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Creep Corrosion in Electronics – A Panel Discussion

On May 1, 2024, a panel of industry experts discussed the root causes of creep corrosion in electronics, along with relevant testing methods and effective mitigation strategies. The session .. read more

iNEMI General Purpose Flowers of Sulfur Corrosion Chamber

The iNEMI flowers of sulfur (FoS) corrosion chamber was developed to study creep corrosion on printed circuit board assemblies(PCBAs). The chamber, typically run at 50 or 60oC, has corrosive .. read more

Ammonia Gas Effect on Metal Corrosion of PCB Surface Finish-in Acid-Gases Based Mixed Flowing-Gas Test

The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, 5G, electric vehicles, Internet of Things (IoT), Edge Computing,High Performance Computing (HPC) and Electric Vehicle (EV) in rec .. read more

RoHS: 10 Years Later - IT Equipment Corrosion Issues Remain

The European Union RoHS directive took effect in 2006,and of the 6 restricted materials,the elimination of lead from electronic devices took the most development effort and had the worst degrad .. read more

Round Robin Evaluation of iNEMI Creep Corrosion Qualification Test

Creep corrosion on printed circuit boards (PCBs) is the corrosion of copper metallization and the creeping of the copper corrosion products across the PCB surfaces to the extent that they may e .. read more

Relative Humidity Dependence of Creep Corrosion on Organic-Acid Flux Soldered Printed Circuit Boards

Creep corrosion on printed circuit boards (PCBs) is the corrosion of copper metallization and the spreading of the copper corrosion products across the PCB surfaces to the extent that they may .. read more

Testing Printed Circuit Boards for Creep Corrosion in Flowers of Sulfur Chamber: Phase 2A

The iNEMI technical subcommittee on creep corrosion is developing a flowers-of-sulfur (FOS) based qualification test for creep corrosion on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). In phase 1 of the proj .. read more

Ultrathin Fluoropolymer Coatings to Mitigate Damage of Printed Circuit Boards Due to Environmental Exposure

As consumers become more reliant on their handheld electronic devices and take them into new environments,devices are increasingly exposed to situations that can cause failure. In response,the .. read more

Effectiveness of Conformal Coat to Prevent Corrosion of Nickel-palladium-gold-finished Terminals

Nickel-palladium-gold-finished terminals are susceptible to creep corrosion. Excessive creep corrosion can result in device failure due to insulation resistance loss between adjacent terminals. .. read more

Testing Printed Circuit Boards for Creep Corrosion in Flowers of Sulfur Chamber

The iNEMI technical subcommittee on creep corrosion is developing a flowers-of-sulfur (FOS) based qualification test for creep corrosion on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). The test setup consist .. read more

Effectiveness of Conformal Coat to Prevent Corrosion of Nickel-palladium-gold-finished Terminals

Nickel-palladium-gold-finished terminals are susceptible to creep corrosion. Excessive creep corrosion can result in device failure due to insulation resistance loss between adjacent terminals. .. read more

The Surface Finish Effect on the Creep Corrosion in PCB

Creep corrosion normally happens in the end system,PCB,connectors and components are widely noted due to the exposure of high sulfur environments under elevated humidity. In this study,the majo .. read more

A Plasma Deposited Surface Finish for Printed Circuit Boards

This paper will discuss a new approach to the final finishing for the PCB industry which is based on the use of an ultra-thin fluoropolymer film as a protective coating to preserve solderabilit .. read more

Creep Corrosion of OSP and ImAg PWB Finishes

With increasing adoption of lead-free PWB surface finishes,along with increasing product deployments in more corrosive environments,the electronics industry is observing increased occurrences o .. read more

Creep Corrosion of PWB Final Finishes: Its Cause and Prevention

As the electronic industry moves to lead-free assembly and finer-pitch circuits,widely used printed wiring board (PWB) finish,SnPb HASL,has been replaced with lead-free and coplanar PWB finishe .. read more

Corrosion Resistance of PWB Final Finishes

As the electronic industry is moving to lead-free PWB final finishes and high density circuit boards,the widely used PWB finish,SnPb HASL,has to be replaced with a lead-free and coplanar PWB fi .. read more

