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Challenges Associated with Non-Clean Liquid Flux Selection to Meet Industry Standards
The selection of a liquid flux for use in wave soldering operations is extremely critical to both the manufacturing assembly process and the long term reliability of electronic assemblies. As i
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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
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Analytical Procedures for Portable Lead-Free Alloy Test Data
• Genesis in December 2008
• Follow-up discussions APEX 2009
• Input received from SMEs
• Conference Call July 22,2009
• Discussions IPC Midwest 2009
• First white paper issued by IPC SPVC June
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Nanotechnology for Lead-Free PWB Final Finishes with Organic Metal
The use of an Organic Metal finish only a few nano-meters deposited onto copper pads of printed circuit boards provides effective protection against oxidation and preserves solderability. The N
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Why Electroless Palladium: Study on Impact of Electroless Palladium on Electroless Nickel Deposits
Electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) has captured the major share of the lead free final finish market globally even though it’s not the least expensive. ENIG not only provides a robust met
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Design for Manufacturability in the Lead Free Wave Solder Process
The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D
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Further Analysis of the Alternate Finishes Task Group Report on Time,Temperature and Humidity Stress of Final Board Finish Solderability
The IPC study mentioned in the title looked at the effects of time,temperature and humidity on the solderability of true bare copper,immersion silver,immersion tin,organic soldering preservativ
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Immersion Silver and Immersion Tin IPC Plating Committee 4-14 Industry Update
The development of two new industry specifications – IPC-4553 (immersion silver IAg) and IPC-4554 (immersion tin ISn)
are well under way. Following in a tradition started with the development o
.. read more
Board Finish Solderability with Sn-Ag-Cu
Lead-free soldering technology is still in its infancy with technical and cost issues posing major challenges for the
industry. It is expected that soldering in a nitrogen atmosphere might over
.. read more
Challenges Associated with Non-Clean Liquid Flux Selection to Meet Industry Standards
The selection of a liquid flux for use in wave soldering operations is extremely critical to both the manufacturing assembly process and the long term reliability of electronic assemblies. As i
.. 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
Analytical Procedures for Portable Lead-Free Alloy Test Data
• Genesis in December 2008
• Follow-up discussions APEX 2009
• Input received from SMEs
• Conference Call July 22,2009
• Discussions IPC Midwest 2009
• First white paper issued by IPC SPVC June
.. read more
Nanotechnology for Lead-Free PWB Final Finishes with Organic Metal
The use of an Organic Metal finish only a few nano-meters deposited onto copper pads of printed circuit boards provides effective protection against oxidation and preserves solderability. The N
.. read more
Why Electroless Palladium: Study on Impact of Electroless Palladium on Electroless Nickel Deposits
Electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) has captured the major share of the lead free final finish market globally even though it’s not the least expensive. ENIG not only provides a robust met
.. read more
Design for Manufacturability in the Lead Free Wave Solder Process
The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D
.. read more
Further Analysis of the Alternate Finishes Task Group Report on Time,Temperature and Humidity Stress of Final Board Finish Solderability
The IPC study mentioned in the title looked at the effects of time,temperature and humidity on the solderability of true bare copper,immersion silver,immersion tin,organic soldering preservativ
.. read more
Immersion Silver and Immersion Tin IPC Plating Committee 4-14 Industry Update
The development of two new industry specifications – IPC-4553 (immersion silver IAg) and IPC-4554 (immersion tin ISn)
are well under way. Following in a tradition started with the development o
.. read more
Board Finish Solderability with Sn-Ag-Cu
Lead-free soldering technology is still in its infancy with technical and cost issues posing major challenges for the
industry. It is expected that soldering in a nitrogen atmosphere might over
.. read more