2017 Magazine Archives
February 2017 issue
FEATURES
COMPLANARITY
Understanding PCB Design Variables that Contribute to Warpage during Module-Carrier Attachment
In an effort to improve attachment yield rates of a module to a carrier board, a design of experiment evaluated several PCB design variables believed to contribute to
warpage during reflow. The objective was to isolate key design parameters that contribute most to the attachment problems. Shadow moiré was used to provide accurate
warpage profiles of the six-up module arrays before and after top- and bottom-side assembly, and again before and after attachment to the carrier board.
by Donald Adams, Todd MacFadden, Rafael Maradiaga and Ryan Curry
STANDARDS
Cost and Risk Reductions Using the IPC Traceability Standard
Many see traceability as a burden to the manufacturing process, and having to comply or conform to yet another process or standard is not considered a good day in the office or factory. IPC-1782 removes such headaches..
by Michael Ford
COMPONENTS
The Future of Through-Hole Technology
Will through-hole components become obsolete? The data say no.
by Jennifer Nguyen
SOLDER MATERIALS
Improving the PCB Assembly Manufacturing Process by an Alternative Solder Paste: A Statistical Evaluation, Part II
The results of a two-part series studying solder paste printing performance of a novel Pb-free solder paste compared to traditional solder materials under harsh environments
across a range of components as small as 01005.
by Dr. Denis Barbini
FIRST PERSON
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CAVEAT LECTOR
Why the industry is looking up.
Mike Buetow
MONEY MATTERS
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ROI
Driven to distraction.
Peter Bigelow - FOCUS ON BUSINESS
The year of breaking paradigms.
Susan Mucha - FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Preparing the EMS industry for “radical flexibility.”
Joseph Fama
TECH TALK
- SCREEN PRINTING
The self-learning printer.
Clive Ashmore and Jérôme Rousval
