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Material Selection and Parameter Optimization for Reliable TMV Pop Assembly

The successful integration of package-on-package (PoP) stacking utilizing through mold via (TMV) technology hinges on a robust assembly process. In this study,seven dip materials were investiga .. read more

Profiled Squeegee Blade: Rewrites the Rules for Angle of Attack

For centuries,the squeegee blade has been used throughout many applications for depositing viscous materials through screens and stencils to transfer images on to substrates,from cloth material .. read more

An Investigation into Low Temperature Tin-Bismuth and Tin-Bismuth-Silver Lead-Free Alloy Solder Pastes for Electronics Manufacturing Applications

The electronics industry has mainly adopted the higher melting point Sn3Ag0.5Cu solder alloys for lead-free reflow soldering applications. For applications where temperature sensitive component .. read more

Key Issues in Bottom Termination Component (BTC) Design and Assembly for Improved Reliability and Yield

With the release of IPC 7093,"Design and Assembly Process Implementation for Bottom Termination SMT Components," earlier this year,the term BTC is the newest acronym to enter the world of SMT. .. read more

Telecommunications Case Studies Address Head-In-Pillow (Hnp) Defects and Mitigation through Assembly Process Modifications and Control

One of the most perplexing phenomena in the electronic manufacturing industry today is the defect called “head-in-pillow.” Head-in-Pillow (HnP) defects occur on the blind solder joints of area .. read more

Performance of China Alloy SnAgCuCe in Reflow Soldering

Work on assisting China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to assess the performance of a solder paste using the China alloy Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu0.019Ce (SACCe) was completed. Two Indium fluxes w .. read more

Development of Assembly and Rework Processes for Large and Complex PCBs Using Lead-Free Solder

The continued functional densification and integration in networking products is driving the need to study large form factor printed circuit boards that use high I/O packages (either ceramics c .. read more

Solder Paste Printing Inspection – An Inside Look

Industry cost control pressures and technology drivers demand more powerful 3D AOI machines for control of solder paste printing. Here is an inside look at the factors potential purchasers of t .. read more

Printing and Profiling Fine Feature Devices

To characterize the paste printing process,both the individual aspects of the process and the interactions between the aspects must be understood. The main aspects of the printing process are p .. read more

Material Selection and Parameter Optimization for Reliable TMV Pop Assembly

The successful integration of package-on-package (PoP) stacking utilizing through mold via (TMV) technology hinges on a robust assembly process. In this study,seven dip materials were investiga .. read more

Profiled Squeegee Blade: Rewrites the Rules for Angle of Attack

For centuries,the squeegee blade has been used throughout many applications for depositing viscous materials through screens and stencils to transfer images on to substrates,from cloth material .. read more

An Investigation into Low Temperature Tin-Bismuth and Tin-Bismuth-Silver Lead-Free Alloy Solder Pastes for Electronics Manufacturing Applications

The electronics industry has mainly adopted the higher melting point Sn3Ag0.5Cu solder alloys for lead-free reflow soldering applications. For applications where temperature sensitive component .. read more

Key Issues in Bottom Termination Component (BTC) Design and Assembly for Improved Reliability and Yield

With the release of IPC 7093,"Design and Assembly Process Implementation for Bottom Termination SMT Components," earlier this year,the term BTC is the newest acronym to enter the world of SMT. .. read more

Telecommunications Case Studies Address Head-In-Pillow (Hnp) Defects and Mitigation through Assembly Process Modifications and Control

One of the most perplexing phenomena in the electronic manufacturing industry today is the defect called “head-in-pillow.” Head-in-Pillow (HnP) defects occur on the blind solder joints of area .. read more

Performance of China Alloy SnAgCuCe in Reflow Soldering

Work on assisting China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to assess the performance of a solder paste using the China alloy Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu0.019Ce (SACCe) was completed. Two Indium fluxes w .. read more

Development of Assembly and Rework Processes for Large and Complex PCBs Using Lead-Free Solder

The continued functional densification and integration in networking products is driving the need to study large form factor printed circuit boards that use high I/O packages (either ceramics c .. read more

Solder Paste Printing Inspection – An Inside Look

Industry cost control pressures and technology drivers demand more powerful 3D AOI machines for control of solder paste printing. Here is an inside look at the factors potential purchasers of t .. read more

Printing and Profiling Fine Feature Devices

To characterize the paste printing process,both the individual aspects of the process and the interactions between the aspects must be understood. The main aspects of the printing process are p .. read more