Soldering to Stainless Steel
Have you ever had that sinking feeling when you tried soldering to stainless steel and found it to be very draining? You can join stainless steel, you...
Indium Corporation
Halogen-Free vs. Halide-Free
There is a significant push in the electronics industry to produce “halogen-free” products in order to be more environmentally friendly. ...
American Business Media
I just returned from 5 days in Vegas, baby and launched back out on another trip. This time it was a 1-day event to Manhattan – to participate.....
Halogen-Free Solder Paste - Part 3
It seems that the topic of Halogen-Free Solder Paste has grown by another leap and bound. The big confusion is what are the definitions of Halogen-Fre...
Day 2 of the Device Packaging Conference
Today I had a chance to catch up with the guys from Sikama at their booth. Pictured here from left to right are: Sigurd Wathne (President and Founder...
Day 1 of the Device Packaging Conference
Today I was able to attend a professional development course related to Package-on-Package technology and trends. While the session was very informat...
SMTA Process Engineer Certification Takes Off in China
Folks, In 2002 Phil Zarrow, Jim Hall and I worked with the folks at SMTA to develop a Certification Program for SMT Process Engineers. Hundreds have.....
8 Myths About Solder
Please don’t be fooled by misconceptions like the following: 1) Lead is bad 2) Soldering is simple 3) Soldering is complex 4) Changing a S...
Thermal Reliability as an Afterthought
An article I just read caught my attention (To see the article which stimulated this entry, click here.). It outlined the need for reliability in cons...
What To Expect When Stencil Printing Flux
In a perfect world, materials printed through a circular stencil aperture would be column-like with a flat top. When you look closely at a printed fl...
Thermal Interface Materials Undergo Repeated Insertions
Many applications, primarily those for burn-in, require that a single thermal interface material survive multiple insertions. In response to this dema...
Thermal Interface Material Modeling
How can we be so sure our thermal interface materials will work for you? We model them of course! Our thermal lab includes the capability of......