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October 11, 2022

What is Ideal Humidity for Final Assembly?

What is ideal humidity within a final assembly facility? No soldering involved. The facility is used for final box build. Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall, the Assembly Brothers, discuss this question and offer their suggestions.
Board Talk

Process Optimization for Fine Feature Solder Paste Dispensing
In this paper the authors evaluate variables in the solder paste dispensing process, and review the impact on dispense quality of the solder paste.
Production Floor

Technical Papers

■	Effects of Long-Term Storage on Mechanical and Electrical Integrity
■	Selective Equipment in Spec?
■	Why the need for 3D SPI?
■	Dealing with the Results of the Pandemic
■	Direct Immersion Gold as a Final Finish
■	Essential Practices for Gold Mitigation of Electronic Components
■	Nearshoring or Contract Manufacturing? Which Fits Your Business Model?
■	Solder Alloy Contribution to Robust Selective Soldering Process
■	The Four Roles of Inspection Data in a Smart Factory
■	Toward the Lights-out Factory

BGA Reballing Question
We are a mil contractor and have requirements to have BGA components reballed. The BGA components are supplied with SAC305 solder and will be reballed ...
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Bifunctional Polymer Allows Strength and Speed in Artificial Muscles
Strength and speed could not be achieved simultaneously because increasing muscle strength slows down the increasing speed reduces the strength, until now.
Technology Briefing

Alternatives to Solder in Packaging and Assembly
This presentation surveys the landscape of alternatives to solder in interconnect, packaging, and assembly.
Materials Tech

3D Printed Electronics for Printed Circuit Structures
This paper shows working demonstrations of printed circuit structures, the obstacles, and the potential future of 3D printed electronics.
Analysis Lab

How X-Ray Technology is Improving the Electronics Assembly Process
X-ray inspection of electronic components is now standard practice for any company working in the electronics industry.
Production Floor

Rise of Bismuth Levels in our Solder Pots
We have an issue of concentrating bismuth in our selective solder machines. We have two machine and both have very similar rise in bismuth levels to 0.724% in our ...
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Bending Strength of Solder Joints as a Function of Joint Length
The effect of joint length on the fracture of copper-solder-copper joints is investigated using double cantilever-beam specimens of various joint lengths.
Analysis Lab

Step Stencil Setup
When shifting from standard solder paste stencils to step stencils, should we change the pressure or attack angle?
Board Talk

Dielectrics for Embedding Active and Passive Components
This paper presents a composite type material that can be used as dielectric for the embedding of actives and passives.
Materials Tech

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iNEMI
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SMTC Corporation
Founded in 1985, SMTC Corporation is a mid-size provider of ...

Airtech International, Inc. PCB DIVISION
Utililizing our unique multilayer manufacturing technology we have been able ...

Tropical Assemblies, Inc.
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Portable Desalination Unit Addresses Drinking Water Shortage
Researchers have developed a portable desalination unit that generates clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.
Technology Briefing

Cost Comparison of Complex PCB Fabrication
The authors present an alternative to sequential lamination for fabricating complex PCBs, where conductive paste is used as interconnect between cores.
Production Floor

Effect of Thermal Cycling on Subsequent Drop Behavior of Assemblies
This paper presents the effect of a priori thermal cycle on subsequent drop to failure behavior of CGAs with 1272 columns.
Analysis Lab

Cyanide Leak and Sleepy Chemists
Chemists were found on the floor of a boxcar while unloading drums of sodium cyanide. What happened to the chemists, were they poisoned?
Mysteries of Science

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