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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

Evaluating Corrosion Resistance of Ceramic Resistors: Mixed Flowing Gas versus Flower of Sulfur Tests

Multi-layer organic laminates which make up over 90% of the present types of interconnecting substrates in today’s electronics can develop a loss of insulation resistance between two biased con .. read more

Elemental Compositions of Over Two Dozen Cell Phones

Twenty-nine different cells phones have been disassembled,ground up,dissolved and analyzed for elemental content,mainly for information about the metals present in the phones,but also for some .. read more

Corrosion Resistance of Different PCB Surface Finishes in Harsh Environments

Corrosion resistance is becoming one of the most important topics in the electronics industry. Corrosion results in field failures and huge losses,which annually total several billion U.S. doll .. read more

Leaching of Lead and Other Elements from Portable Electronics,Part II

Portable electronic device circuit packs were ground up to more than meet EPA sieving criteria and were then subjected to the well known EPA Method 1311 leaching protocol. Based on work from th .. read more

When are Conductive Adhesives an Alternative to Solder?

Conductive adhesives (CAs) have been an important problem-solving class of assembly materials for decades,but primarily as die attaches products,ever since they replaced metallurgical systems. .. read more

Deposition of Gold and Silver Surface Finishes Using Organic-Based Solutions

A novel electrochemical plating process for depositing gold and silver surface finishes using environmentally benign, organic-based solutions as the plating bath is being investigated. The plat .. read more

Galvanic Compatibility of Immersion Gold and Immersion Silver Printed Wiring Board Finishes with Aluminum

Numerous industry studies have been performed examining the compatibility between new plating finishes and other metals used in printed wiring assemblies. The transition to the new printed wiri .. read more

What’s Wrong With My Surface Finish? An Evaluation of the Limitations of Common Surface Finishes

This paper will highlight the shortcomings of each of the commonly used surface finishes available on the market today. The goal is to spark the industry interest,that it may double its efforts .. read more

Current Carrying Capability of Electrically Conductive Adhesives for High Power Applications

Various Ag-filled epoxies were subjected to a current carrying capability study in which current was applied to the epoxies at temperatures of up to 170°C for 1008 hours. Test devices with Ag e .. 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

Evaluating Corrosion Resistance of Ceramic Resistors: Mixed Flowing Gas versus Flower of Sulfur Tests

Multi-layer organic laminates which make up over 90% of the present types of interconnecting substrates in today’s electronics can develop a loss of insulation resistance between two biased con .. read more

Elemental Compositions of Over Two Dozen Cell Phones

Twenty-nine different cells phones have been disassembled,ground up,dissolved and analyzed for elemental content,mainly for information about the metals present in the phones,but also for some .. read more

Corrosion Resistance of Different PCB Surface Finishes in Harsh Environments

Corrosion resistance is becoming one of the most important topics in the electronics industry. Corrosion results in field failures and huge losses,which annually total several billion U.S. doll .. read more

Leaching of Lead and Other Elements from Portable Electronics,Part II

Portable electronic device circuit packs were ground up to more than meet EPA sieving criteria and were then subjected to the well known EPA Method 1311 leaching protocol. Based on work from th .. read more

When are Conductive Adhesives an Alternative to Solder?

Conductive adhesives (CAs) have been an important problem-solving class of assembly materials for decades,but primarily as die attaches products,ever since they replaced metallurgical systems. .. read more

Deposition of Gold and Silver Surface Finishes Using Organic-Based Solutions

A novel electrochemical plating process for depositing gold and silver surface finishes using environmentally benign, organic-based solutions as the plating bath is being investigated. The plat .. read more

Galvanic Compatibility of Immersion Gold and Immersion Silver Printed Wiring Board Finishes with Aluminum

Numerous industry studies have been performed examining the compatibility between new plating finishes and other metals used in printed wiring assemblies. The transition to the new printed wiri .. read more

What’s Wrong With My Surface Finish? An Evaluation of the Limitations of Common Surface Finishes

This paper will highlight the shortcomings of each of the commonly used surface finishes available on the market today. The goal is to spark the industry interest,that it may double its efforts .. read more

Current Carrying Capability of Electrically Conductive Adhesives for High Power Applications

Various Ag-filled epoxies were subjected to a current carrying capability study in which current was applied to the epoxies at temperatures of up to 170°C for 1008 hours. Test devices with Ag e .. read more