb Test Report Carefully!
Indium Corporation is a big proponant of using the EN14582 oxygen bomb test method for halogen determination. However, we have seen misleading r...
Pb-free Solder in European Automotive Electronics
A small selection of our Pb-free solder alloys In possibly one of the quietest revolutions in the history of Power Semiconductor electronics manufactu...