Posted On: March 13th, 2015 | By: Ed Briggs

Growing Interest in Bi-Containing Solder Alloys: Bismuth Rocks!

If you haven’t heard about Bi-containing (bismuth) solder alloys recently, that may change in the near future. Low-melting Bi-containing solders...

Posted On: January 5th, 2015 | By: Ed Briggs

The Largest Trade-off in Printing UltraFine Solder Pastes is in Reflow

In a six-part SMT assembly series, we discussed the advantages of using fine powder solder pastes to improve process yields for stencil printing, espe...

Posted On: September 12th, 2014 | By: Indium Corporation®

SMTAI 2014 - Technical Conference Participation

SMTA International (SMTAI) will be held in Rosemont, Illinois, September 30 through October 1, 2014. I am very excited about the show as I am e...

Posted On: July 8th, 2013 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

First Pass Yield Continued

Folks, Let’s see how Patty is doing with her latest challenge….. Patty had decided to call The Professor and see what advice he had to of...

Posted On: September 4th, 2012 | By: Indium Corporation®

A Look Inside the Solder Flux Pen

Here is a picture of an Indium Corporation solder flux pen, sectioned to show you the internals. Who DOESN’T want to see THAT, right?!? Fl...

Posted On: June 8th, 2012 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Semiconductor Pictorial Roadmap: Semicon West 2012

One of the things that bring customers over to our semiconductor tradeshow booths, year after year, is the pictorial roadmap. This is the diagram ...

Posted On: August 2nd, 2011 | By: Indium Corporation®

Solder Wire

Solder wire is generally used for manual soldering operations, including rework. But, it can......

Posted On: June 26th, 2011 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Thermocompression Bonding for Microbump Flip-Chip Soldering

For reasons that I will discuss in a post later this year, a common factor that is emerging in the area of copper-pillar microbump 2.5D and 3D jo...

Posted On: June 1st, 2011 | By: Indium Corporation®

Solving Solder Starvation in SMT Electronics Assembly

Solder starvation is a serious electronics assembly issue – with a very simple solution. Solder starvation occurs when adequate volumes of solde...

Posted On: March 30th, 2011 | By: Indium Corporation®

Solder Preforms in a Hurry

I recently visited a customer that was doing a lot of hand soldering. I always marvel at the variety of techniques and processes that are developed in...