The globalization of markets results in stronger competition with clearly noticeably cost pressure. For companies producing electronic equipment it is therefore of existential importance to reduce production costs whilst maintaining a consistently hi...
An electronic product's reliability has the potential to make or break its manufacturer and can be life-threatening in many safety critical applications. Conformal coatings have long been used to protect electronic assemblies from their operating en...
Electrochemical migration (ECM) is defined as the growth of conductive metal filaments across a printed circuit board (PCB) in the presence of an electrolytic solution and a DC voltage bias [1]. ECM, also known as dendritic growth, is a critical issu...
Embedded passives account for a very large part of
today’s electronic assemblies. This is particularly true for products such as cellular phones, camcorders, computers and several critical defense devices. Market pressures for new products with more...
Being involved in the electronics assembly industry for more than 23 years, specifically in the field of
defluxing and cleanliness testing, I have seen my share of environmental regulations. Long before the
debate over lead-free alloys, there was t...
Steve Stach, Austin American Corporation, Mike Bixenman, Kyzen Corporation
Abstract:
Electronic assembly cleaning processes are becoming increasingly more complex because of global environmental mandates and customer driven product performance requirements. Manufacturing strategies today require process equivalence. That is to say, i...
The stencil cleaner can be one of the most versatile tools on the manufacturing floor. It can be used to clean electronic modules in various stages of the manufacturing process. In fact, an automated stencil cleaner can clean just about anything you ...
In recent years, various studies have been issued on cleaning under low standoff components; most however, with incomplete information. It is essential to revisit and describe the latest challenges in the market, identifying obvious gaps in available...
The dispensing industry within electronics manufacturing represents a very diverse
marketplace indeed; many different materials can be applied in many different ways. One
high-growth area in this market is underfill, driven by the explosive demand ...
Stencil printing equipment has traditionally been
used in the surface mount assembly industry for solder paste printing. In recent years the flexibility of the tool has been exploited for a wide range of materials and processes to aid semiconductor ...
