Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 25 07:07:02 EDT 1999 | Brian
| I need a memory jog. What is the term for the growth of conductive contamination after a board is in storage or field? | There are several different mechanisms which can cause this. In reality, ionic contamination is the root cause for many of the
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 21 14:51:08 EST 2000 | Dave F
Mike: I�d hate to see you making design decisions, based solely on the discussion here, but that this would be an impetus to consult IPC-D-279, "Design Guidelines ... " and take a course on designing reliable boards. Werner Engelmaier (Engelmaier
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 25 21:25:28 EDT 2004 | davef
First as a nit, your �substrate� is probably NOT copper. It�s probably FR4 fiberglass/epoxy. Substrate. Base Material. A supporting insulating material upon which parts, components, and elements are attached. Second, enough of that, on to your i
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 01 20:10:24 EST 2002 | davef
Oh. [Howabout if I smack you?] If ahma connectin� wif whut yer sayin�, you: * Don�t like the appearance of the glue slobberin� out from under the component even though there is no apparent glue on solderable surfaces. * Concerned about the hydrosco
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 10 13:12:10 EDT 2000 | Bob Willis
You may care to review the following from my Circuits Assembly page on line. "HOW FLAT IS FLAT AND DO WE NEED FLAT CIRCUIT BOARD, YES WE DO ? As production problems go there is one that keeps reoccurring time and time again. The blame is usually di
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 25 08:34:00 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
CERAMIC CIRCUITRY Starting with hybrid thick film circuits in 1965 at Sperry Flight Systems, I have been involved with ceramics (usually aluminum oxide) as the substrate material. Then, we developed "multilayer" circuitry (replacing "cordwood" module
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 25 08:30:44 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| Happy Holidays All, | I am searching out a vendor (US preferred) who can fabricate a ceramic PCb with etremely fine lines. | Please reply if you are a vendor, or know of one. | Thanks, | Wendy CERAMIC CIRCUITRY Starting with hybrid thick film circ
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