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Folks, Continuing our post on thinking metric: I am 5 feet 10 inches tall, or 70 inches. There are 2.54 centimeters per inch, so 2 times 70 = 140, then 0.5 * 70 = 35, so 140 + 35 = 175 cm is close,

Folks, I was reading BBC’s Science Focus Magazine when I came across a reader’s letter to the editor in the October issue on page 12: “Reading the Q&A about fusion power

An Interview with Professor Patty Coleman. Dr. Ron: Professor Coleman, it has been quite a long time since we last chatted. Professor Patty: I agree, too long! And please, Dr. Ron,call me Patty. DR:

Folks, Good friends Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall did an episode on their world famous podcast,“Boardtalk,” on the importance of response to pause for solder paste during the stencil printing

Folks, This year SMTAI is in Minneapolis from October 9 to October 12. I will be giving a paper on hotbar soldering in the morning on Thursday October 12, as part of the technical

Folks, Digikey colleague Aaron Rollens developed the equation to convert the mass on a spool of solder wire into its length. I also developed the equation to convert a length of solder wire into its

This summer has truly flown by! It is hard to believe that there is only a week until Commencement. In this post, I'll take you through a snapshot of my journey, highlighting some of the

Folks, Let’s assume you would like to estimate the upper confidence limit of a failure rate. As an example, assume you have 21 samples of 1000 that

Folks, You are the project manager for a PCB that must function in an environment from -10 to 80 C. The PCB will experience one thermal cycle per day in this range in its application. It must

As the internship program has reached the halfway point, I am now able to reflect on all I have learned this

Folks, In my last post, I discussed the concern for copper-tin intermetallic (IMC) growth in solder joints at high service temperatures. Since then, I have developed an Excel® spreadsheet that

SIR Testing-Surface and Insulation Resistance testing,a form of standard testing where you measure the electrical reliability of a no-clean or a water-soluble flux residue, has existedfor a while

“It’s not the club's fault,

I’ve been a Midwest kid my whole life. Moving from Ohio, to Illinois, to Missouri, and then finally back to Ohio, it’s all I knew for my first 18 years. I definitely know starting up

As I wrap up my very first project, I take a moment to reflect on the process and the invaluable lessons I have gained along the

Folks, The service temperature for electronics in a modern automobile can be higher than 125C. These high temperatures raise the concern of copper-tin intermetallic growth in solder joints. Often, we

It seems as though one of the main things the majority of us were concerned about when starting this internship was: Whether or not we would bond with our fellow Interns. Throughout the first 2 weeks

With orientation now behind me, it's time to dive into the real work! During my first week at Indium Corporation, my main focus was gaining access to the various software and files essential for

This summer, my ultimate goal and project is to determine various mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of new alloys in Indium Corporation’s Alloy Directory, helping to give

Ahead of this summer's internship program at Indium Corporation, we received 712 applications; 13 (2%) of those students were hired. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Nate

The day had finally arrived – my first day of Indium Corporation’s 2023 Internship! I woke up to my 6:30am alarm to hurriedly get ready and get to the