Application Notes (Scrap It)
Almost as important as knowing when to write something, is to realize when something becomes dated. Although it is......
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Veterans: Thank You
On Veteran's Day I want to stop and say "Thank You" to every veteran. Please join me by commenting. ...
Hot Electronics Use Immersion Liquid Cooling
We’ve all heard of using liquid cooling in electronics. Liquid cooling is a common external cooling solution for devices as varied as pers...
Application Notes (An Idea)
This week I want to let you in on how application notes are written, spiced-up, and modified from the view......
Homework?
Just for the heck of it, send me an email if you can relate Spam® and this blog. I’ve......
Interest in Metal Alloy Density Calculator Still Strong
Folks, I continue to get much interest in the solder alloy density calculator I developed some years ago. It is now online at http://www.indium....
The Future of BGA Assembly
What is in store for us 5 or 10 years from now? My best guess is that new substrate......
Temperature for Cleaning Water Soluble Flux
The general trend for water temperature in aqueous cleaning applications is that hotter is better. Running hotter water in......
Answer to SMTA Certification Reflow Question
Folks: A while ago I posed the following as a typical type of question an SMTA Certified Process Engineer should be able to answer: A 7 zone oven has ...
Surface Finishes 3: Soldering to Immersion Silver (ImAg)
Next on the soldering to list is soldering to immersion silver (ImAg). ImAg is probably the only solder finish that is sensitive to the profile used f...