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Ionic Analysis of Common Beverages Spilled on Electronics

Electronics,especially mobile electronic items,are subjected to unintentional abuse by having various beverages spilled onto or into them. Ion Chromatography and emission spectroscopy were used .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Cameron O‟Neil,Alexandre Romanov,Bev Christian
Event
IPC APEX EXPO 2008

The Path to Robust Electronics - Preventing Corrosion of PCB Assemblies

All things corrode,and the rate of corrosion among electronics devices is accelerating. Electronic devices are being used in more places than ever before. They are finding more uses,they're mor .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Donald Cullen
Event
IPC APEX EXPO 2008

Contamination of Hydrocarbon Ceramic Dielectric

Various forms of contamination on the surface of hydrocarbon ceramic dielectric PWBs have been observed following component population. Although contamination is occasionally observed on PWBs f .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Michael Vernoy,Patrick Case,Mahendra Gandhi,Eric Hong
Event
IPC APEX EXPO 2008

An OEM's View of Lead Free Assembly Reliability

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Author(s)
Karl Sauter
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Printed Circuit Board Reliability and Integrity Characterization Using MAJIC

The recent need to develop lead-free electrical and electronic products has resulted in an increased demand to characterize solder joint integrity. Many standards exist to evaluate the long ter .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
M. Simard-Normandin
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Atmospheric Plasma – A New Surface Treatment Technology for Cleaning PCBs

Low-pressure plasmas have been used for many years to surface clean and functionalize substrates prior to downstream converting operations; therefore,the benefits of plasma treatment are well r .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Rory A. Wolf
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Engineered Cleaning Fluid and Mechanical Impingement Optimization Innovations

The complexity of the electronic assembly manufacturing environment increases with the miniaturization,low standoff components,and solder alloy advancements. Past history suggests that the clea .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Mike Bixenman
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Cleaning a No-Clean Flux on Contaminated Hardware as a Recovery Plan

There is a growing problem in the industry with no-clean flux technology and the after effects it can have on reliability. If the fluxes are not fully complexed (not fully heat activated) there .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Eric Camden
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Defluxing of Eutectic and Lead-Free PCBs in a Single Cleaning Application

As the entire electronic manufacturing industry braced for the July 1,2006 deadline,it has been reevaluating the entire production process. Likewise,the precision cleaning industry must also .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Umut Tosun,M.S. Chem. Eng.
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

PCB Library Creation and Maintenance

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Author(s)
Susy Webb,CID Sr PCB Designer
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Grounding to Control Noise and EMI

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Author(s)
Rick Hartley
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

The Designers View of Lead Free

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Author(s)
Gary Ferrari CID+,CMI
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Solving the Metric Pitch BGA & Micro BGA Dilemma

Solving "Fine Pitch" Metric Pitch BGA routing is becoming increasingly challenging for PCB design layout. There are solutions but they are very hard to find. This presentation will cover common .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Tom Hausherr
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Case Study on the Validation of SAC305 and SnCu Based Solders in SMT,Wave and Hand-soldering at the Contract Assembler Level

insure the same quality a customer has been accustomed to with a Sn63Pb37 process is achieved. The reflow,wave soldering and hand assembly processes must all be optimized carefully to insure go .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Peter Biocca,Carlos Rivas
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Impact Evaluation of Solder Transfer Peak Temperatures on C4NP Lead Free Solder Bumps

C4NP (Controlled Collapsed Chip Connection-New Process) is a novel solder bumping technology developed by IBM and commercialized by Suss MicroTec. C4NP is a solder transfer technology where mol .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Jayshree Shah,Hai P. Longworth,David Hawken
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Productivity and Cost Efficiency of Lead-Free Selective Soldering

With the advent of widespread lead-free soldering,the issue of copper erosion has surfaced as a major quality concern when soldering RoHS compliant through-hole devices. Many contract electroni .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Alan Cable
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

0.3mm W.L CSP Assembly

Due to the ever-aggressive miniaturization program that is rolling through the electronics industry,the next component that is fast approaching this horizon is the 0.3mm CSP • This paper will r .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Clive Ashmore
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Mechanical Vibrations: Its Effect on Assembly Equipment and Methods of Characterization

As electronic packages keep shrinking in size,high-speed high-accuracy package assembly equipment are becoming more sensitive to mechanical vibrations. Alignment,positional and pick & place acc .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Pranav Desai
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

A Unique Process that Eliminates Solder Drossand Improves QualityP. KAY’s MS2

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Author(s)
Jay Hardin,Daniel (Baer) Feinberg,Erik Severin
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Thermal Expansion of Silicones in Electronic Reliability

