RDSON and Solder Volume Resistivity
Interesting question from a Chinese die-attach customer this week asking about volume resistivity of solder. My friend, Eric Bastow, suggested that In...
Die Attach
Undiscovered: The Best New Use Of NanoFoil®
I’m still searching for the best use of NanoFoil®. Our customers have used it for LED and CPV die-attachment, sputtering target bonding, bat...
NanoFoil®: Protecting electronic components everywhere!
We have all seen the action movies where the hero drops in at the last minute to save the day against insurmountable odds. NanoFoil® is like...
The Magic of Engineered Solders
Engineered solders are solders that can make a HUGE difference with your thermal management, IGBT, die-attach, medical device, hermetic sealing, or co...
Heat Dissipation During a NanoBond® Reaction
One of the best parts of using NanoFoil® to create a bond with dissimilar metals or heat sensitive components is that the heat it creates is quick...
No-Clean Solder Paste for Clip-bonding Die-Attach
I’m just back from Malaysia, where I visited one of our larger customers who has been using our high-lead (high-Pb) dispensable N...
Indium-Lead (In/Pb) Solder Alloys for Reliable Gold Interconnects in Semiconductor Assembly
Maria Durham, Indium’s new Technical Specialist in Semiconductor and Advanced Assembly Materials, has been doing some research on indium lead (I...
High Melting Pb-free Solder Paste
Dr Ning-Cheng Lee (Indium Corporation‘s Vice-President of Technology) just let me review his team’s excellent upcoming paper on solde...
Solder Wire
Solder wire is generally used for manual soldering operations, including rework. But, it can......
Tin/Silver Solder Paste in Die Attach (Sn/Ag)
A customer at Semicon West this year asked about Pb-free solder usage in die-attach applications. Although many smaller discrete components ...
Moving from Silver Epoxy to Solder in Power Semiconductor Packaging
At the time of writing, the price of silver (Ag) was approaching the USD$50/tr.oz. (Troy ounce) level, and threatening to go higher. With 1 Troy ounce...