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Solder paste is comprised of powdered solder alloy suspended in a flux vehicle. There is a group of flux ingredients that is generically identified as

Folks, The Guadalajara (GDL), MX Chapter of the SMTA held their first meeting on November 9 and 10 at CETI in GDL. Approximately 70 engineers from local companies attended. It was a great

Your audience doesn't want to read stuff from a person who is fishing around for things that customers want to read about. The people that truly matter to an organization want to read what

Following on from our discussions of last time… As you will recall from the previous post on this topic, My friend and colleague Chris Nash and I were discussing some puzzling results for low

"12 Ways To Become A Recognized Expert" is the title of a valuable new article from Entrepreneur Magazine. The article was shared with me by a recognized industry expert, Indium

Intermetallics are a necessary evil in the metal-to-metal bonding world, which definitely includes soldering. There are two basic ways that metal will "chemically"bond to another metal: 1)

Ultimately, our business-to-business marcom skills, capabilities, execution, and growth boil down to people. When we're vibrant, progressive, and in tune, we rock!When we're complacent,

My friend and colleague Chris Nash and I were recently discussing some puzzling results for low dip height found during testing of package-on-package (PoP) materials. The findings will be of interest

Anyone who has used wave soldering to assemble PCBs knows about that chunky layer of metal that collects on the smooth surface of the molten solder.This is solder dross; it is composed of oxidized

Folks, Rob heads to Guadalajara to solve the QFNvoiding problem…… As Rob sat on the airplane, he was excited to go to GDL (Guadalajara, Mexico) to help solve the voiding

Isay this nearly every day:"Always begin at the end." It's my way of reminding people to perform their B2Bmarketing communications projects from a goal-oriented perspective. By starting

As unlikely as it sounds, your reaction to this picture is probably similar to my reaction to Solar Power International 2011. Allow me to explain… Aside from the fact that both the picture and

Folks, Iwas at SMTAI 2011last week and, as usual, JoAnn Stromberg and team did an amazing job. I think SMTAI's technical program is the best around, offering scores of topics and world class

OK – right up front you got me. We need to set GOALS for EVERY marcom activity. Trade shows, exhibitions, and conferences are nothing special in this regard. And, when it comes to goal setting,

Folks, Let's look in on Rob: Rob looked at the new photo of Patty and their twin sons Peter and Michael.What a handful those two 18 month-olds were.Just like their mother!Rob was still pinching

Hi there! I am excited, this is my first blog post -ever. Iam excited that it is a technical blog of Indium

Folks, Some time ago, I mentioned that I was working on a consensus of the status of lead-free/RoHS compliant assembly.My hope is to find data and facts that will support the consensus.I am making

Today I was asked, "Why Is Blogging Important?" Ireplied: Because: Time is important (time kills deals – people need to move fast) Competitiveness is important (customers must know

Solder powder particle size and shape impacts the functionality of solder paste in many ways: printing/dispensing/dipping; solderballing; graping; voiding; tack and so

A friend recently mentioned to me that I don’t look like I’m really happy in my pictures online, this one is for you… I found this picture that someone took from across the way at

Folks, In a recent posting we discussed that the higher melting temperatures of lead-free solder require reflow soldering temperatures to be higher, thus more electricity is used in lead-free