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A material trial can be a roll of the dice, or a very scientific experiment. Most customers don’t realize how much we crave new data points and bleeding-edge

The picture shows a “Dispensing Component Kit”. I find this is extremely helpful in quickly verifying your powder/needle combination. This particular kit is put together by EFD. As

Package-on-Package processing steps can create delays in getting to the reflow

We commonly think of flux itself as the reason it should only be used for 8 hours at a time. As the workable life of new fluxes increase, we should also consider any effects the equipment might

Many people do not consider either semiconductors or solar cells as having any moving parts. But this is not completely true. Indeed, every solar cell, and semiconductor has parts which are moving

ThinkYOURproduct isn't sexy??? Try differentiating a toilet seat.These people did According to a Marketing Profs newsletter,"By playing with a naughty, yet not stomach-turning, use of public

Who DIDN'T Elf themself this season? OfficeMax's wildly-popularELFYOURSELFcampaignenjoyed a second smash season in 2007. I hear you (and my boss, and myself) …"Quantify that!"

Conductive epoxy is a polymer matrix with flakes of silver mixed into it. These silver flakes span a distance of about 40 microns or less. The silver acts as a conductive guide to channel both heat

We might as well add solder to the list of things that will still be around after a nuclear blast. I think everyone that has been in a technical support position at a solder company has gotten at

"People online want to watch for free, because they can get content for free via piracy,"said Fox digital media's Dan Fawcett."Downloading to own and keep on a PC seems to be

One very important part of materials testing is to find the usable limits of a material before it becomes a released product. Some customers like to use ball attach fluxes beyond the standard 8 hour

Folks, A few days ago, I promised more from Tim Jensen on Halide-free soldering. Here it is: DR: There is a significant push in the electronics industry toward

Being part of new product development sometimes involves coming up with an appropriate title for the new flux, underfill, or alloy that is ready to face the

Part of having a hobby is to learn as much as you can about that area of interest. Most hobbies have a ‘glass ceiling’ when you discover you are at the point where your research just

Indium Corporation is releasing our newest online video ad over this weekend. It is the second installment in our OBSESSED ad series. Following on the heels of the successful OBSESSED: Christmas, the

Is it the cumulative effect of so many e-newsletters over so many years? Is it the backlog of pent-up e-newsletters that accumulated in my IN box over the holiday break? Is it my guilt for

I posted on the WOM strength of the hot Nintendo Wii over the summer. It soon became this Christmas' hottest "must-have" game. Luckily, my wife was watching the Wii and we scored one in

Folks, My Indium colleagues Dr. Andy Mackie, Jim Hisert and Adrian Low published a nice overview article on Solder Use in Chip Packaging. The article covers topics such as solder types and selection,

Folks, Tim Jensen, Product Manager, PCB Assembly Materials, would surely be considered one of the most knowledgeable people in lead-free soldering and solder materials. I was able to catch up with

The word Creep is not something an engineer wants to hear when designing a metal TIM into their Laser Diode Stack up. But is creep really an issue, and do we really understand creep when talking

Folks, A recent article on RoHS overstates the reality I think. The title is enough to make one groan…”I’ve gotta go through that again?” Whereas, in reality the piece only talks