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Low Dielectric Fabrics

While glass fibers are commonly used to reinforce circuit board substrates,they have a high dielectric constant and loss. Cyclic olefin copolymer fibers have a lower dielectric constant and los .. read more

Low Temperature Characteristics of Silicones

Silicones are often used to protect electronic applications designed for cold environments. The low temperature flexibility of silicones is well recognized,but not as well understood. While the .. read more

Resin Options for Lead-Free Printed Circuit Boards

The regulation requiring lead-free solders for printed circuit boards (PCBs) has presented a number of challenges to our industry at virtually every stage of the process. For the brominated epo .. read more

More Robust Base Materials for Electronic Assemblies

The proposed revision of IPC-4101 - Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards contains new slash sheets describing FR-4 base materials compatible with lead free a .. read more

A Comparison of Materials Testing Methods

Recent global environmental regulations affecting consumer electronics and electrical equipment,such as the European Union’s RoHS Directive,China ‘RoHS’ and others,have driven electronics manuf .. read more

OEM Guideline to Selecting PCB Suppliers

Many large Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have a detailed procedure and a significant capital investment in place for the selection of printed circuit board suppliers. This approval pr .. read more

Utilization of Buried Capacitance™:A Case Study

Embedding capacitive layers inside the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) have demonstrated the ability to reduce the number of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) chip decoupling capacitors on the PCB sur .. read more

North American Environmental Compliance Attitudes Towards Electronics

More and more countries are beginning eco-compliance legislation for electronics products. Where does the USA stand? The rest of North America? This paper will discuss the following areas and a .. read more

Material Declaration Reporting - Going Proactive

Focus: Benefits of switching from a reactive to proactive ECR system Even with the RoHS deadline come and gone,most the ECR systems employed by suppliers follow the “reactive” model. Many suppl .. read more

Designing a Data Storage System for Environmental Compliance (Focusing on RoHS-type Legislation)

As more governments pass,implement,and enforce environmental compliance initiatives covering electronics,small to medium sized businesses continue to struggle with what data should be tracked,h .. read more

QFN Rework Challenges in a Lead Free World IPC Midwest - Sept. 2007

It is clear that the future belongs to the ever shrinking component. Micro Lead Frame (MLF) components,and specifically the Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packages have gained wide scale acceptance. .. read more

Solving the Metric Pitch BGA & Micro BGA Dilemma

Solving "Fine Pitch" Metric Pitch BGA routing is becoming increasingly challenging for PCB design layout. There are solutions but they are very hard to find. This presentation will cover common .. read more

Low Dielectric Fabrics

While glass fibers are commonly used to reinforce circuit board substrates,they have a high dielectric constant and loss. Cyclic olefin copolymer fibers have a lower dielectric constant and los .. read more

Low Temperature Characteristics of Silicones

Silicones are often used to protect electronic applications designed for cold environments. The low temperature flexibility of silicones is well recognized,but not as well understood. While the .. read more

Resin Options for Lead-Free Printed Circuit Boards

The regulation requiring lead-free solders for printed circuit boards (PCBs) has presented a number of challenges to our industry at virtually every stage of the process. For the brominated epo .. read more

More Robust Base Materials for Electronic Assemblies

The proposed revision of IPC-4101 - Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards contains new slash sheets describing FR-4 base materials compatible with lead free a .. read more

A Comparison of Materials Testing Methods

Recent global environmental regulations affecting consumer electronics and electrical equipment,such as the European Union’s RoHS Directive,China ‘RoHS’ and others,have driven electronics manuf .. read more

OEM Guideline to Selecting PCB Suppliers

Many large Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have a detailed procedure and a significant capital investment in place for the selection of printed circuit board suppliers. This approval pr .. read more

Utilization of Buried Capacitance™:A Case Study

Embedding capacitive layers inside the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) have demonstrated the ability to reduce the number of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) chip decoupling capacitors on the PCB sur .. read more

North American Environmental Compliance Attitudes Towards Electronics

More and more countries are beginning eco-compliance legislation for electronics products. Where does the USA stand? The rest of North America? This paper will discuss the following areas and a .. read more

Material Declaration Reporting - Going Proactive

Focus: Benefits of switching from a reactive to proactive ECR system Even with the RoHS deadline come and gone,most the ECR systems employed by suppliers follow the “reactive” model. Many suppl .. read more

Designing a Data Storage System for Environmental Compliance (Focusing on RoHS-type Legislation)

As more governments pass,implement,and enforce environmental compliance initiatives covering electronics,small to medium sized businesses continue to struggle with what data should be tracked,h .. read more

QFN Rework Challenges in a Lead Free World IPC Midwest - Sept. 2007

It is clear that the future belongs to the ever shrinking component. Micro Lead Frame (MLF) components,and specifically the Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packages have gained wide scale acceptance. .. read more

Solving the Metric Pitch BGA & Micro BGA Dilemma

Solving "Fine Pitch" Metric Pitch BGA routing is becoming increasingly challenging for PCB design layout. There are solutions but they are very hard to find. This presentation will cover common .. read more