RoHS: Five Years Later

by: Dr Ronald C. Lasky; Indium Corporation of America

Are electronics any "greener" than before RoHS? It is a fair question to ask. With the advent of RoHS on July 1, 2006, and more recently REACH, one might be inclined to answer that it is greener than it was. We will take a look at this question in several different ways, to discover the actual positive and negative effects of RoHS in both first world and developing countries... read article »

Nitrogen gas and Tombstone defect - How Nitrogen gas can make tombstone defect even worst...

Process ideas for adhesive on bottom side SMD's and wave solder - We want to use a pin transfer system to deposit adhesive to hold bottom side SMD's in place...

SMT Production Tips Thread - If you had to give on piece of advice to a fellow SMD operator/production engineer...

Chip Design Conference

Conference, Trade Show/Exhibition | Tel Aviv, Israel | December 5 | Sponsored by: Technologies Group Ltd.

A professional conference for those involved in designing and developing electronic components...

SMTA Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium (West)

Conference, Trade Show/Exhibition | December 6 | Garden Grove, CA, USA | Sponsored by: SMTA

This symposium will provide a forum to cover all aspects of changes in the electronic parts supply chain...

29th ELECTROTEST JAPAN

Conference, Trade Show/Exhibition | January 18 | Tokyo, Japan | Sponsored by: Reed Exhibitions

Japan's largest exhibition specialised in Test, Inspection, Measurement and Analysis for Electronics Manufacturing...

SMTA - Surface Mount Technology Association is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals (totalling 4,000) involved in all aspects of advanced electronics assembly, surface mount and related technologies. Membership Info | SMTA Certification | Bookstore

Next Event: SMTA Webtorial Lead-Free Assembly for High Yields and Reliability - December 6 - 13

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries is a US-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its nearly 2,600 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing and electronics assembly. Membership Info | Training & Certification Programs | Standards & Publications - Online Store

Next Event: ITAR-EAR Workshop - December 6 - 7