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CLEANING
Failure Analysis of PCBA Contamination
In general, ionic contamination requires a few catalysts to grow: ions, moisture and a power source. Failure analysis of PCBA contamination starts with understanding the makeup of the contamination.
by Scott Mazur

ZOLLNER
Coming to America
Germany’s Zollner, the largest privately held EMS in the world, has been inching into the Americas for years. Has its time to shine finally come?
by Mike Buetow

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Jim Raby, RIP.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Supply chain separation.
  Peter Bigelow
  

TECH TALK

• TECH TIPS
  Empty SAC.
  Timothy O’Neill
• GETTING LEAN
  Defect mitigation using Lean.
  Hom-Ming Chang
• DEFECTS DATABASE
  Solder ball distortion.
  Martin Wickham
• TEST AND INSPECTION
  A solution to every problem.
  Robert Boguski