When do I need to put a second activation tab on my NanoFoil® design?
Frequently, in my role as a Technical Support Engineer, I am asked questions to which I may not immediately have an answer. Luckily, Indium Corporatio...
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Industry Trend - Underwater Soldering
As more and more of the electronics industry moves toward (SMA) Subaquatic Microelectronics Assembly, questions have arisen regarding safety aspects, ...
Best of 2013: NanoFoil®, Tabbing Ribbon, Metals & Compounds, and Great People
Thank you to all of the readers who have followed Indium Corporation’s blog posts this year, and a special “thank you” to all the re...
Microwave Activation for NanoFoil®?
We recently worked with a company called Lambda Technologies who has helped by providing a new solution to activating NanoFoil®: microwaves. ...
Ronnie Spraker and the World’s Only NanoFoil®/NanoBond® Production Team
Ronnie Spraker is the supervisor of our NanoFoil® production department. Everyday, Ronnie and his team make reactive foils that are used all over ...
IMAPS 2013: International Symposium on Microelectronics
The 46th International Symposium on Microelectronics will be held in Orlando, Florida, September 30th through October 3rd, 2013. I will be attending b...
Panning for Gold
Panning for gold is a thrill, just like scratching off a lotto ticket or playing a game at a casino. In a similar way, I am looking for gold every tim...
NanoBonding®: Who Needs Oxygen?
A match won’t stay lit in a closed jar. Most familiar forms of heat generation are aerobic reactions. The NanoBond® process is anaerobic, wh...
NanoFoil® for LED Manufacture
NanoFoil® is especially well-suited for bonding LED packages. Here are some characteristics of the NanoBond® Process that fit high v...
A Simple NanoFoil® Demonstration
Here is a straightforward demonstration of NanoFoil® activation. NanoFoil is a heat source that is used to bond / solder electronics compone...
NanoFoil® Project Management with Seth Homer
In an interview with Seth Homer (our Asst. Product Manager for Engineered Solders and NanoFoil®), we discuss how an interested customer can partne...
Undiscovered: The Best New Use Of NanoFoil®
I’m still searching for the best use of NanoFoil®. Our customers have used it for LED and CPV die-attachment, sputtering target bonding, bat...