Events Calendar | Mon Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018 - Thu Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018 | Shanghai, China
SMTA China East Conference 2018
Industry News | 2014-02-18 17:01:34.0
The SMTA is pleased to announce the program for the 2014 International Conference on Soldering and Reliability being held May 13-15 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Industry News | 2015-03-02 11:42:19.0
The SMTA is pleased to announce the program for the 9th Annual International Conference on Soldering and Reliability being held May 19-21, 2015 in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The event will be co-located with the SMTA Toronto Expo.
Industry News | 2013-01-17 11:15:42.0
One of the “cleanest” areas on the IPC APEX EXPO® show floor will be found at the IPC/NPL Cleaning and Contamination Testing Center
Industry News | 2016-09-29 20:30:17.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® presented Committee Leadership, Special Recognition and Distinguished Committee Service Awards on September 26 at IPC's Fall Standards Development Committee Meetings in Rosemont, Ill. The awards were presented to individuals who made significant contributions to IPC and the industry by lending their time and expertise in the development of electronics manufacturing standards.
Industry News | 2011-01-20 13:45:14.0
IPC will introduce a cyber conference at IPC APEX EXPO in Las Vegas in 2011. The IPC APEX EXPO Cyber Conference will feature live broadcasts and post-show archives of seven of the show's thirty-five technical conference sessions on April 12–14, 2011.
Industry News | 2015-11-25 16:58:05.0
On behalf of the SMTA International Technical Committee, we invite you to submit a 300 word abstract of your research for the 2016 SMTA International 2016 technical conference in Rosemont, Illinois. Papers should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, and contain technical, economic or appropriate test data. We are looking for papers on a variety of topics related to electronics manufacturing including advanced packaging/components, assembly, business/supply chain, emerging technologies, harsh environment applications, PCB technology, and process control. Materials must be original, unpublished and non-commercial in nature.
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Technical Library | 2023-03-16 19:07:51.0
HISTORY: * In the late 1970s an abrupt unpredictable loss of insulation resistance was observed in PCBs, which were subject to hostile climatic conditions of high relative humidity and temperature while having an applied voltage. * The loss of resistance, even leading to a short circuit was observed to be due to the growth of a subsurface filament from the anode to the cathode. * The term "Conductive Anodic Filamentation" (CAF) was coined.
Technical Library | 2021-07-27 14:49:16.0
Conductive anodic filament (CAF) formation, a failure mode in printed wiring boards (PWBs) that are exposed to high humidity and voltage gradients, has caused catastrophic field failures. CAF is an electrochemical migration failure mechanism in PWBs. In this article, we discuss CAF, the factors that enhance it, and the necessary conditions for its occurrence. Published studies are discussed, and the results of historical mean time to failure models are summarized. Potential reasons for CAF enhancement solutions are discussed, and possible directions in which to develop anti-CAF materials are proposed.
