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Volume 4, Issue No. 9 Thursday, September 19, 2002

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0201 Placement - Only with the Right Team and Tools

by Paul Gerits and Anton Mandos - Assembl�on BV

It appears very logical that the successor of the 0402 size SMD would be the 0201. Curves showing the life-cycle of a body size, from introduction to most used to only for special cases, are very similar for the 1206, 0805, 0603 and 0402. So there is reason to expect that the same will happen with the 0201. Until now there is only little evidence for this, but most technologies come later than expected but faster than expected!

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Building a Successful Board-Test Strategy, Second Edition
by Stephen F. Scheiber
Reviewed by Dave Fish (davef ), Pandion Electronics, Inc.

Stephen Scheiber wrote "Building a Successful Board-Test Strategy, Second Edition" in a clear and thoughtful style. It offers an integrated approach to the complicated process of developing the test strategies most suited to a company's philosophy and product mix. In this, it provides comprehensive coverage of the specifics of electronic test equipment, as well as those broader issues of management and marketing that shape a manufacturer's "image of quality."

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SMTnet Forum Discussions

aoi
Posted by pizzafred

I am about too buy an AOI system. However, I cannot make any difference between Cyberoptics/VI Tech/MVP. Can any one help?

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24mm CP43 Feeders
Posted by Sr.Tech

We have a serious problem bending our 24mm tape covers. In particular we are feeding a 24mm 16 pitch tape on a 24mm P8 feeder.The component is a plcc28,the tape cover is a AMCD3107 5.0..
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About the PCB gold finger contamination.
Posted by bugsjoe

I'm working China ,in my working factory is a electronic OEM factory and got COB and SMT. But recently, COB got a big problem because the PCB gold finger got a contamination, that make us got a most defect product...
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