1. Nihon Superior’s Keith Sweatman to Present at TMS 2010
(Industry News/America)

...he Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The presentation will be held during the session titled “Pb-Free Solders and Emerging Interconnect and Packaging Technologies: Microstructure, Interme...

2. Kyzen to Debut AQUANOX® A4703 at APEX 2010
(Special Features/IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010)

... and spray in-line cleaning systems to remove OA, no-clean, and RMA pastes and fluxes, including difficult Pb-free residues. AQUANOX® A4703 is easily controlled by refractive index, manually or when u...

3. TechSearch International Provides Market Forecast for 3D TSV Adoption
(Industry News/World)

...embly.  Research topics include flip chip, WLPs, CSPs, BGAs, SiPs, 3D packaging, microvia substrates, Pb-free and high brightness LEDs.  For more information, contact TechSearch at tel: 512-...

4. SMTA Announces February Webinars and Webtorials
(Association News/International)

...ementation along with material and equipment requirements for future customers.     Pb-free Reflow and Wave Soldering Yield Improvement Webtorial February 9 and 16, 2010 (Pres...

5. Kyzen to Highlight AQUANOX® A4703 at Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium 2010
(Industry News/America)

... and spray in-line cleaning systems to remove OA, no-clean, and RMA pastes and fluxes, including difficult Pb-free residues. AQUANOX® A4703 is easily controlled by refractive index, manually or when u...

6. SMTA International 2009 Best Papers announced
(Association News/North America)

...ce is Paul Vianco, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories for his Opening Session presentation entitled "Pb-Free Solder and Beyond - Trends and Challenges 'A View from the Bottom'."  Je...

7. Henkel’s Multicore LF730 Raises the Bar on Lead-Free Solder Paste Performance
(Products News/New Products)

...s. Building on its successful lead-free solder products portfolio, Henkel has developed Multicore LF730, a Pb-free solder paste born from the company’s unyielding innovation commitment and arguably se...

8. Henkel Extends Die Attach Solder Paste Product Line, Adds Printable Formula to Popular Portfolio
(Products News/New Products)

...nd uniquely offers capability for lead-free processes as well.   Using specific high temperature Pb-free alloys to offer the same thermal control necessary for today’s rectifiers, power tran...

9. Productronica confirms industry rebound
(Special Features/Productronica 2009)

...rformed by infrared, convection or quartz. The machine has a twin-wave laminar flow that can offer SnPB or Pb-free. Bath exchange is performed at the rear of the machine and changeover can be performe...

10. iNEMI Recognizes Tetsuro Nishimura for Nihon Superior’s Extraordinary Support of iNEMI Activities
(Association News/International)

...ncial support, to several of iNEMI’s lead-free projects. In particular, the company actively supported the Pb-Free Wave Soldering, Pb-Free Rework Optimization, Pb-Free Alloy Alternatives, Pb-Free Earl...

11. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen-Free Pb-Free Solder Paste at Productronica
(Special Features/Productronica 2009)

...y suited for today’s advanced 0.4mm pitch and 0201 technologies.Indium8.9HF Solder Paste is a halogen-free Pb-free solder paste with unsurpassed print transfer efficiency and response-to-pause printin...

12. Cookson Launches ALPHA® JP–500 Pb–free Solder Paste for Use in the MYDATA MY–500 Jet
(Products News/New Products)

...r of the MYDATA MY-500 Jet Printer, announce the release of ALPHA® JP-500 jetting paste.  JP-500 is a Pb-free no-clean solder paste developed in co-operation with MYDATA, and is designed for comp...

13. Indium Corporation Technology Experts Presenting at SMTA International
(Industry News/America)

...s.   Eric Bastow is presenting a paper he co-authored with Tim Jensen called The Proliferation of Pb-Free Alloys. Chris Anglin is presenting a paper he co-authored with Dave Sbiroli, Indiu...

14. Cookson Electronics Launches ALPHA® EF–6103 Wave Solder Flux
(Products News/New Products)

...providing superior performance in pin testing, hole-fill and solderballing. Additionally, it provides good Pb-free solder joint cosmetics with an evenly spread, tack free residue. For more informati...

15. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen–Free Pb–Free Solder Paste at SMTAI
(Industry News/America)

...powder so it can be used on products currently exempt from RoHS.Indium8.9HF Solder Paste is a halogen-free Pb-free solder paste with unsurpassed print transfer efficiency and response-to-pause printin...

