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

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Components Falling Off During Wave Soldering

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

Rework and Reball Challenges for Wafer-Level Packages
The present work addresses the rework and reball challenges of a specific WLP case study, and suggests improvements for maintaining the true failure signature.
Technical Paper

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Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap: Technology for Systems of the Future
The new Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap provides a long-term vision for the electronics industry, identifying future challenges and potential solutions.
Technical Paper

Reworkable Edgebond Applied Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Package
This paper presents data showing that localized distribution of recrystallized grains is an accurate indicator of solder joint life-cycle degradation and enhancement.
Technical Paper

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Moisture Effects in Common Solderable RF Connector Dielectrics
The tendencies of commonly used RF connector polymeric materials to absorb and desorb moisture under various humidity and temperatures are characterized.
Technical Paper

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