In SMT Assembly, Even One Second of Cycle Time Can Affect Profitability
Patty had just returned from SMTAI 2015. It was a sentimental meeting with the retirement of longtime executive administrator, JoAnn Stromberg ....
Epoxy Flux
Epoxy Flux Dispensing and/or Jetting
The dipping process is a convenient process to use for the application of Epoxy Flux because most pick and place equipment already have dipping units ...
Epoxy Flux: Storage and Handling
Storage and handling Epoxy Flux is slightly different from a conventional TACFlux or PoP Flux. One of the biggest differences if the cold storag...
Why Epoxy Flux
Due to the recent increase in interest regarding Epoxy Flux there are a number of general questions that many people have had about the this unique en...
Understanding Epoxy Flux in SMT: The Need and the Process
Over the next few months I will continue to break down and discuss Epoxy Flux and the manufacturing process details in the series: Understanding Ep...
IMAPS 2013: International Symposium on Microelectronics
The 46th International Symposium on Microelectronics will be held in Orlando, Florida, September 30th through October 3rd, 2013. I will be attending b...
Indium Corporation at Semicon West 2011
Many, many thanks to the hundreds of you who came by the Indium Corporation booth at Semicon West this year. Some of you came to hear about ...
Solder Metal Prices Skyrocket, Especially Silver
Folks, Many people have been infatuated by the price of gold in recent months, but the price of silver has also skyrocketed. In 2000 silver was a...
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...
Epoxy Flux Dipping for CSP and PoP Applications
This week a customer in Asia asked why one of our new epoxy fluxes was not allowing the package-on-package (PoP) device to be picked up from the dippi...