Soldering 80Au/20Sn with Specialized Fluxes & Formic Acid
Not all fluxes can handle the high processing temperature required for Au/Sn solder preforms....
A Great Video Introduction to Hand Soldering
I found this to be a good introduction to the fundamentals of hand soldering - and I think you will too. Please pass this along to the creative p...
How Soft is Pure Indium?
Indium is 4 times softer than lead – and at least an order of magnitude softer than most solder alloys....
Fluxless Soldering of 80Au/20Sn with Forming Gas/Inert Atmosphere
Soldering without flux is generally regarded as difficult if not impossible. Yet a fluxless process is routinely done with 80Au/Sn ribbon and preforms...
Au/Sn – Different Solder Forms
Au/Sn is available in all the forms you would expect from conventional solder alloys. ...
Avoid The Void®: Indium8.9HF Halogen-free, Pb-free Solder Paste with Andreas Karch
Andreas Karch reviews how you can Avoid The Void® with Indium8.9HF Solder Paste ...
“Statistically Significant” vs “Practically Significant”
Folks, When following the elections last fall, we often heard that a certain poll either was or was not statistically significant. As an example, cand...
Gold/Tin Solder Alloy: Applications & Alloy Composition Choices
Typically, applications that use gold-tin solders are structural or die-attach. Structural applications make use of the alloy’s high strength, w...
Test Methods for ECM Assessment & Process Control: Basics of ECM
Brook Sandy-Smith and Phil Zarrow introduce a four-part series on electrochemical migration (ECM) assessment and process control...
Avoid the Void® Under QFN Components with Solder Fortification
Using Solder Fortification preforms to increase solder volume can significantly reduce voiding in QFN components...
Test Methods for ECM Assessment & Process Control: Sources of Contamination
Brook Sandy-Smith and Phil Zarrow explore several sources of contamination ...