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Graping is a phenomenon which appears as un-reflowed solder particles, typically seen on the surface of the solder joint. The graping phenomena has become more common due to some of the following

If you look for indium on the periodic chart, you will see that it located right by tin (Sn) and lead (Pb) but it is a world away in terms of its

I'm a nano guy, and for me the term "nano" can refer to my college degree, my interest in bug collecting, or my iPod. For most consumers the word nanotechnology has been overused in

I love watching a good basketball game, and one of my favorite local teams is the Syracuse Orangemen.If you go to a Syracuse home game, notice the shot clock – it was made with Indium

Those of you have been watching this blog for a while will know that I’ve been keeping tabs on the status of the European ELV (End-of-life vehicle) legislation on lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium

Folks, Iwill be giving a webinar on the status of lead-free alloy proliferationwith SMTA on March 4th, and a similar one with IPC on March 11th. Iwill also be giving a half-day workshopon lead-free

Ijust returned from speaking at, and learning from, an excellent webinar staged by theISBM. Titled,"Social Media and B-to-B: What's Working?, What isn't?, and What's Next?",the

Today (March 3rd) I start my 25th year at Indium Corporation. It seems like just yesterday that the minor league hockey team I was doing PRfor folded and I was forced to look for a new job. I knew

At the heart of it, NanoFoil ® is simply the aluminum and nickel chemical reaction just waiting to happen. A lot of energy and a lot of heat strapped into thousands of alternating layers of

Whatever you call it, low temperature metallization paste is the silver- (Ag) filled material used to electrically connect thin film solar cells.So why does it go by so many names?Perhaps because it

I would never have expected the sneaker manufacturer, Puma, to be the next in a long line of companies stepping into the mobile phone market. I remember Puma from the ’80s as a significant

Patty was checking her email. She noticed a note from someone who had attended last night’s SMTA meeting. Patty had just been elected chapter president, after giving a talk on the head-in-pillow

Okay, I have a confession to make: I’ve always had a grudge against bismuth, ever since I started recommending thermal interface materials.It is the polar opposite of my favorite element

Reflow profiling can be broken down into several phases. I generally use the following; Preheat Pre-reflow Reflow Cooling Preheat Phase preconditions the PCB assembly prior to actual reflow, removes

Today marks the 5th anniversary of our company's first blog and post. Iwas going to get all nostalgic and show you an image of that post. Instead, Iput that image on a cake and fed it to our

The latest issue of Circuitree Magazine came to me the other day and it was clear that this issue had a solar assembly

There are a lot of discussions about lazy, unethical, or inaccurate journalism. There are, seemingly, too few mentions of people who do a good job. Here is a story of a B2B journalism team who made a

Have you been watching the Olympics? I knew I had been watching maybe TOOmuch of the Olympics when I heard that the medals were made from recycled, melted down circuit boards. No concerns here about

Folks, UPDATE: To be fair and thorough myself, I want to point out two things: 1. Several media, not just Circuitnet, picked up the original story regarding tin whiskers as a possible cause of

Jim Hisert just returned from the Photon PVTechnology show in Northern California and described the ability to stretch out and enjoy each and every booth. I just returned from the Medical Design and

Today Ihad a very rich discussion with a man who has the experience, wisdom, and intelligence to earn the respect of any B2BMarcom