Amanda Hartnett Discusses Thermal Interface Materials
Thermal News recently interviewed Amanda Hartnett regarding thermal management with metal TIM (thermal interface materials). You can re...
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Low Temperature Alloys - Soldering 101
The most common melting temperature range for standard solders (like SnPb or SnPbAg) is in the 180°C to 190°C range, and the mo...
Unmistakable Bar Solder
I work for a company that manufactures solder, so I have a pretty keen eye for it. Even so, it’s still hard to tell......
People: The Greatest Asset
Folks, A reader commented that he liked the Patty and The Professor stories for their technical content, but he felt there was “too much story.&...
NanoFoil(r) Basics: Activation Part II
In my last post, NanoFoil Basics: Activation Part I, I talked about NanoFoil® activation properties (remember, I’m not using the t...
Solder Reflow Profiling Tips - Graping
Graping is a phenomenon which appears as un-reflowed solder particles, typically seen on the surface of the solder joint. &nbs...
Nano: The Next Small Thing
I’m a nano guy, and for me the term “nano” can refer to my college degree, my interest in bug collecting, or my iPod. For most...
Recent Electronics Assembly Trends
I love watching a good basketball game, and one of my favorite local teams is the Syracuse Orangemen. If you go to a Syracuse home game, notice.....
Solder Bonding to Non-Metallics: Indium 101
If you look for indium on the periodic chart, you will see that it located right by tin (Sn) and lead (Pb) but it is a world away in terms of its prop...
Lead (Pb) in ELV Solder: European Automotive Electronics Legislation - Feb 2010 Update
Those of you have been watching this blog for a while will know that I’ve been keeping tabs on the status of the European ELV (End-of-life vehic...
Join me in Webinars and at APEX
Folks, I will be giving a webinar on the status of lead-free alloy proliferation with SMTA on March 4th, and a similar one with IPC on March...