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Here is a pretty good list of resources on the topic of corrosion, if you’re interested: 1. Chongchen Xu. “Corrosion in Microelectronics“ 2003 2. Charles A. Harper. Electronic

Corrosion is caused by an electrochemical reaction between two dissimilar metals, one acting as an anode – one as a cathode. Halide ions, such as fluoride, bromide, and chloride, are the usual

As many other companies are "going green" so can you with the right thermal interface

Corrosion leads to field failures. I could probably stop right there – that’s bad enough. To flesh that out a little more, corrosion can lower thermal and electrical conductivity, cause

You may have noticed that the appearance of Indium's thermal website has changed and now includes a list of thermal certified Indium employees. If you have seen this, it is likely that you have

As a B2B Marcom practitioner, you need to create change. It is your job to convince people to visit a web page, to send an email, to drop by your exhibit at a trade show, to read your product data

This is the first of a 4 part series on corrosion to cover: 1) What corrosion is, 2) How it affects us, 3) Sources of corrosion and prevention, and 4) How to learn more. Corrosion comes in 3 basic

Have you ever had to hand-place solder washer preforms on the pins of a connector and found it to be very labor intensive? Indium Corporation has a product called InTEGRATED Preforms which enable the

Folks, I was asked to guest blog for All-Spec. The topic I choose was the status of RoHS and RoHS 2 concerns. Check out the post. The photo above is of the EU Parliament, in Brussels, where the RoHS

Recently, I asked Robert Belvick from Onieda Research Services to share some of his experience cross sectioning microelectronic components. Robert: Even if you have cross-sectioned before, there is

It's hard (at least for me) to make video ads that contain the main message along with just the perfect amount of artistically-expressed (and received) emotion (I haven't succeeded in my B2B

Soon, many of us in the US will be receiving a check from Uncle Sam to spend – thus stimulating the

Today was the first warm, sunny, dry, clean roads day that I was home. So, of course, I rode my motorcycle to work. Seemy other bike. I amNOTa hard-core biker who rides in all sorts of conditions. I

Solar tabbing ribbon typical consists of 10-15 micrometers of solder alloy coated on OFHC or ETP copper strip. SN60, (60% tin and 40% lead) or SN62, (62% tin, 36% lead and 2% silver) typically are

You may know Mario from his “Tech Support Blog” on our web site. Today we chatted about the importance of gage R&R. Jim: We know measurements are only as good as the equipment you use

A recent topic which has come up in the soldering world has been the push for halogen-free or halide-free fluxes. There are many reasons customers are asking for these and for the past months,

As an open invitation, feel free to send me your thoughts / ideas / concerns for future

I was making a video ad in Shanghai last week. A new B2B Marketing person was tagging along with me for the half-day event. The next day, when the finished video was playing on our website and on

With a goal and a little planning, this interview was prepared in English, then self-conducted in Chinese, enabling both Indium and the media to address the Chinese-speaking audience. Two related

Ross Berntson conducts a press conference at APEX 2008. One of largest (press conferences) on the floor was Indium Corporation. Multimedia receives special support to accommodate any special

The Box – ready for the show. The Box (when amassed) makes for some interesting visuals. We distributed hundreds during the show. The Box was EVERYWHERE on the show floor – in good