Patty, Pete, The Professor, and Rob Head for China
Patty was checking her email. She noticed a note from someone who had attended last night’s SMTA meeting. Patty had just been elected ...
Profiling Basics – Reflow Phases
Reflow profiling can be broken down into several phases. I generally use the following; Preheat Pre-reflow Reflow Cooling p style="margi...
Plated Metallization for C-Si Solar Cells
The latest issue of Circuitree Magazine came to me the other day and it was clear that this issue had a solar assembly focus. The cover story ...
Olympic Champions Rewarded with Gold, Silver, Bronze and Circuit Boards?
Have you been watching the Olympics? I knew I had been watching maybe TOO much of the Olympics when I heard that the medals were made from ...
Lack of Care in Reporting can Mislead Greatly Re Tin Whiskers
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"Disruptive" Electronics Assembly Process Technologies Face Big Hurdles in Implementation
Folks, Every so often a new electronics assembly technology comes along, and I am asked my opinion about it. The latest “new” techno...
Dr. Alan Rae: Nanotechnology in Electronics Assembly
I caught up with Alan Rae after a recent IWLPC committee meeting, where he jokingly asked me to, “Stop asking important questions” –...
Patty, Pete and John Confront "The Big O"
Patty, Pete, and John prepare to do battle with “The Big O.” Patty and Pete were able to squeeze in 9 holes of golf, though it was really ...
What Does Shelf Life Mean to You?
Shelf life means different things in different situations. Post something on the internet and it will last forever. Leave fresh fruit out ...
NanoFoil® and the Grilled Cheese Incident
Having worked with NanoFoil® for over two years, I've tried just about every way possible to explain what it is, where it comes from, and why ...