Electronics Manufacturing and Electronics Assembly

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Technical Papers

The Drawbacks of Internal Recycling Systems for Solder Dross

Engineering ESD-Safe PCB Assembly for High-Reliability IoT and Industrial Electronics

The Analysis of Variance: Drawing Conclusions from Data That Are Correct, Unambiguous, and Defensible

PCB Rework Evolves, With X-ray a Constant Support

How pH Cleaning Agents Affect Production Performance

A Universal AI-Powered Segmentation Model for PCBA & Semiconductor

RAIG Minimizes Corrosion, Allows Higher Gold on ENEPIG

High Reliability Lead-Free Solder Paste with Rosin and Anti-Crack Resin

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BGA Solder Ball Wetting

Requirements for Installing Leaded vs. Lead-free Press Fit Connectors

Maximum Allowable Time Prior to Washing When Using Water Soluble Paste

What's Causing Cloudy Conformal Coating

What Is Causing Slanted Pins After Reflow

Components Falling Off During Wave Soldering

ESD Ground Wire Gauge

Looking for Long-term Component Storage Options

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Electrochemical Reliability as a Function of Component Standoff
The purpose of this paper is to research the activity of flux residues as a function of the standoff height using insulation resistance.
Technical Paper

Finding the Cause of Cold Solder Joints
We have problems with our wave soldering system, especially cold solder joints. Could this be caused by using a selective soldering frame?
Board Talk

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Quantifying Environmental Life Cycle Impacts for ICT Products
This paper describes a simplified approach for estimating the environmental impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) products.
Technical Paper

Cavity Board SMT Assembly Challenges
This study is to identifies the challenges related to assembly of a package into a cavity on the board, and establish the best known method for SMT assembly success.
Technical Paper

Risk for Ceramic Component Cracking Dependent
The paper discusses the differences of the alloy, based stress in ceramic components due to passive cycle tests, real customer tests, and stress analyses.
Technical Paper

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Room Temperature Fast Flow Reworkable Underfill for LGA
With the miniaturization of electronics, Land Grid Array has been widely used in consumer electronics, leaving only 20-30 microns gap left between LGA and the substrate.
Technical Paper

Solder Balls on Neighboring Components After Rework
During the rework of SMT components on conformal coating boards we see solder balls occurring on neighboring components. How can this be eliminated?
Board Talk

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Protocol Development for Testing Solder Reliability
This paper updates progress in the development of methods for investigating solder joint reliability in a combined environment of vibration and thermal cycle testing.
Technical Paper

Failure Analysis - Using Chromatography and Ion Chromatopgraphy/Mass Spec
From component and fabrication to complete electronic assemblies, IC analysis has been the de facto method for evaluating ionic cleanliness of electronic hardware.
Technical Paper

Assessment of 2nd Level Interconnect Quality in Flip Chip Ball Grid Array Package
Wire bonding is extensively used in the electronic packaging industry. One of the difficulties with flip chip technology is testing its reliability.
Technical Paper

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Our depaneling machines are high-performance machines for single circuit boards with electronic components. The cutting principles are fast, the best quality.
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Process-Property Relationships for Flexible Additive-Printed Electronics
In this paper, a detailed study of the effect of aerosol-jet process parameters on the resistance, shear strength, and elastic modulus has been presented.
Technical Paper

Can Solder Mask Be Considered an Insulator?
Is solder mask considered an insulating material and not a defect if proven the solder mask has dielectric withstanding voltage greater than 500 volts?
Board Talk

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The Causes of Tiny Solder Balls After Reflow
We have been seeing tiny solder balls across our boards after reflow. It appears that the solder is exploding as the balls are in areas where there is no paste or components.
Board Talk

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