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iNEMI HFR-Free Signal Integrity Project: An Investigation to Identify Degradation of Electrical Signals in HFR-Free PCB Materials

Recent environmental concerns over the safety of the halogenated flame retardants (HFR) used in commonplace FR4 printed circuit boards (PCB) have prompted market demand for HFR-free computer sy .. read more

iNEMI HFR-Free PCB Materials Team Project: An Investigation to Identify Technology Limitations Involved in Transitioning to HFR-Free PCB Materials

In response to a growing concern within the Electronic Industry to the transition to Halogen-Free laminates (HFR-Free) within the Client Market space (Desktop and Notebook computers) iNEMI init .. read more

Reliability Testing of PWB Plated through Holes in Air-to-Air Thermal Cycling and Interconnect Stress Testing after Pb-free Reflow Preconditioning

The High Density Packaging Users Group Consortium investigated plated through hole reliability of printed wiring board test vehicles constructed with 20 different Pb-free capable printed wiring .. read more

Thermal Effects on PCB Laminate Material Dielectric Constant and Dissipation Factor

Values for printed circuit board (PCB) laminate dielectric constant (Dk) and dissipation factor (Df) used in circuit design and signal integrity (SI) modeling are typically those presented on l .. read more

A Novel Halogen-Free Material for High Speed PCB

The mobile communication devices such as cell phones require high speed transmission of large volume data as well as reduction in size and weight. When signal is transmitted in high speed and f .. read more

High Frequency Circuit Materials used in the PCB Industry

Specialty high frequency circuit materials have been used in the PCB industry for decades and for many different reasons. There are several attributes of these materials that are very unique wh .. read more

Long Term Reliability Analysis of Lead Free and Halogen Free Electronic Assemblies

The New England Lead Free Consortium,composed of many companies in the electronic supply chain in the regional area and chaired by the author; has embarked on an extensive long term reliability .. 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

Base Material Consideration for High Speed Printed Circuit Boards

Over the years,the EU RoHS restriction and lead-free capability is the hottest environmental protection subject. In technology trends,signal integrity performance gets more critical based upon .. read more

Base Material Consideration for High Speed Printed Circuit Boards

Over the years,the EU RoHS restriction and lead-free capability is the hottest environmental protection subject. In technology trends,signal integrity performance gets more critical based upon .. read more

Humidity-Dependent Loss in PCB Substrates

Increasing operating frequency of IO busses for computing has highlighted the importance of transmission line loss. For FR4 PCB mother boards computing at speeds above 1 GHz this is dominated b .. read more

Laser Cutting - a Novel Method of Depaneling

There are many issues to be considered in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art electronic products. Today's electronic devices,whether based on flexible (FPC) or rigid (PCB) printed circuit bo .. read more

Low Cost Lead Free Solution Evaluation for Electronic Consumer Applications

Lead products are no longer an option if you want to export to the EU market. RoHS regulations requiring the manufacture of lead-free electronic products by July 2006 are pushing the industry t .. read more

iNEMI HFR-Free Signal Integrity Project: An Investigation to Identify Degradation of Electrical Signals in HFR-Free PCB Materials

Recent environmental concerns over the safety of the halogenated flame retardants (HFR) used in commonplace FR4 printed circuit boards (PCB) have prompted market demand for HFR-free computer sy .. read more

iNEMI HFR-Free PCB Materials Team Project: An Investigation to Identify Technology Limitations Involved in Transitioning to HFR-Free PCB Materials

In response to a growing concern within the Electronic Industry to the transition to Halogen-Free laminates (HFR-Free) within the Client Market space (Desktop and Notebook computers) iNEMI init .. read more

Reliability Testing of PWB Plated through Holes in Air-to-Air Thermal Cycling and Interconnect Stress Testing after Pb-free Reflow Preconditioning

The High Density Packaging Users Group Consortium investigated plated through hole reliability of printed wiring board test vehicles constructed with 20 different Pb-free capable printed wiring .. read more

Thermal Effects on PCB Laminate Material Dielectric Constant and Dissipation Factor

Values for printed circuit board (PCB) laminate dielectric constant (Dk) and dissipation factor (Df) used in circuit design and signal integrity (SI) modeling are typically those presented on l .. read more

A Novel Halogen-Free Material for High Speed PCB

The mobile communication devices such as cell phones require high speed transmission of large volume data as well as reduction in size and weight. When signal is transmitted in high speed and f .. read more

High Frequency Circuit Materials used in the PCB Industry

Specialty high frequency circuit materials have been used in the PCB industry for decades and for many different reasons. There are several attributes of these materials that are very unique wh .. read more

Long Term Reliability Analysis of Lead Free and Halogen Free Electronic Assemblies

The New England Lead Free Consortium,composed of many companies in the electronic supply chain in the regional area and chaired by the author; has embarked on an extensive long term reliability .. 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

Base Material Consideration for High Speed Printed Circuit Boards

Over the years,the EU RoHS restriction and lead-free capability is the hottest environmental protection subject. In technology trends,signal integrity performance gets more critical based upon .. read more

Base Material Consideration for High Speed Printed Circuit Boards

Over the years,the EU RoHS restriction and lead-free capability is the hottest environmental protection subject. In technology trends,signal integrity performance gets more critical based upon .. read more

Humidity-Dependent Loss in PCB Substrates

Increasing operating frequency of IO busses for computing has highlighted the importance of transmission line loss. For FR4 PCB mother boards computing at speeds above 1 GHz this is dominated b .. read more

Laser Cutting - a Novel Method of Depaneling

There are many issues to be considered in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art electronic products. Today's electronic devices,whether based on flexible (FPC) or rigid (PCB) printed circuit bo .. read more

Low Cost Lead Free Solution Evaluation for Electronic Consumer Applications

Lead products are no longer an option if you want to export to the EU market. RoHS regulations requiring the manufacture of lead-free electronic products by July 2006 are pushing the industry t .. read more