What Does FR-4 Mean?
Gail writes: Dr. Ron, What does FR-4 mean? Gail Gail, FR means “Flame Retardant” and 4 means fiber glass epoxy. This term is used t...
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The Passing of Ron Daniels (1948-2005)
Folks, I was reminded of the Apostle James’s admonition: You life is but a vapor that soon passes James 4:14, upon hearing of the untimely pass...
So, How Is This Blog Thing Working?
I am occasionally asked about Indium’s corporate blogging activities. Many of the questions are very general- probably since blogging is so new ...
Passing of an Electronics Industry Marcom Icon
Ron Daniels (1948-2005) passed unexpectedly over the weekend. Known as the former Editor at Circuits Assembly Magazine, a Principal Consultant at ...
Join Me in Toronto (June 13) or Boston (June 15) for a Lead Free (RoHS/WEEE) Workshop
Folks, I will be giving a one day workshop, first in Toronto and then in Boston on Best Practices in Implementing Lead Free Assembly. Many of yo...
You cannot "grind up" a product and analyze the powder to show RoHS compliance
Candy writes: Dear Dr. Ron: I work in telecommunication company in Taiwan. Recently we have received many inquiries on WEEE and RoHS from our ...
Dr. Ron's Daughter Jessica Defends her Ph.D. at Harvard
Folks, I am obviously proud that my daughter Jessica Lasky Su defended her PhD thesis this past Friday. She has performed ground breaking work using s...
American Marketing Association to Host Indium Bloggers
Toby Bloomberg is bringing the prestigious AMA Hot Topic Series titled, “Blogs: Marketing Beyond The Website” to Boston’s Batterymar...
Registering for WEEE Continued
Doc Ron, Re: your definition of Producer: If I buy a Dell computer and re-sell it as an integrated, but separable, part of my product/system, are you ...
News from Quickstart Seminar: Lead Free Has Advantages
Folks, My friends at Indium put on another of their terrific Quickstart Workshops in Libertyville, IL this past Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to ...
The Miracle of Soldering
Folks, We work with it everyday so we take it for granted. Soldering is a miracle. Soldering enables us to bond mechanically and electrically two piec...
Only the Company that "Puts the Product on the Market" Need Register for WEEE
George asks: Will the venders of subassemblies and accessories of a computer need to register for WEEE compliance? For the case of a desk-top computer...