FEATURES

• Thermal Profiling
  The Effect of an Optimized Reflow Oven Recipe on Energy Use
  A case study of how improved thermal profiling and process optimization tools reduce energy use.
  Piotr Kaênica

• Cover Story
  How Nanotechnology Applies to Electronics
  Manipulating atoms won't obsolete assembly, but instead opens a window into fascinating and creative solutions to current dilemmas (including Pb-free soldering).
  Dr. Alan Rae

• Parts Conversion
  Conversion of Ongoing Products to RoHS Compliance
  A look at the materials and components aspects of the transition shows the magnitude of the task. Plus: examples of what worked - and what didn't.
  Gary Schulte

• Pb-Free Case Study
  The Creation and Building of a Pb-Free Product
  A case study in designing and building Pb-free 128Mb USB memory modules.
  Srinivasa Aravamudhan, Joe Belmonte, Anand Bhosale, Alden Johnson, Pat Mattero, Karl Moore and Dr. Gerald Pham-Van-Diep

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Civics lesson.
  Mike Buetow

• Talking Heads
  Fabrinet's Mark Schwartz.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• Global Sourcing
  Business software to get you moving.
  David Wolff

TECH TALK

• On the Forefront
  What's up, Doc?
  Dr. Ken Gilleo

• Screen Printing
  Optimizing a process that you don't own.
  Joe Belmonte

• Better Manufacturing
  Feeling used.
  Phil Zarrow

• Soldering Tips
  Tin whisker mitigation standards.
  American Competitiveness Institute

• Wave Soldering
  Preventing micro solderballs.
  Gerjan Diepstraten

• Test and Inspection
  Design solutions that aid defect detection.
  Tamara Pippert

• Countdown to Pb-Free
  The material declaration standard has arrived.
  Richard E. Kubin

• Process Doctor
  Diagnosis: WOA residues.
  Terry Munson

• Equipment Advances
  Transition Automation's self-cleaning squeegee.

• Technical Abstracts

DEPARTMENTS

Industry News
Market Watch
Assembly Insider
Nepcon East Product Preview
Ad Index

On the cover: Even as technology pushes to the atomic level, there is room for conventional manufacturing practices. (Mark Evans, 2005)