SMTAi Exhibitors Collaborate to Showcase Products
Live@SMTAi is a new event at SMTAi that provides an opportunity for industry partners to collaborate to showcase materials so customer can see both eq...
Soldering
An Overview of Vacuum Reflow Soldering
Brook Sandy-Smith, Technical Support Engineer for PCB Assembly Materials, and Phil Zarrow, discuss approaches for reaching near zero voiding and how v...
Tips for Successfully Using Vacuum Reflow Ovens in SMT Soldering
Vacuum Reflow can help reduce voiding in SMT assembly but the process varies from conventional convection reflow. Here's how to achieve the&...
Avoid the Void®: High-Temperature Soldering with Semiconductor-Grade Preforms
Voiding is a major problem in electronics assembly, especially in high-temp applications ...
Avoid the Void®: Voiding in High-Temperature Soldering
Gold-tin eutectic solder can be used as the second-step solder, after the initial die-attach step. ...
Project 99 Wave Solder Flux Performance Proof: Probe Testability
Probe testability measures the nature of the flux residue to determine whether it interferes with the post-soldering electronic probe testing of the c...
Project 99 Wave Soldering Performance Proof: J-Standard Testing
The proof is in the data: Indium Corporation’s Project 99 wave fluxes have passed the latest test standards, J-STD-004B, are known to have the l...
Solder Reflow Equipment Options
Most of our customers use whatever heating method they already have, unless they are starting from scratch or unless there is a reason their existing ...
Applying Solder Preforms – Compression
Most people think of our alloys only in the ‘soldering’ sense. However, these same materials may be used in applications where they aren&r...
Preheating - An Introduction: Wave Soldering (A Segmented Synopsis) Post #9
Many of my posts have been discussing the different types of wave soldering fluxers: th...
Industry Trend - Underwater Soldering
As more and more of the electronics industry moves toward (SMA) Subaquatic Microelectronics Assembly, questions have arisen regarding safety aspects, ...
Die-Attach Soldering Using Indium Alloys
There are at least three significant reasons to use indium solder alloys in your die-attach operation: Physical performance, Supplier reliability, Mat...
Specifying Solder Preforms - The Effect of Quantity
For a solder supplier, the value of knowing the potential demand volume for a part is more important than just to gauge future sales – it is imp...
Soldering to Magnet Wires with 50In50Pb Alloy
The Indium Corporation recently had a customer contact us looking for 50In50Pb solder wire. We manufacture large amounts of this indium-lead mat...
Choosing a Leadframe or DBC Finish for Die-Attach in Power Devices
Solderability and Wetting The wetting and spreading of solder onto surfaces is an essential part of forming a strong, reliable, conductive joint. The ...
Soldering to Wood
Many surface finishes are solderable with the right flux. Many of our electronic devices use solder to bond copper, silver, gold, and other metals, bu...
Preparing Surfaces for a NanoBond®
The first time I was taught how to solder (as a child), I was told: “All the surfaces need to be mechanically cleaned and chemically cleaned.&rd...
Another Nitinol Soldering Flux Option
Indalloy Flux #2 is not the only option for soldering to Nitinol. There is also Indalloy Flux #3. Both fluxes are strong enough to clean the......
The Miracle of Soldering
Folks, Pity the copper age smelter of 3000BC. He had to get his wood fire to 1085°C to smelt or melt copper, sometimes he couldn’t get...
How Low is Low Temperature in Soldering?
Do you ever have a need for a “low temperature” solder (meaning an alloy that melts at less than 175C)? You may have delicate components t...
Soldering Nitinol: The Oxides Are Reduced, Now What?
Reducing the surface oxides of Nitinol is just the first step in getting a good solder joint with this versatile medical assembly material. Next you h...
The Right Flux for Soldering to Nitinol
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Soldering to Stainless Steel
We are often asked if it is possible to solder to stainless steel and, if so, what is the best procedure. As you may already know, stainless stee...
Soldering to Aluminum
We are frequently asked if it is possible to solder to aluminum. The answer is yes, if the following guidelines are followed: FLUXES: Becau...
Indium-Copper Intermetallics in Soldering
Indium and indium-containing alloys see wide use in a multitude of soldering applications. Indium has many attractive properties such as remaining duc...
Indium Alloys for Soldering to Gold
Here is a question that was received and answered on our website almost a decade ago – but it is still quite relevant: p......
Intermetallics In Soldering
Intermetallics are a necessary evil in the metal-to-metal bonding world, which definitely includes soldering. There are two basic ways that metal will...
Soldering: an Indian Engineer's Perspective!
Hi there! I am excited, this is my first blog post -ever. I am excited that it is a technical blog of Indium Corporation. My story is very ...
Options for Attaching Power Amplifiers: Soldering & Thermal Management
Power amplifiers and transistors come in many shapes and sizes. The performance requirements vary as well. Attaching them can be a critical aspect of ...
The Miracle of Soldering
Folks, We work with it everyday so we take it for granted. Soldering is a miracle. Soldering enables us to bond mechanically and electrically two piec...