Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly

“A key ingredient that is critical to the solder paste formulation is rosin, which plays a significant role in enhancing the performance of the solder paste and hence providing high process

In the midst of the summer months, one may be thinking about kayaking, swimming, fishing, or simply spending time

Folks, I was getting a little cabin fever, so I thought I would go for lunch at Simon Pearce. The ambiance there always relaxes and refreshes me. So, the maître de squeezed me in at a small

Recently, I've fielded several requests to clarify the distinction between "halide-free" and "halogen-free." Both terms apply to the composition of soldering fluxes in the

Folks, About a year ago, I posted on acceleration factors in temperature stress testing. See the equation in Equation 1 below. I made a mistake with the exponent, it should not be 5.5, but 2.65. The

Folks, It is hard to imagine that it has been 15 years since “The Adventures of Patty and the Professor” debuted. It started with a few blog posts and it just kept on going on and on,

Dear Dr. Ron, We are experiencing some graping on BGA solder joints. One of my colleagues said he heard that using square versus our current round stencil apertures might solve the

Folks, Let's see how Ivy Universitygraduate student Maria Gonzales is handling her assignment to find the lost profits a Liberty Elecronics… Maria had never been so nervous. She was going

Folks, Let's see how Professor Patty is doing… Professor Patty Coleman stared out of her office window at the waning remnants of snow on Ivy University’s campus. She was bummed that