Heat Transfer in the Modern Era of Electronic Devices
By: Pat Ryan Do you know who the father of heat transfer is? You probably know techniques for heat dissipation in electronic devices can include heats...
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Dr. Ron hits 60, claims "World's Strongest Senior Archer" Title
Folks. Today I celebrate my 60th birthday. As I can now pull a longbow at 120 pounds, I am claiming the title of “World’s Strongest Senior...
New TIM Web Site
Welcome to the new Indium Blog. We have Indium Thermal Team Members that will constantly be adding to this blog. They will include Bob Jarrett, Amanda...
The compressibility of Indium
Not many people realize that Indium is actually 4 times softer than lead. In this picture you can see that with just a standard vise I could compress....
Settling in at Woodstock
Folks, It has been 2 months now that I have lived in Woodstock, VT. Some interesting observations: 1. The church I attend, The First Congregational Ch...
Join Me at CONCIBE 2007 in Guadalajara June 7th and 8th
Folks, I will be giving four, one hour workshops at CONCIBE 2007 in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico on June 7th and 8th. A summary of the topics......
Happy Birthday, Helvetica!
It’s gifts of gold as Helvetica celebrates it’s 50th. Yes, that venerable font, Helvetica, has been with us since 1957. In an interesting ...
Counterfeit Components: A Big Threat to the Electronics Industry
Folks, I have written a soon to be published article, with Sea View Technologies colleague Phil Perry, for Circuitree magazine about the threat of cou...
Indium Corporation Wins Premiere Advertising Award
Indium Corporation has earned the prestigious Pro-Comm Award for the world’s first electronics assembly materials online video advertisement. In...
Increasing Costs of Commodities Only a 2nd Order Effect on Electronics
Folks, There has recently been concern over the raising price of commodities (e.g.: copper, tin, silver, gold, cement, steel, oil, lumber, etc). So it...
Dr. Ron posts 3rd Scientific American Article
Folks, As I believe I have shared before, one of my hobbies is understanding and esplaining physics concepts like the Theory of Relativity and Quantum...
Some Still Looking for RoHS to be Repealed
Folks, I recently received this note: Hello Dr. Ron, A colleague of mine sent me the following article. I’m about to start the Pb-Free imple...