Technique to Estimate the Upper Confidence Limit on Failure Rates
Folks, Let’s assume you would like to estimate the upper confidence limit of a failure rate. As an example, assume you have 21 samples of 1000 t...
Solder Reliability
Acceleration Factors in Life Testing of Electronics
Folks, You are the project manager for a PCB that must function in an environment from -10 to 80 C. The PCB will experience one thermal cycle per day ...
Breakdown of SIR Standards
SIR Testing-Surface and Insulation Resistance testing, a form of standard testing where you measure the electrical reliability of a no-clean or a...
Bringing Solder Paste Reliability to E-Mobility
Solder paste is enabling the complex electronic systems of next generation of vehicles - from power inverters and battery management to infotainment...
Tin Whiskers 101: Part III: Detection
Folks, One of the great challenges of tin whiskers is detecting them. When one considers that their median thickness is in the 3 to 5 micron range (a...
Back to Basics: Au-Based Alloys
Indium's “Gold Standard” refers to the overall reliability and quality you can expect from our gold-based solder materials. Gold-based...
High-Reliability... What Do We Want?
How do you know what "high-reliability" means to a customer or a supplier or a coworker? Step one is knowing there are different kinds of re...
Indalloy®292 - Reliability on Every Surface
Solder alloys need to work well on all sorts of surfaces. But we were really impressed with the difference Indalloy®292 made on OSP boards - even ...
That's a 'Fine' Ribbon You Got There!
Indium Corporation has developed 80Au20Sn < 0.1” wide fine-grade precision ribbon for high volume, fully automated laser diode assembly proce...
Indalloy® 292 - High Reliability Alloy
Indium Corporation's new high reliability solder alloy Indalloy® 292 is focused on exceeding the thermal cycling requirements for automotive a...
InForms® for Improved Power Device Reliability
Exploring the many benefits of InForm® soldering technology....
Autonomous Vehicles with Require Electronics and Sensor that Can Survive Harsh Environments
While the smartphone industry worries about decreasing demand, automotive electronics is taking off with even greater demands on the electronics assem...