Posted On: July 30th, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

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...

Posted On: July 22nd, 2023 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

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 ...

Posted On: July 3rd, 2023 | By: Thuy Nguyen

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...

Posted On: February 20th, 2023 | By: Indium Corporation®

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...

Posted On: December 4th, 2021 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

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...

Posted On: November 29th, 2021 | By: Jenny Gallery

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...

Posted On: November 30th, 2020 | By: Indium Corporation®

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...

Posted On: August 19th, 2020 | By: Indium Corporation®

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 ...

Posted On: June 1st, 2020 | By: Jenny Gallery

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...

Posted On: November 12th, 2019 | By: Indium Corporation®

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...

Posted On: March 15th, 2019 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

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...