Posted On: August 1st, 2011 | By: Indium Corporation®

A New Low-Temperature Metallization Paste For Interconnecting Thin-Film Solar Cells

Last week I spent some time in the Advanced Materials and Process Development Lab with Eric Bastow, verifying the printing characteristics of our newe...

Posted On: July 25th, 2011 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Lead-Free Soldering Reliability: Dr. Ron Accused of Being, "Motivated Only by Greed"

Folks, Here is an interesting turn of events related to the reliability of lead-free (Pb-free) soldering reliability....

Posted On: June 27th, 2011 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Field Data Encouraging for Lead-Free Solder Reliability

Folks, Although a few have suggested that lead-free reliability is an oxymoron, currently most people that have studied the reliability of SAC3...

Posted On: June 26th, 2011 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Thermocompression Bonding for Microbump Flip-Chip Soldering

For reasons that I will discuss in a post later this year, a common factor that is emerging in the area of copper-pillar microbump 2.5D and 3D jo...

Posted On: June 6th, 2011 | By: Ed Briggs

SMT Reflow Process Window: Solder Paste Maximum Slope vs. Ramp (or Average) Rate

Included in a solder paste‘s Product Data Sheet, among other things, are general guidelines which aid the customer in designing a...

Posted On: May 30th, 2011 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Lead Use on the Rise, Bismuth Supplies Secure: Solder Alloy Considerations

Based on a recent post I published regarding the use of bismuth (Bi) in solder alloys, John writes: “If Bismuth comes from the production o...

Posted On: May 18th, 2011 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Bismuth Solder Alloy Follow On

Folks, A few people asked some questions after my last post on bismuth solders. Here they are:......

Posted On: May 7th, 2011 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Has the Time Come for Tin-Bismuth Solders?

Folks, When the industry was preparing to transition to lead-free solders almost ten years ago (can it have been that......

Posted On: March 30th, 2011 | By: Indium Corporation®

Solder Preforms in a Hurry

I recently visited a customer that was doing a lot of hand soldering. I always marvel at the variety of techniques and processes that are developed in...