The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE)
A major Polish research centre with the primary focus on semiconductor micro- and nanotechnology.
Research Institute / Laboratory / School
The mission of the Institute is to conduct the basic and applied research in the field of semiconductor electronics and physics in order to develop and commercialize innovative micro- and nanotechnologies and their applications in semiconductor micro/nano-electronics, optoelectronics, photonics and MEMS technology domains. ITE develops and sells market products such as devices, services and intellectual property rights to domestic and foreign customers.
ITE is also involved in educational and training activities for Polish and foreign Ph.D. students and engineers. The Institute is entitled to award Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees, both in the field of semiconductor electronics.
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Aug 22, 2013 | A. Czerwinski, A. Skwarek, M. Płuska, J. Ratajczak, K. Witek
Tin-rich solders are widely applied in the electronic industry in the majority of modern printed circuit boards (PCBs). Because the use of lead-tin solders has been banned in the European Union since 2006, the problem of the bridging of adjacent conductors due to tin whisker growth (limited before by the addition of Pb) has been reborn. In this study tin alloys soldered on glass-epoxy laminate (typically used for PCBs) are considered. Scanning ion microscopy with Focused Ion Beam (FIB) system and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) were used to determine correlations between spatial non-uniformities of the glass-epoxy laminate, the distribution of intermetallic compounds and whisker growth....
