Posted On: April 27th, 2009 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

ELV Legislation Update (I)

Under-the-Hood: The “Death Valley” of Power Electronics New insights in April into changes in the European ELV (End-of-life vehi...

Posted On: March 24th, 2009 | By: Indium Corporation®

What's Your Pb-Free Replacement for High Pb Alloys In Die-Attach?

Solder Die Attach Image Courtesy of memsonics.com The clock is ticking before the extension of Pb-free legislation for high Pb-containi...

Posted On: March 23rd, 2009 | By: Indium Corporation®

Theory of “Ball Drop” Sphere Placement

After transferring flux, align the stencil Setup print parameters to minimize doubles and......

Posted On: March 12th, 2009 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

IGBT Assembly - Indium8.9LDA Solder Paste

The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) module is rapidly taking over from MOSFET technology as the solid-state power switch of choice. Die-attac...

Posted On: March 3rd, 2009 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Predictions for 2009: Advanced Packaging

The folks at Advanced Packaging magazine asked Indium Corporation for its predictions for the Standard Semiconductor and Power Semiconductor packaging...

Posted On: March 1st, 2009 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Solderability Testing of Die-Attach Solder Paste

Diagram of Solder-Dipping Test Apparatus Solder-wetting Curve ......

Posted On: February 26th, 2009 | By: Indium Corporation®

Semiconductor Packaging Industry Trends for 2009

A recent interview with Andy Mackie,(Ph.D., Indium Corporation)in Advanced Packaging Magazine helped shed some light......

Posted On: February 21st, 2009 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Why Blog?

Rick Short shaving my head for charity So why Blog? Whatever I choose to call this thing that you are currently reading, it’s a Blog. But what.....

Posted On: February 14th, 2009 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Pb-free Solder in European Automotive Electronics

A small selection of our Pb-free solder alloys In possibly one of the quietest revolutions in the history of Power Semiconductor electronics manufactu...