CTE mismatches during temperature cycling can cause significant movement of components and materials relative to one another,which in turn stresses solder joints and wirebonds. Silicones are of .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Kent Larson
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Low Dielectric Fabrics

While glass fibers are commonly used to reinforce circuit board substrates,they have a high dielectric constant and loss. Cyclic olefin copolymer fibers have a lower dielectric constant and los .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Brian Morin
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Low Temperature Characteristics of Silicones

Silicones are often used to protect electronic applications designed for cold environments. The low temperature flexibility of silicones is well recognized,but not as well understood. While the .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Kent Larson
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Resin Options for Lead-Free Printed Circuit Boards

The regulation requiring lead-free solders for printed circuit boards (PCBs) has presented a number of challenges to our industry at virtually every stage of the process. For the brominated epo .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Michael J. Mullins,Robert L. Hearn
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

More Robust Base Materials for Electronic Assemblies

The proposed revision of IPC-4101 - Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards contains new slash sheets describing FR-4 base materials compatible with lead free a .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Douglas J. Sober
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

China RoHS-An Updated Roadmap to Achieving Compliance and Assessing Risks

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Author(s)
Felise Cooper,Jochem Spaans
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

REACH and the Electronics Industry

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Author(s)
Felise Cooper,Jochem Spaans
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

An Update on Domestic Regulations

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Author(s)
Chris Cleet
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

A Comparison of Materials Testing Methods

Recent global environmental regulations affecting consumer electronics and electrical equipment,such as the European Union’s RoHS Directive,China ‘RoHS’ and others,have driven electronics manuf .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Jim Cronin
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

OEM Guideline to Selecting PCB Suppliers

Many large Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have a detailed procedure and a significant capital investment in place for the selection of printed circuit board suppliers. This approval pr .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Renee Michalkiewicz
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

XRF Measurement of Residual Materials in Electronics Studio

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Author(s)
Christopher Hunt & Martin Wickham
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Utilization of Buried Capacitance™:A Case Study

Embedding capacitive layers inside the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) have demonstrated the ability to reduce the number of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) chip decoupling capacitors on the PCB sur .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Norm Smith,Jun Fan,Jim Knighten,John Andresakis,Yoshi Fukawa,Mark Harvey
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Do Measles Cause CAF?

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Author(s)
Randy Reed,Juan Araneda
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

An OEM’s perspective on copper dissolution in lead free assembly and rework

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Author(s)
Helen Holder,Jian Miremadi,Greg Henshall,Elizabeth Benedetto,Kris Troxel,Aileen Maloney,Michael Roesch,Ernesto Ferrer
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

An EMS's Experience with Copper Dissolution

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Author(s)
Aaron Unterborn,Mark Elkins,Ph.D.
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

THE INFLUENCE OF THE PWB FABRICATION/ELECTRODEPOSITION PROCESS ON COPPER EROSION DURING WAVE SOLDERING

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Author(s)
Chrys Shea,Jim Kenny,Jean Rasmussen,Keith Sweatman,Girish Wable,Quyen Chu,Kazuhiro Nogita,Shiang Teng
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

North American Environmental Compliance Attitudes Towards Electronics

More and more countries are beginning eco-compliance legislation for electronics products. Where does the USA stand? The rest of North America? This paper will discuss the following areas and a .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Krista Botsford,John Messina,Eric Simmon,
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Material Declaration Reporting - Going Proactive

Focus: Benefits of switching from a reactive to proactive ECR system Even with the RoHS deadline come and gone,most the ECR systems employed by suppliers follow the “reactive” model. Many suppl .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
John Cuthbertson
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Designing a Data Storage System for Environmental Compliance (Focusing on RoHS-type Legislation)

As more governments pass,implement,and enforce environmental compliance initiatives covering electronics,small to medium sized businesses continue to struggle with what data should be tracked,h .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Krista Botsford
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Voluntary Emmisions Control Action Program VECAP

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Author(s)
Susan D. Landry
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

QFN Rework Challenges in a Lead Free World IPC Midwest - Sept. 2007

It is clear that the future belongs to the ever shrinking component. Micro Lead Frame (MLF) components,and specifically the Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packages have gained wide scale acceptance. .. weiterlesen
Author(s)
Neil O’Brien
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Semi-Automated Lead-Free BGA Rework

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Author(s)
Mark J. Walz
Event
IPC Midwest 2007

Effects of BGA Rework Cycles on PCB Assembly Reliability

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Author(s)
J. Liang,G. Barr,N. Dariavach,D. Shangguan
Event
IPC Midwest 2007