The Miracle of Soldering
Folks, Pity the copper age smelter of 3000BC. He had to get his wood fire to 1085°C to smelt or melt copper, sometimes he couldn’t get...
Advantages of Rotary Sputtering Targets vs. Planar Sputtering Targets
I have been asked to explain why someone would want to use rotary sputtering targets instead of planar sputtering targets. Certainly there is some exp...
Tin Wiskers, Solder Alloy Density, Safety: Sharing a Few Comments
Folks, Some time ago I wrote a post, “In Search of Tin Whiskers,” Michael responds below. He makes some good points. Dr. Ron, ...
Indium Corporation Tabbing Flux Performance
I was recently asked to gather some data comparing Indium Corporation’s tabbing fluxes and our largest competitor’s leading tabbing fluxes...
How Low is Low Temperature in Soldering?
Do you ever have a need for a “low temperature” solder (meaning an alloy that melts at less than 175C)? You may have delicate components t...
Indium-Lead (In/Pb) Solder Alloys for Reliable Gold Interconnects in Semiconductor Assembly
Maria Durham, Indium’s new Technical Specialist in Semiconductor and Advanced Assembly Materials, has been doing some research on indium lead (I...
锡膏印刷速度的一个小故事 A Story of Solder Paste Printing Speed
SMT: A Story of Solder Paste Printing Speed 近期我们有一个客户在解决一...
Musings on Metals: Copper
Musings on Metals: Copper It could be argued that civilization began with the smelting of copper. Although thousands of years before, humans fir...
Selectively Plating Indium
Are you plating indium metal? If so, here’s a tidbit of information you might find useful [From a customer inquiry on the Indium Corporation web...
iPad and Kindle Fire? Don't Throw Away Your PC Yet
Folks, One of the nice aspects of being a Professor at Dartmouth is teaching a course like ENGS 1: The Technology of Everyday Things. This cours...
The Interesting Physical Properties of Indium Metal
Solders, as a class, are “interesting” metals. And the properties of indium-containing solders are exceptionally interesting. ...