2017 Magazine Archives

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FEATURES

COUNTERFEIT MITIGATION
JEDEC’s New JESD243: Is It an Industry Standard for Counterfeit Electronic Parts – or Something Less?
A spate of standards and best practices figures today into government regulations that
affect the supply chain, and should be used to deal with new supply-chain threats. Which are valuable, and which disappoint?
by Robert S. Metzger and Mark Northrup

CLEANING
Verifying PCBA Cleanliness with Ion Chromatography
Like the ionograph, ion chromatography determines the presence of ionic contamination. But the latter also detects if specific ions are present in the sample and determines the spectrum of the potential contamination, making it ideal for localizing contamination and process control.
by Scott Mazur

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  America, don’t hold your breath for Foxconn.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  When to buy.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• GLOBAL SOURCING
  The relentless forecaster.
  Greg Papandrew

TECH TALK

• ON THE FOREFRONT
  Robotics, wearables and the Smart Factory were hits at InterNepcon.
  Jan Vardaman
• TECH TIPS
  The continuing impact of RoHS.
  Timothy O’Neill
• GETTING LEAN
  Bringing efficiency to the one-off project.
  Jim Barnes
• TEST AND INSPECTION
  “By the book” vs. “get it done.”
  Robert Boguski
• DEFECTS DATABASE
  Don’t blame the solder.
  Martin Wickham