TIM Materials in Auto Devices
Mike Fenners article of soldering in automotive devices can be found in the June edition of OnBoard Technology ......
REFLOW: The secret to a high tensile strength! (Part 1)
At a recent customer visit, I had the opportunity to discuss “the process”. What we typically call “the process”,......
RoHS Sweep Nets 15% of Products Non Compliant
Folks, Denmark, Finland and Sweden did a sweep of electronics products to check for RoHS compliance. Twenty two out of 152 products were non complian...
Semiconductor Packages Sealed With Gold Alloy Solder to Maximize Thermal Performance
StratEdge semiconductor package optimizes thermal performance using gold-based solder seal. I......
X-rays On Your Mind?
Anyone working with BGA solder joint reliability should be used to X-ray detection, made possible by Si-Li and Ge-Li......
Fluxes for Soldering Tabbing Ribbon
Indium Corporation Fluxes Solder fluxes facilitate solder wetting by dissolving the oxides present on the surface of the tabbing ribbon as well as......
Halogen-Free and Head-in-Pillow
One of the primary concerns with halogen-free solder pastes and fluxes revolves around the wetting and coalescence. The reason that halogens (usually ...
Alternative Uses
This is my main vehicle. It’s versitile, just like fluxes should be! p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:......
False Economy
Folks, I recently met a colleague and the following discussion ensued: Dr. Ron (DR): How are things? Colleague©: Kinda discouraging at my......
BGA Solder Joint Reliability
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Reliability is worth even more…?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-micros...