Solder
Lack of Concern for Tin Pest as a Reliability Issue in Mission Critical Products Still Hard to Understand
Folks, My recent post on tin whiskers sparked the memory of tin pest in my mind. I have to admit, that with all of the legitimate reliability co...
Best of 2013: NanoFoil®, Tabbing Ribbon, Metals & Compounds, and Great People
Thank you to all of the readers who have followed Indium Corporation’s blog posts this year, and a special “thank you” to all the re...
An Interveiw with Bob Bormann of Standard Printed Circuits
This year I had the pleasure of working with a circuit board company in Central New York called Standard Printed Circuits, Inc. From personal experien...
Dartmouth Student Asks Questions About SACm® Solder Alloy
Folks, Some years ago, a leading IC manufacturer decided that their R&D effort could benefit if analyzed for possible improvement – by hirin...
Indium Solder Paste
Indium metal powder is mixed with flux for application by dispensing or printing equipment. This mixture is referred to as solder paste. Lucky fo...
Indium Preforms
Indium preforms offer very precise volumes of solder, and are cut to fit some very interesting bond-line shapes. Some examples of preform applications...
Indium Wire
Indium wire is very different than the solder wire you find in hardware stores. To me, it’s like comparing a sports car and a go-kart. Each perf...
Ronnie Spraker and the World’s Only NanoFoil®/NanoBond® Production Team
Ronnie Spraker is the supervisor of our NanoFoil® production department. Everyday, Ronnie and his team make reactive foils that are used all over ...
Indium Spheres
Spheres are the form of indium I use the most for testing solder wetting properties, because they have a precise volume. (As opposed to shot, which do...
RDSON and Solder Volume Resistivity
Interesting question from a Chinese die-attach customer this week asking about volume resistivity of solder. My friend, Eric Bastow, suggested that In...
Solder 101: Forms of Indium Metal
People use indium in many forms – to create many different products. Certain forms fit various applications. Here are some of the many forms of ...