Patty, Pete, The Professor, and Rob Head for China
Patty was checking her email. She noticed a note from someone who had attended last night’s SMTA meeting. Patty had just been elected ...
Cell Phones from an Unlikely Source
I would never have expected the sneaker manufacturer, Puma, to be the next in a long line of companies stepping into the mobile phone market. ...
Bismuth/Tin Tabbing Ribbon, A Low Temperature Pb-Free Alternative
Okay, I have a confession to make: I’ve always had a grudge against bismuth, ever since I started recommending thermal interface materials. ...
Profiling Basics – Reflow Phases
Reflow profiling can be broken down into several phases. I generally use the following; Preheat Pre-reflow Reflow Cooling p style="margi...
Indium Corporation Celebrates 5th Blogging Anniversary!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of our company’s first blog and post. I was going to get all nostalgic and show you an image of that ...
Plated Metallization for C-Si Solar Cells
The latest issue of Circuitree Magazine came to me the other day and it was clear that this issue had a solar assembly focus. The cover story ...
Olympic Champions Rewarded with Gold, Silver, Bronze and Circuit Boards?
Have you been watching the Olympics? I knew I had been watching maybe TOO much of the Olympics when I heard that the medals were made from ...
Lack of Care in Reporting can Mislead Greatly Re Tin Whiskers
Folks, UPDATE: To be fair and thorough myself, I want to point out two things: 1.span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';......
The Future of Trade Shows
Jim Hisert just returned from the Photon PV Technology show in Northern California and described the ability to stretch out and enjoy......
Photon’s 5th PV Tech Show 2010 USA
After returning from San Francisco, I’ve had a chance to think about the Photon PV Technology show. This show was hosted at the Moscone Cen...