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The Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) alloys have been considered promising replacements for the lead-containing solders for the microelectronics applications. However, due to the rigidity of the SAC alloys, compared with the Pb-containing alloys, more failures have been found in the drop and high impact applications for the portable electronic devices, such as the personal data assistant (PDA), cellular phone, notebook computer..etc.
Credit / Source: Dr. Benlih Huang, Dr. Hong-Sik Hwang, and Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee Indium Corporation of America
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Allan McKinnon died peaceably on March 23, 2009 surrounded by family and friends. Allan founded Allan McKinnon & Associates in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1976.
Peter Vichos, Allan's brother-in-law and business partner, looks back on Allan's career:
�When Allan married Christine, he had just left a company that manufactured a range of specialty lubricants. Upon their return from the honeymoon, he and Christine started their own industrial lubricants company called Alchris Moly Products, which made the same type of specialized lubricants that he sold at his previous company..."
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