Drop Test Performance of SACm® Pb-Free Solder Alloy
As I discussed in my last post, the industry has found that reducing the silver content of SAC alloys helps to improve its mechanical shock performanc...
LED Solder
Solder Paste for Low Temperature and Pb-Free Applications
There are a lot of parameters to consider when choosing the right solder for your application: 1) The operational temperature of the final device p st...
First Visible Light LED Turns 50!
It is hard to believe, but 50 years ago, on October 9th, the first visible light LED was demonstrated by Nick Holonyak, Jr. of GE Advanced......
An Interview on 3D-MID technology with Nouhad Bachnak of Cicor
About a month ago I posted about the various 3D technologies (chip creation, packaging and printed circuit boards) that are being used to op...
Good Reads
Folks, If you need to take a break from topics such as solder paste, solder preforms, tin whiskers, indium TIMs etc, there are a few books I would r...
Patty Cost Analyzes an MRI scan
Folks, Let’s see how Patty is doing with the latest crisis…… Upon hearing Claire Perkins inform her that Rob was in the hospital, ...
Lead (Pb) in ELV Solder: European Automotive Electronics Legislation - Feb 2010 Update
Those of you have been watching this blog for a while will know that I’ve been keeping tabs on the status of the European ELV (End-of-life vehic...
Dr. Alan Rae: Nanotechnology in Electronics Assembly
I caught up with Alan Rae after a recent IWLPC committee meeting, where he jokingly asked me to, “Stop asking important questions” –...
NanoFoil® and the Grilled Cheese Incident
Having worked with NanoFoil® for over two years, I've tried just about every way possible to explain what it is, where it comes from, and why ...
NanoFoil(R) - Nanotech comes to Indium Corporation
I just sat down to talk to Tommy Acchione (pronounced “akki-OWN”) Applications Engineer with Indium Corporation’s new product ...
ELV Legislation (II) - Revenge of ELV
Picture of a Used Car: Because you’re Good People Drilling into what’s happening with European ELV legislation and how US stakeholder...
Controlling Junction Temperature of LEDs with Thermal Management Materials
The junction temperature in an LED (the p-n junction temperature) is most critical to consider for LED cooling. If this temperature rises above t...