Teardown of iPad 2
Folks, HIS iSuppli performed a teardown analysis of an iPad . They estimate that the cost of the bill of materials (BOM) is $336....
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Tin Whiskers found in NASA Study of Toyota Unintended Acceleration Issue
Folks, Many people responded to my recent post, In Search of Tin Whisker Fails in Lead-Free Soldering. A few pointed out that the rece...
MD&M Show in Orlando
The week of March 14th Indium Corporation will be exhibiting at the MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) show in Orlando, Florida. ...
Partners in Photovoltaic Solar Cell Interconnection Standardization
I’ve been told that sometimes a good headline will include two things that seem to disagree. Using that logic, I’d say “cell interco...
What is the best way to solder to Nitinol?
Nitinol (a nickel titanium alloy) has become a very important material, especially in the medical world. It is often necessary to “attach”...
Maybe THE BEST Blog Post of My B2B Marcom Career (totally copied)
Being good at anything includes recognizing greatness. In this case, I just read an awesome post (thanks to @PaigeGroup) about design - which can...
In Search of Tin Whisker Fails in Lead-Free Soldering
Folks, In a recent post, I shared my perspective on the pluses, minuses and neutral aspects of lead-free solder assembly. In the minus category, ...
The Development of the Combined Tabber / Stringer - An Interview with Pat Gallagher
It was a pleasure interviewing Pat Gallagher, who developed the first automated photovoltaic solar cell tabbing and stringing machine back in......
Lead-Free Soldering: Pluses and Minuses
Folks, I thought I would take a stab at listing the minuses, pluses, and “it’s a wash” aspects of assembling with lead-free (LF) sol...