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SAC305 May Not Become De-Facto Standard
Folks, About two years ago it appeared that SAC305 (3.0% silver, 0.5% Cu, the balance tin) was becoming the de-facto standard for Pb-Free assembly. Wi...
Low Alpha Solder
As discussed yesterday, alpha emission can disrupt sensitive electronic components. One source for alpha emission is the solder that is used to...
Are There Even Better Performing Thermal Interface Materials available Than Metal?
Multiple times I have discussed the intrinsic properties of metal thermal interface materials which make them the top performer on the market today. W...
Flux coated preforms are like a snowball….
For those of us who grew up in colder climates, snowball fights were a right of passage. As a child I fell victim......
Alpha Particle Emission
Alpha particles are emitted from certain element isotopes, and can potentially change the binary output of a semiconductor from a 0 to a 1 or from a 1...
Welcome to Warp Zone – Halogen Free
If you remember from the days when Super Mario Bros. was the biggest Nintendo game on the scene, Mario could transport to a different world in the &ld...
Teleprompter 101
I have a new-found respect for public speakers who use a teleprompter. I just used one for the first time and I certainly learned a lot. Why the telep...
Laptops Get Metal Thermal Interfaces
Every day we speak to thermal designers and make recommendations for metal thermal interface materials. We know about and have tested other reputable ...
Follow the Recipe
Soldering is quite a bit like cooking a gourmet dinner: there are raw materials, a process for putting them together, a heating temperature and time, ...
Write for the Web
Every project manager, marketing specialist, and tech support leader is walking around with at least a handful of potential B2B Marcom projects in the...