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EMS
Jabil Steps Up
Move over Nike: A new plant in a new market has one of the world’s top ODM/EMS companies walking on air over its prospects.
by Mike Buetow

PROCESS CONTROL
How Stencil Design and Reflow Profiles Affect Variation in QFN Voiding Data: A Case Study
A review of several cases where changing the stencil design or reflow profile dialed in the variation of comparative results. Observed were the effects with both high-voiding and low-voiding pastes.
by Brook Sandy-Smith

Extending the Life of Printed Circuit Boards
Printed circuit boards don't last forever – even the most expensive ones. But plenty of steps can be taken to delay the need for repairs.
by ACS Industrial Services

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Plugging the leaks.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Cybersecurity is all fogged up.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Making sense of the Philippines.
  Joseph Fama
• GLOBAL SOURCING
  Where the supply chain begins.
  Greg Papandrew

TECH TALK

• TECH TIPS
  Getting to the bottom of void problems on QFNs.
  Timothy O’Neil
• GETTING LEAN
  Shedding light on wastes in LED assembly.
  Dennis McNamara and Yousef Heidari
• TEST AND INSPECTION
  Investing in the future of test.
  Robert Boguski
• DEFECTS DATABASE
  Spitting it out.
  Martin Wickham