Posted On: February 23rd, 2015 | By: Indium Corporation®

Specifying Solder Preforms – Packaging

Packaging is an extremely important part of specifying solder preforms. Not only does packaging affect the price of the order, it also effects how the...

Posted On: October 13th, 2014 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Pin-in-Paste Aperture Calculations Using Solder Preforms with StencilCoach

Folks, As mentioned in the last post, it is a common problem with the PIP (pin-in-paste) process to struggle to get adequate solder volume. If ...

Posted On: January 29th, 2014 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Effect of Package and Die Size on Dipping and Pick-up

While in South East Asia last summer, Indium’s technical team and I had a chance to discuss flip-chip dipping processes with a major equipment v...

Posted On: August 20th, 2013 | By: Indium Corporation®

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...

Posted On: February 19th, 2013 | By: Indium Corporation®

Packaging NanoFoil® Preforms

NanoFoil® can be packaged in tape & reel, bulk containers, or waffle packages. Here are the main advantages of each type of packaging: Tape &a...

Posted On: August 31st, 2010 | By: Indium Corporation®

Think Like a 12 Year Old

Did you ever hear the expression, “think like a 12-year-old”? Meaning a 12-year-old has enough learning to address a problem but not...

Posted On: April 21st, 2010 | By: Dr. Andy Mackie

Unique Solderspheres

Solderspheres or solder spheres, or even solder balls: whatever you call them, Indium Corporation has been making them for years and has rightly acqui...

Posted On: January 29th, 2010 | By: Indium Corporation®

What Does Shelf Life Mean to You?

Shelf life means different things in different situations. Post something on the internet and it will last forever. Leave fresh fruit out ...

Posted On: November 30th, 2009 | By: Indium Corporation®

The final piece of the puzzle

There is nothing more frustrating than going through an entire process (whether it is putting together a puzzle or manufacturing a product) only to fi...