Electronics Manufacturing and Electronics Assembly

We are using a lead-free hot air solder leveling board finish. Our boards have bottom-terminated components. Is this the best choice? The Assembly Brothers, Jim Hall and Phil Zarrow, discuss this scenario and share their own suggestions and recommendations.
Board Talk

A Robot's Place in SMT
SMT machines today are designed to pick and place from tape, tray, and sticks. Robots can handle these more efficiently than an operator.
Production Floor

Artificial Intelligence is Making Sense of Indecipherable Data
AI is enabling scientists to make sense of data that is indecipherable. Researchers used machine learning to determine the properties of organic molecules.
Technology Briefing

Collaboration to Combat Head on Pillowing Defects
This project was designed to evaluate AXI results from different machine platforms by analyzing results from similar platforms at different facilities.
Analysis Lab

Development of Materials Informatics Platform
Materials Informatics is one of the hottest technologies because of its potential to reduce the time and costs of discovering innovative materials.
Materials Tech

Spray Plus Soak Improves Cleaning Under BTC
Innovative spray and soak methods for removing low residue flux residues and rinsing under bottom termination and leadless components is evaluated.
Production Floor

Copper Foil Elements Affecting Transmission Loss with High Speed Circuits
This study examines possible factors for these inconsistencies such as etched signal trace shape, surface treatment, and grain size.
Analysis Lab

Connector Bowing During Reflow Process
I have a connector that is bowing during lead-free soldering. When the connector is put through an oven on its own no bowing takes place. What is causing this?
Board Talk

Formulation of a New Liquid Flux for High Temperature Soldering
This paper presents the development of a new liquid flux. Laboratory and beta-site test results for existing fluxes are compared to this new flux.
Materials Tech

Flying Taxis Are Almost Here
Ride-hailing applications, electric propulsion technology and a new generation of avionics suddenly awakened commercial interest from companies.
Technology Briefing

Acid Copper Electroplating Processes for Flash Etching
The focus of this study was to investigate the underlying mechanism of V-pitting and to develop a process to withstand or resist the pitting.
Production Floor

New Requirements for Sir Measurement
Flux residues can create interaction with solder resists and the component body. This paper discusses a new SIR measurement process.
Analysis Lab

Was It Acid Rain Itch?
Something in Jean's environment was not agreeing with her and it was causing her skin to itch. Could acid rain be the cause?
Mysteries of Science

Minimizing Printed Circuit Board Warpage in Assembly Process
The purpose of this paper is to present a cleaning process for difficult no-clean, lead-free and high temperature flux residues on reflowed PCBs.
Production Floor

Microchips for Future Computing Security

Microchips with tiny clocks hold the key to future computing security, a system that is resistant to attacks, and also inexpensive, convenient, and scalable.
Technology Briefing

Generalizations About Component Flatness at Elevated Temperature
The flatness of boards and components is an important topic. This study deals only with components.
Analysis Lab

Hybrid Conformal Coatings for Mitigating Tin Whiskers

In this stydy, nanoparticles were functionalized to bind them to the polymer structure while avoiding the collection among the particles.
Materials Tech

Miniaturization of Hearing Aid Electronics Using Embedded Die Packaging
This paper examines the use of second generation embedded die packaging to drive further size reduction in custom hearing instruments.
Production Floor

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Board Talk

Is HASL a Good Choice for Surface Finish?

Connector Bowing During Reflow Process

Can Solder Mask Be Considered an Insulator?

Long Term Component Storage

What Causes Solder Balls During Hand Soldering?

Has My Flux Expired?

Wet-Based vs. Dry-Based Cleaning

Processing Circuit Boards with BGAs On Both Sides

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Questions and Comments

Can Solder Mask Be Considered an Insulator?

We had a similar question in regards to clinched leads ...
Dale Carmine, Reinke

Wet-Based vs. Dry-Based Cleaning

Stencil apertures have gotten much smaller to accommodate new passive ...
Russell Claybrook, MicroCare, LLC

Solder Boards Not Holding Up to Shock Testing

Failure due to Mechanical Shock (Drop Testing) or Thermal Shock ...
Derek Daily, Senju

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