Posted On: May 8th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Increasing Costs of Commodities Only a 2nd Order Effect on Electronics

Folks, There has recently been concern over the raising price of commodities (e.g.: copper, tin, silver, gold, cement, steel, oil, lumber, etc). So it...

Posted On: May 1st, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Dr. Ron posts 3rd Scientific American Article

Folks, As I believe I have shared before, one of my hobbies is understanding and esplaining physics concepts like the Theory of Relativity and Quantum...

Posted On: April 25th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Some Still Looking for RoHS to be Repealed

Folks, I recently received this note: Hello Dr. Ron, A colleague of mine sent me the following article. I’m about to start the Pb-Free imple...

Posted On: April 20th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

India not the Future China

Folks, Many people view India as the future China. While this is already true for help centers and telecommunications technology, for electronic asse...

Posted On: April 11th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Interview with Dartmouth Grad and New Indium Employee Anny Zhang

Folks, One of my most successful graduate students at Dartmouth was Anny Zhang. She was a Masters in Engineering Management student and is curretly a ...

Posted On: April 4th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Thoughts on WEEE/RoHS Implementation

Folks, The EU is currently assessing the effect of WEEE/RoHS on industry. A recent article from EDN discusses this interesting topic. To no one’...

Posted On: March 25th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

01005 Passives Not Really 01005 in Size

Folks, I mentioned this in the quiz at the left, but am I the only one that didn’t know that a 01005 passive is really not that size? The......

Posted On: March 20th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

WEEE/RoHS Type Compliance Frustrating for Industry Leaders

Folks, A fellow WEEE/RoHS Warrior writes the following note and asks readers to share their thoughts and experiences. Cheers, Dr. Ron Dear Dr. Ron, Af...

Posted On: March 16th, 2007 | By: Rick Short

Another B2B Online Video Ad Released

We have just released the third in a series of online video ads aimed at our B2B electronics assembly audience. The series is titled: INDIUM CORPORATI...

Posted On: March 13th, 2007 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Miracle of Soldering

Folks, That soldering is a miracle there is no doubt. Just coincidentally, copper, the best practical conductor of electricity, can be bonded electr...