Electronics Manufacturing and Electronics Assembly

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Vapor Phase Profiling
Thermal profiling the vapor phase soldering process – especially those with vacuum – is challenging. ECD's M-VP™ sealed barrier can take it. Learn more.
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Technical Papers

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

Understanding Solder Dross: Causes and Control Strategies

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How to Re-qualify BGA Spheres

Pick and Place Machine Calibration

Components Falling Off During Reflow

Solder Balling Prediction Formula

Dendritic Growth and Contamination at BGA Sites

Removal of Coatings from PCBs

LED Component Shift During Reflow

Initial Screen Print Test Board

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Embracing a New Paradigm: Electronic Work Instructions (EWI)
To stay competitive in today's evolving global marketplace, manufacturing must recognize and embrace the new EWI paradigm.
Technical Paper

Gooey Flux Residue Left Behind
After selective soldering connectors there is a small amount of no-clean flux residue left behind. How can I judge how much flux residue can be left behind?
Board Talk

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Introducing our new Board to Board Connectors
These new Board to Board Connectors feature pitch sizes from 0.50 mm to 1.00 mm with multi-pitch and custom pitch designs available. Designed for long-life applications and robust handling.
Advanced Interconnections Corp

Fill the Void II: An Investigation into Methods of Reducing Voiding
This paper is a continuation of previous work on voiding. The voiding results are summarized and recommendations made for reduction of voiding.
Technical Paper

Hand Printing using Nanocoated and other High End Stencil Materials
This study details the effectiveness of nanocoating materials, high end stainless steel stencil materials, as they relate to the manual SMT printing.
Technical Paper

Young Laplace Equation Reveals New Possibilities Thermal Pad Design
This paper shows how the application of the Young-Laplace equation can lead to an understanding of the soldering process of exposed pads and heat slugs.
Technical Paper

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Tech Paper - The Economics of Electronic Component Salvage and Reuse
This paper examines the economic and environmental benefits of salvaging and reusing high-value electronic components.
Circuit Technology Center

Effect of SMT Component Package Design on Cleaning Effectiveness
This paper will discuss the "physics" of liquid entrainment / entrapment / cleaning / rinsing and their effects on component materials.
Technical Paper

Requirements for Depaneling and Rescoring Boards with BGA Components
Are there any special requirements for depaneling and rescoring separate panel circuit boards if they contain BGA components?
Board Talk

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Bring IPC Training to Your Facility
Mobile training center offers IPC certified classes at your company’s facility making solder training effective and convenient for your entire team.
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Contamination and Risks Related to ESD Gloves and Finger Cots
Choosing a protective glove for the production floor is a critical decision and all variable need to be considered.
Technical Paper

Investigation Into the Durability of Stencil Coating Technologies
Paper addresses durability of coatings in relation to the number of print cycles and underside wipe cycles and materials used on the underside wipe process.
Technical Paper

Can High Particle Concentrations Impact PCB Assembly?
At our SMT facility we currently control ambient temperature, relative humidity and particle count. Is particle count a good parameter to control? The Assembly Brothers, Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall, discuss this question.
Board Talk

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Sawa Ecobrid Fully Automatic Stencil Cleaner
This cleaner has 2 ultrasonic cleaning head panels for cleaning the front & back sides together. Ultrasonic energy is applied directly to the stencil.
Seika

Conformal Coatings in Preventing Resistor Silver Sulfide Corrosion
The evaluation of conformal coatings to mitigate silver sulfide corrosion of thick film resistors is discussed.
Technical Paper

Improve SMT Yields Using Root Cause Analysis in Stencil Design
Paper covers SMT challenges including practical stencil design recommendations to eliminate defects and improve yields during the printing process.
Technical Paper

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Unlocking The Mystery of Aperture Architecture for Fine Line Printing
This paper covers issues of printing for challenging area ratio components and their associated aspect ratio will be investigated.
Technical Paper

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Viscom: Next Level of Inspection at APEX
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Inline Automatic X-Ray Inspection: TruView™ Verus
TruView™ Verus is a high-resolution inline AXI system offering advanced 2D, 2.5D, and 3D imaging to detect defects in electronic assemblies with exceptional accuracy and speed.
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