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Join Me at SMTAI 2024 October 20-24

Folks, SMTAI is always a great conference. It is in my second favorite place, Rosemont, IL. (It’s tough to beat Disney World.) Not only are there scores of great papers, but there are also

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Join Me at SMTAI 2023

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

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Durafuse LT for Fine Pitch Reliability in DDR4/DDR5 RAM

I it wouldn't surprise most of us to hear that small things are often more delicate and easier to break than larger things. This isn't always the case, but as an example: a twig would be

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Join Me at the SMTA Harsh Environments Conference in Amsterdam May 23 to May 25

Folks, Join me at the SMTA Harsh Environments Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on May 23 to May 25, 2023. I will be giving a presentation on “Recent Developments in Low Temperature

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Make Solder Paste Part of the Sustainability Solution

Low temperature solder Eliminating additional materials

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Join Me at SMTA Pan Pacific 2023 to Learn about the Twin Paradox

Folks, Although my PhD is in materials science, my BS was in engineering physics. While getting my BS, I studied Einstein’s special theory of relativity, which was first presented in a paper in

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A Discussion with 3D InCites on e-Mobility Challenges

Just last month at the IMAPS show in Boston, Sze Pei Lim and I had the opportunity to chat with Francoise von Trapp from 3D InCites to discuss materials aimed at tackling certain challenges related

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Miniaturization in LED Technology: MicroLED Augmented Reality

MicroLED assembly is coming to mass commercialization soon and Indium Corporation, as a solder supplier, is ready for this new LED-augmented reality. In my previous blogs regarding the differences

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Workshop at SMTAI: Defeating Defects

Folks, I am presenting a workshop on Defeating Defects at SMTAI on October 31. This workshop is based on the recently published booklet The Printed Circuits Assembler's Guide to Solder Defects. I

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Join Me at SMTA PanPac 2023

Folks, I’ve gone to SMTA PanPac since 2018 and it is a terrific conference. This comingyear’s conference, from January 30 to February 2, 2023, will be another great experience. The venue

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Weld’, ‘Weld’, ‘Weld’, What Do We Have Here and How Is It Different from Soldering?

Soldering and welding are often used interchangeably in metal fabrication, but each technique is different and has a distinct application. While both methods require the use of heat, soldering and

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Trade Show Travels June 2022

June has been a busy month for the semiconductor team at Indium Corporation. Earlier this month the team traveled to ECTC in San Diego California, the premier international event bringing together