ORMOND BEACH, FL -- Noted soldering and reliability expert Werner Engelmaier will produce three workshops on solder joint reliability in Boston in December.

The workshops are part of the Engelmaier Series of Solder Joint Reliability, and will take place Dec. 5.

The Dec. 5 workshops include: Fundamentals in Solder Joint Reliability; Failure Mode and Root Cause Analyses (Fatigue, Brittle Fracture, ENIG); Acceleration Models, Reliability Tests and Screening Procedures. They take place at Philips Medical Systems in Andover, MA.

A fourth workshop will be presented Dec. 6, as part of the IPC/JEDEC 11th International Lead-Free Conference, also in Boston.

Registrations are required. For more information, email engelmaier@aol.com.