Creep Corrosion in Electronics – A Panel Discussion

On May 1, 2024, a panel of industry experts discussed the root causes of creep corrosion in electronics, along with relevant testing methods and effective mitigation strategies. The session .. read more

iNEMI General Purpose Flowers of Sulfur Corrosion Chamber

The iNEMI flowers of sulfur (FoS) corrosion chamber was developed to study creep corrosion on printed circuit board assemblies(PCBAs). The chamber, typically run at 50 or 60oC, has corrosive .. read more

Ammonia Gas Effect on Metal Corrosion of PCB Surface Finish-in Acid-Gases Based Mixed Flowing-Gas Test

The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, 5G, electric vehicles, Internet of Things (IoT), Edge Computing,High Performance Computing (HPC) and Electric Vehicle (EV) in rec .. read more

RoHS: 10 Years Later - IT Equipment Corrosion Issues Remain

The European Union RoHS directive took effect in 2006,and of the 6 restricted materials,the elimination of lead from electronic devices took the most development effort and had the worst degrad .. read more

Round Robin Evaluation of iNEMI Creep Corrosion Qualification Test

Creep corrosion on printed circuit boards (PCBs) is the corrosion of copper metallization and the creeping of the copper corrosion products across the PCB surfaces to the extent that they may e .. read more

Relative Humidity Dependence of Creep Corrosion on Organic-Acid Flux Soldered Printed Circuit Boards

Creep corrosion on printed circuit boards (PCBs) is the corrosion of copper metallization and the spreading of the copper corrosion products across the PCB surfaces to the extent that they may .. read more

Testing Printed Circuit Boards for Creep Corrosion in Flowers of Sulfur Chamber: Phase 2A

The iNEMI technical subcommittee on creep corrosion is developing a flowers-of-sulfur (FOS) based qualification test for creep corrosion on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). In phase 1 of the proj .. read more

Ultrathin Fluoropolymer Coatings to Mitigate Damage of Printed Circuit Boards Due to Environmental Exposure

As consumers become more reliant on their handheld electronic devices and take them into new environments,devices are increasingly exposed to situations that can cause failure. In response,the .. read more

Effectiveness of Conformal Coat to Prevent Corrosion of Nickel-palladium-gold-finished Terminals

Nickel-palladium-gold-finished terminals are susceptible to creep corrosion. Excessive creep corrosion can result in device failure due to insulation resistance loss between adjacent terminals. .. read more

Testing Printed Circuit Boards for Creep Corrosion in Flowers of Sulfur Chamber

The iNEMI technical subcommittee on creep corrosion is developing a flowers-of-sulfur (FOS) based qualification test for creep corrosion on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). The test setup consist .. read more

Effectiveness of Conformal Coat to Prevent Corrosion of Nickel-palladium-gold-finished Terminals

Nickel-palladium-gold-finished terminals are susceptible to creep corrosion. Excessive creep corrosion can result in device failure due to insulation resistance loss between adjacent terminals. .. read more

The Surface Finish Effect on the Creep Corrosion in PCB

Creep corrosion normally happens in the end system,PCB,connectors and components are widely noted due to the exposure of high sulfur environments under elevated humidity. In this study,the majo .. read more

A Plasma Deposited Surface Finish for Printed Circuit Boards

This paper will discuss a new approach to the final finishing for the PCB industry which is based on the use of an ultra-thin fluoropolymer film as a protective coating to preserve solderabilit .. read more

Creep Corrosion of OSP and ImAg PWB Finishes

With increasing adoption of lead-free PWB surface finishes,along with increasing product deployments in more corrosive environments,the electronics industry is observing increased occurrences o .. read more

Creep Corrosion of PWB Final Finishes: Its Cause and Prevention

As the electronic industry moves to lead-free assembly and finer-pitch circuits,widely used printed wiring board (PWB) finish,SnPb HASL,has been replaced with lead-free and coplanar PWB finishe .. read more

Corrosion Resistance of PWB Final Finishes

As the electronic industry is moving to lead-free PWB final finishes and high density circuit boards,the widely used PWB finish,SnPb HASL,has to be replaced with a lead-free and coplanar PWB fi .. read more