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Advances in solder ball placement for surface-mountable packages

The trend toward area array technology has led to some unique challenges for solder ball placement equipment manufacturers.

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Unexpected attributes of Indium8.9 Pb-free paste?

Trevor Galbraith learns about some unexpected attributes of Indium's new Indium8.9 Pb-free, no-clean solder paste.

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AOI inspection demo at SMTAI

Brian D'Amico, president of MIRTEC, talks Trevor Galbraith through inspecting a board with the five-camera MV-7L AOI system.

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Global Technology Award winners

The 2008 Global Technology Awards were presented at SMTAI. Rebecca Galbraith interviews the winners.

Video Newscast - August 14, 2008

This week in Global SMT & Packaging video news:
China shows its technical might at Olympic opening, Dover Corp. increases dividend by 25%, new rubber material conducts electricity, FocalSpot introduces a new desktop AOI system, Valor introduces the Innovation Circle, Cookson clarifies their European strategy, and SMTAI prepares for lift-off. Watch the news now.
Breaking News
FocalSpot, Inc. Celebrates Five Years and doubles facilities and production capabilities
Friday, 05 September 2008
FocalSpot, Inc. Celebrates Five Years in Business by doubling facilities/production capabilities to accommodate growth
 
KIC to Highlight Advanced Products at Elektronik-08
Friday, 05 September 2008

KIC 24-7 Auto ProfileKIC’s 24/7 Process Monitoring brings an innovative level of automation to the thermal process: Automatic profiling of each and every product, around-the-clock monitoring, SPC charting, analysis, documentation and production traceability - all in a single, intuitive product.

 
Virtual Industries Introduces New Vacuum-Tweezer Tool
Friday, 05 September 2008
Virtual Interrupter #95BCThe hand that holds the vacuum tweezer pen is used to accurately position the part being placed while the other hand is free break the vacuum by tapping on the button on the interrupter block to release the part.
 
Kyzen to Feature AQUANOX A4625 at GlobalTRONICS 2008
Friday, 05 September 2008
AQUANOX A4625 is a versatile aqueous chemistry designed for optimum effectiveness in cleaning the latest lead-free residues while providing brilliant mirrored solder finishes.
 
Essemtec Introduces Semi-automated Paste Printer Features for Vision System
Friday, 05 September 2008
Essemtec SP003-ML-VEssemtec’s new semi-automated stencil and screen printer SP003-ML-V offers control over the squeegee and speed attributes and can reproduce them securely; two of the most important print parameters.
 
Manncorp’s ‘Economy’ Turnkey Line: Flexible SMT Assembly for $69,995
Friday, 05 September 2008
The 5500 Stencil Printer features independent, pressure-controlled dual squeegees and an ergonomically preferred pneumatically controlled stencil frame that opens automatically after each cycle.
 
Eliminate Cross Contamination! See Us At IPC Midwest Booth #901
Friday, 05 September 2008

Qualitek GREEN Lead Free Solder PasteGREEN Lead Free Solder Paste (Patent Pending) - The paste is visually green, allowing operators to readily distinguish it from standard, gray-colored Sn/Pb paste.

 
Kids Go Back to School; PC Makers Go Back to the Bank
Friday, 05 September 2008
In light of these factors, iSuppli believes the third quarter will perform in line with expectations, contributing to a 2008 PC unit growth forecast in the region of 12 percent.
 
New 10 MHz Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator Provides High-Quality Waveforms at Economical Price
Friday, 05 September 2008
The Agilent 33220A LXI-certified 20 MHz function/arbitrary waveform generator offers 11 standard waveforms plus pulse and arbitrary waveforms - it is the most frequency stable and lowest distortion function generator in its class.The front panel has an easy-to-use interface, allowing the user to quickly set up and generate many types of signals without the need to program the instrument.
 
Investment Forum at world’s largest conference on Printed Electronics
Friday, 05 September 2008
The world’s largest conference on printed electronics, the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA Conference and Exhibition, will be staged in San Jose, California, from December 2-5, and its Investment Forum will be larger than ever before.
 
See the Future of Consumer Electronics at iSuppli’s North American Briefing
Thursday, 04 September 2008

To help the high-tech market to track these changes, iSuppli is pleased to announce its North American Briefing 2008: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

 
IMEC and CEA-LETI gear up cost-effective silicon photonics prototyping service
Thursday, 04 September 2008

Funded by the European Union as a FP7 Support Action, PhotonFAB will in this way lower the design effort, risk and bare costs for the clients.

 
Specialty Coating Systems Announces New Adhesion Promotion Technology
Thursday, 04 September 2008
Strong adhesion of Parylene is critical to enable the coating to provide maximum benefit to the application.
 
VersaLogic Announces Fanless Ultra-Low Voltage Celeron M PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer
Thursday, 04 September 2008
The board also features integrated high-performance video with support for both analog monitors and LVDS flat panels.
 
Pioneering OK International technology on display at Globaltronics 2008
Thursday, 04 September 2008
PS-900 SystemAmong the highlights on both the Uniwes and Longshine booths will be the proven PS-900, incorporating all the benefits of OK International’s state-of-the-art SmartHeat® technology in a competitively priced and easy-to-use soldering system.
 
Enthone Acquires Ormecon GmbH
Thursday, 04 September 2008
Company further strengthens PWB Final Finish Product Portfolio
 
Rutronik wins JAE Distributor of Year award
Thursday, 04 September 2008
From left to right: Ronny Gölz, Rutronik, Jason Wilson, JAE, Jörg Ciper, Rutronik, Thomas Rudel, Rutronik, Peter Johnson, JAERutonik GmbH has been successful in industrial and medical equipment markets, and also customer support throughout six years of working with JAE.
 
SAME 2008 Forum - 11th Edition Sophia Antipolis forum on MicroElectronics
Thursday, 04 September 2008
October, 1 & 2, 2008
ESPACES ANTIPOLIS
300, Route des Crêtes
06902 Sophia Antipolis - France

 

 
Mouser Electronics Now Stocking Industry’s Lowest-Power Zero-Drift Instrumentation Amplifier from TI
Thursday, 04 September 2008

INA333The INA333 Improves Accuracy and Extends Battery Life in Portable, Precision Applications

 
European Electronic Assembly Reliability Summit: Agenda Announced
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
This conference, which is sponsored by metals group Balver Zinn, will be held at the Tallink Spa and Conference Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia, from 22nd to 24th October 2008.
 
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Featured Interview

Interview: Bernd Schenker, ERSA
ERSA has arguably the widest range of soldering, printing and inspection solutions in the industry. Andy Kellard visited the €70M German powerhouse to speak with COO Bernd Schenker.
 

Small Matters

Dropping in on the world of mechanical shock testing
The brave new lead-free world of electronics assembly has cast a dark shadow over the electronics industry, especially in the realm of electronics reliability.
 

Lead-Free Matters

Your Questions Answered at SMT Nuremberg 2008
“Bob Willis Process Advice and Defect Clinic”—Second year at Germany's most loved summer show.

 

 

Global Business

Seasonal upturn imminent but soft demand through 2009
N American and European economic activity is ‘feeling the pinch,’ based upon recent industrial production growth.
 

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