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...
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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Some Still Looking for RoHS to be Repealed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...
India not the Future China
Folks, Many people view India as the future China. While this is already true for help centers and telecommunications technology, for electronic asse...
Interview with Dartmouth Grad and New Indium Employee Anny Zhang
Folks, One of my most successful graduate students at Dartmouth was Anny Zhang. She was a Masters in Engineering Management student and is curretly a ...
Thoughts on WEEE/RoHS Implementation
Folks, The EU is currently assessing the effect of WEEE/RoHS on industry. A recent article from EDN discusses this interesting topic. To no one’...
WOM: China Style
I am fortunate to be able to speak at social media events, and to attend others. For examples, I recently presented at the ISBM's annual...
These Come From Trees ... and vandals
It's one thing when a company establishes and controls their message to their audience. It's entirely another when a third-party takes over th...
01005 Passives Not Really 01005 in Size
Folks, I mentioned this in the quiz at the left, but am I the only one that didn’t know that a 01005 passive is really not that size? The......
New B2B Electronics Assembly Blog Launched
Future Fab Blog has just been announced. According to their site, "it is written by the editorial panel members ofFuture Fab Internatio...
WEEE/RoHS Type Compliance Frustrating for Industry Leaders
Folks, A fellow WEEE/RoHS Warrior writes the following note and asks readers to share their thoughts and experiences. Cheers, Dr. Ron Dear Dr. Ron, Af...
Another B2B Online Video Ad Released
We have just released the third in a series of online video ads aimed at our B2B electronics assembly audience. The series is titled: INDIUM CORPORATI...