16. Cookson Electronics Launches ALPHA® EF–6103 Wave Solder Flux
(Products News/New Products)

...providing superior performance in pin testing, hole-fill and solderballing. Additionally, it provides good Pb-free solder joint cosmetics with an evenly spread, tack free residue. More information, ...

17. SMTA Acknowledges Industry’s Economic Challenges by Offering Free Sessions & Events at SMTA Int
(Association News/North America)

...ursday morning, October 8, star instructor, Rob Rowland, RadiSys Corporation, will teach his popular "Pb-free Reflow and Wave Soldering Yield Improvement" course free to registered attendees...

18. Design for Excellence (DfX): X = Reliability, Manufacturability, Testability, Environment, etc.
(Industry News/America)

...Partner, DfR Solutions Dr. Hillman’s specialties include best practices in Design for Reliability (DfR), Pb-Free strategies for transitioning to Pb-free, supplier qualification (commodity and engine...

19. IRC develops high temperature thick film chip resistors capable of operation to 200°C
(Products News/New Products)

...motor controls, power supply and circuit-protection applications.” The thick film chip resistors feature Pb-free wrap-around terminations with a leach-resistant nickel barrier. The resistors meet MI...

20. Three Important Symposia Featured at SMTA International
(Association News/North America)

...olar energy market. The renowned Lead-Free Soldering Technology Symposium will begin with an overview of Pb-free processing and reliability investigations underway at England's National Physical Lab...

21. High–Lead and Lead–Free Capable Multicore Die Attach Solder Paste
(Products News/New Products)

...nd uniquely offers capability for lead-free processes as well.   Using specific high temperature Pb-free alloys to offer the same thermal control necessary for today’s rectifiers, power tran...

22. RoHS war stories
(Technical Articles/Lead-free)

...ich confirmed the XRF results. A subsequent audit found operators using spatulas from Sn/Pb solder pots in Pb-free solder pots and uncleaned squeegees swapped between Sn/Pb & Pb-free jobs. 3....

23. Cookson Electronics Launches ALPHA® CVP–360 Pb–free Solder Paste with Low–Ag SACX® Al
(Products News/New Products)

...elds. Cookson Electronics continues its solder paste product development with the launch of ALPHA® CVP-360 Pb-free, no-clean solder paste formulated with its economical low-Ag SACX® 0807 and 0307 allo...

24. Rutronik presents Everlight’s New 8–Pin SOP Optocouplers
(Products News/New Products)

...ion voltage (3750 Vrms vs. 2500 Vrms) to improve insulation characteristics     • Pb-free and RoHS compliant to meet green environmental initiatives The combined features pr...

25. Profile Verification Survey Yields Surprising Results
(Industry News/America)

...control and profiling protocols.  Fast to attach, sticking well to flat or curved surfaces, reusable, Pb-free profiling temperature compatible, and providing number identification, they are repor...

26. iNEMI Presentations Scheduled at EMPC 2009
(Association News/International)

...tronics. We look forward to discussing several of these initiatives at the conference.” Technical Paper: Pb-Free Alloy Alternatives. A paper entitled “Addressing Opportunities and Risks of Pb-Free S...

27. IPC APEX EXPO™ Attendees Select 2009 Academic Poster Competition Winners
(Special Features/2009 IPC APEX EXPO™)

.... Koppes, also from Purdue, for “Utilizing the Thermodynamic Nanoparticle Size Effects for Low Temperature Pb-Free Solder Applications.” IPC launched the academic competition to foster greater acces...

28. Balver Zinn to showcase latest line–up of alloy, wire, paste and flux at SMT/Hybrid/Packaging
(Special Features/SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2009)

...e event. With fluxes in formulations including alcohol-based, low-VOC ,and VOC-free technology, for use in Pb-free and N2-free, SN100C-based wave and selective soldering processes. www.balverzinn.com ...

29. Indium Corporation Features New Halogen–Free Pb–Free Solder Paste at SMT/Hybrid/Packaging
(Special Features/SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2009)

...powder so it can be used on products currently exempt from RoHS.Indium8.9HF Solder Paste is a halogen-free Pb-free solder paste with unsurpassed print transfer efficiency and response-to-pause printin...

30. US Navy Selects DfR Solutions for Pb–Free Solder Reliability Research
(Industry News/America)

...ions today announced it has been chosen by the United States Navy to perform a study on the reliability of Pb-free solder when exposed to vibration and mechanical shock.  The Navy chose DfR Solut...