Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 25 11:33:20 EDT 2012 | davef
The immersion silver is an active surface and readily combines with sulfur from the environment. Silver sulfide tarnishes the surface and creates doubt about the integrity of the finish at inspection. [uyemura.com/library-4.htm] Your customer's boar
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 17 14:52:17 EST 2008 | gnath
All, Can someone help find a source for purchasing interleaving/packaging paper for Immersion Silver boards (sulfur free + ph neutral ..). Thank you!
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 03 11:42:21 EDT 2008 | robinj
If the tarnish is really dark, it is very difficult to remove. Since it is yellowish it is only in the early stages. Replating will definitely work. I have used sulfuric acid based cleaners to remove this yellowish color. But rinse well and dry quick
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 21 19:55:12 EST 2001 | davef
References on corrosion are: * "ASM Corrosion Handbook No. 13" [0871700077]. * "Electronic Packaging and Corrosion" ME Nicholson [0871702916]. Please explain how you determined that you have silver-sulfide contamination. Where is the silver comin
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 23 14:32:42 EST 2003 | davef
Sources of sulphur in PCB fabrication are: * Some locales have high H2S concentrations in the air. * Metal etching steps that use sulfuric acid or a sulfonated buffering compound may result in sulfate residues. * Sulfates can come from contact with
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 29 17:18:26 EST 2022 | davef
Yes, electronics manufacturing is a volume producer of cardboard waste. If the components are ESD-critical, cardboard and most plastics are not ESD safe. Static charges can be generated on these materials during handling by the friction of dissimila
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 17 09:08:22 EST 2017 | davef
An interesting paper on the topic is "The evolution of surface finishes in mobile phone applications" by Claus Würtz Nielsen at Nokia Mobile Phones R&D [http://www.cicmt.org/adv_micro/papers/Nordic2004paper.pdf] The paper reported corrosion problem
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 26 23:52:24 EDT 2007 | gioblast
HI..anyone who can give me a link to enlighten me on this plating for pb-free..Most people say this is the same? ARe they really? or different in process?? ..Any info on best storage for this plating? I have read all those stuff like avoiding sulfuri
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 23 12:45:24 EST 2005 | jdumont
Any reason why you would switch to Immersion Ag from ENIG? I am also considering the use of Immersion Ag (switching from good ol 63/37). Are there any papers on the benifits/problems of ENIG vs Immersion Ag?? Thanks in advance JD
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 24 22:58:13 EDT 2008 | davef
At the 2004 IMAPS Nordic Conference, Claus W�rtz Nielsson from Nokia Mobile Phones published "The Evolution of Surface Finishes in Mobile Phone Applications" [www.imaps.org/adv_micro/papers/Nordic2004paper.pdf]. Some of the results were: * Corrosion
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