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...
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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...
SOCIAL MEDIA AND B2B: What's Working?, What Isn't?, What's Next? ... an Excellent ISBM Seminar
I just returned from speaking at, and learning from, an excellent webinar staged by the ISBM. Titled, "Social Media and B-to-B:...
It Seems Like Just Yesterday
Today (March 3rd) I start my 25th year at Indium Corporation. It seems like just yesterday that the minor league hockey team I was doing PR ...
Grid Ink, Silver Ink, Conductive Ink
Whatever you call it, low temperature metallization paste is the silver- (Ag)......
Cell Phones from an Unlikely Source
I would never have expected the sneaker manufacturer, Puma, to be the next in a long line of companies stepping into the mobile phone market. &#...
Patty, Pete, The Professor, and Rob Head for China
Patty was checking her email. She noticed a note from someone who had attended last night’s SMTA meeting. Patty had just been elected ...
Bismuth/Tin Tabbing Ribbon, A Low Temperature Pb-Free Alternative
Okay, I have a confession to make: I’ve always had a grudge against bismuth, ever since I started recommending thermal interface materials. ...
Profiling Basics – Reflow Phases
Reflow profiling can be broken down into several phases. I generally use the following; Preheat Pre-reflow Reflow Cooling p style="margi...