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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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A Symphony of Synergy: How Certification to the IECQ HSPM Specification
The IPC's Lead Free program addresses one of the 6 Hazardous Substances regulated by the RoHS directive. Certification to the QC 080000,the IECQ HSPM Specification,addresses the other 5 Hazardo
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An Update of the Regulatory,Environment,and Performance Status of Tetrabromobisphenol-A in Printed Wiring Boards
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) is a commercial flame retardant used in rigid FR-4 printed wiring boards (PWB). It is the single largest volume brominated flame retardant in the world. In this ap
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Death,Taxes,and Environmental Compliance: Things you can count on
The European Union passed two directives in 2003 addressing the increasing amount of waste from electric and electronic equipment: (1) Directives 2002/96/ECi – Waste Electrical and Electronic E
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Performance of Photoimageable Solder Masks – A Study on Thermal Stress
The continuous temperature resistance of electrically insulating materials can be judged by examining the effect of thermal stress loads on the electrical properties,such as moisture and insula
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Black Pad and Revisiting Methodologies
Society today relies on electronic devices that influence every aspect of our lives,such as communication,transportation,computing,home appliances,and recreation. The reliability of any electro
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Micro Drill Bit Design on the Basis of the Combination of Theoretical Analysis,Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification
To improve the design efficiency of a micro drill bit,a method on the basis of the combination of theoretical analysis,numerical simulation and experimental verifications is presented. As examp
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Hybrid Drying Technology for In-line Aqueous
boards in the in-line aqueous cleaning process. As lead-free circuit boards become more complex and component spacing
decreases,the effectiveness of direct blow-off drying is greatly diminished
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Critical Cleaning of Highly Densed Electronic Assemblies in the Lead Free
An important development in high reliability electronics is the convergence of circuit board and advanced packaging technologies. This combination enhances the best attributes of each technolog
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