Posted On: November 18th, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Using ANOVA to Compare Three or More Solder Pastes for a Metric-Like Transfer Efficiency

An Interview with Professor Patty Coleman....

Posted On: October 3rd, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Stencil Printing Response to Pause

Folks, Good friends Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall did an episode on their world famous “podcast” “Boardtalk” on the importance of r...

Posted On: August 31st, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Join Me at SMTAI 2023

Folks, This year SMTAI is in Minneapolis from October 9 to October 12. I will be giving a paper on hotbar soldering in the morning on Thursday October...

Posted On: April 14th, 2023 | By: Indium Corporation®

Peer into the Future - Technology Required for Virtual Reality

The next generation of virtual reality is packing a lot more technology into an even smaller space - but as material science engineers and solder manu...

Posted On: February 27th, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

P Value Calculator for F Statistics

Folks, In my last post, I discussed an Excel® spreadsheet to calculate p values for hypothesis tests in which the t distribution is employed. The ...

Posted On: February 20th, 2023 | By: Indium Corporation®

Bringing Solder Paste Reliability to E-Mobility

Solder paste is enabling the complex electronic systems of next generation of vehicles - from power inverters and battery management to infotainment...

Posted On: February 1st, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Response-to-Pause: A Critical Solder Paste Parameter

Folks, Solder paste is arguably the most highly engineered material in electronic assembly. It has many properties that must be favorable for its good...

Posted On: December 19th, 2022 | By: Jenny Gallery

Stuck in a Slump? Factors Impacting Solder Paste Slump Susceptibility.

Certain solder pastes are more susceptible to experiencing slump than others due to both chemical properties and experimentation processes. Risk facto...

Posted On: August 24th, 2022 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Square vs. Circular Apertures and the Five Ball Rule Revisited

Folks, I recently posted that circular apertures deliver much less solder past than square apertures. One of the obvious reasons is that a circle of d...