Mentos, Diet Coke, and Mixed Alloy Voiding
Most of you have probably seen videos of countless Mentos/Diet Coke experiments all over the internet. If you are one of the few who have not, t...
Indium Alloy
Mixed Alloy Wetting for SAC BGA Assembly Using Sn63 Solder Paste
Have you ever wondered about what happens to a Pb-free Ball-Grid Array (BGA), with Tin/Silver/Copper (SAC) spheres in a Tin/Lead (Sn/Pb) proces...
Corrosion of Indium-Base Solders
Indium TIMs are not susceptible to this type of metallic corrosion. Image courtesy of www.moonraker.com.au/techni/news2.htm ......
Soldering to Gold
In previous posts, we have mentioned soldering to gold, but never discussed the unique processing aspects related to this. div sty...
Soldering to Gold with Au/Sn or Tin Solder
Various assemblies utilize solders, including Au/Sn and tin solder, for thermal attachments. These solders perform multiple functions: 1)s...
Nickel Felt Applicator
I’ve always thought that the “nickel felt applicator” needs some explaining. …And a picture. …Heck, why not ...
Microspheres for MEMS
Sick of trying to find “off the shelf” solder spheres to fit your application? We make microspheres on......
PV Interconnect Products
PV interconnect products have a lot of nicknames: tabbing ribbon, interconnect wire, bus bar, stringing ribbon, etc. I......
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...
Liquid Metal Wetting
I assure you, the following is not some strange alien test of foreign materials. Even though it resembles a substance from the spaceship in E.T. ̵...
Au/Sn Sputtering Targets
In addition to Au/Sn sputtering pucks, Indium Corporation can also manufacture full size Au/Sn sputtering targets. 80Au/20Sn is......
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...