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BEST circuit frames come in both dry film and epoxy versions. We can produce circuit frames in 1 and 2 oz copper as well as with shiny tin or nickle gold coating. These circuit frames are microetched on the board side in order to insure better adhesi
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The BEST Gold Contact Replating Kit includes the tools you need for fast replating and modification of circuit contacts. Edge contacts may require replating if they are contaminated with solder or become scratched during handling or do not meet the m
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 09 15:56:14 EDT 2003 | Matt Kehoe
Hi Dave, Hmmm, pix F2? Do you meran figure 2 or second picture? The second picture is the bare board before printing. Gold plated pads. Is that what you mean? mk
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 10 09:55:47 EDT 2003 | davef
A reading of the pictures is: A1: Looks like pad [B1] is smaller than the other pads. It�s weird that the pads are such different colors. A2: Looks like pad [B1] is smaller than the other pads. Solder mask opening [B1] is misregistered and seems s
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Ekra Type model – X5 Serial-Number – X5 01089 Alignment Repeatability - +12.5 µm@6sigma Printing speed - 9mm/sec to 200mm/sec Printing pressure – 0kg to 26kg Frame size – 736mm*736mm*38mm Pr
Industry News | 2011-06-13 17:25:04.0
GPD Global will demonstrate its award-winning Positive Cavity Displacement (PCD) Dispensing in Booth #6186 in the North Hall at the upcoming SEMICON West, scheduled to take place July 12-14, 2011 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Industry News | 2011-09-21 12:11:34.0
GPD Global will showcase its Positive Cavity Displacement (PCD) 'H' Series high resolution pumps in Booth #133 at the upcoming SMTA International Conference & Exhibition.
Technical Library | 2020-07-29 19:58:48.0
The majority of flexible circuits are made by patterning copper metal that is laminated to a flexible substrate, which is usually polyimide film of varying thickness. An increasingly popular method to meet the need for lower cost circuitry is the use of aluminum on Polyester (Al-PET) substrates. This material is gaining popularity and has found wide use in RFID tags, low cost LED lighting and other single-layer circuits. However, both aluminum and PET have their own constraints and require special processing to make finished circuits. Aluminum is not easy to solder components to at low temperatures and PET cannot withstand high temperatures. Soldering to these materials requires either an additional surface treatment or the use of conductive epoxy to attach components. Surface treatment of aluminum includes the likes of Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold plating (ENIG), which is extensive wet-chemistry and cost-prohibitive for mass adoption. Conductive adhesives, including Anisotropic Conductive Paste (ACP), are another alternate to soldering components. These result in component substrate interfaces that are inferior to conventional solders in terms of performance and reliability. An advanced surface treatment technology will be presented that addresses all these constraints. Once applied on Aluminum surfaces using conventional printing techniques such as screen, stencil, etc., it is cured thermally in a convection oven at low temperatures. This surface treatment is non-conductive. To attach a component, a solder bump on the component or solder printed on the treated pad is needed before placing the component. The Aluminum circuit will pass through a reflow oven, as is commonly done in PCB manufacturing. This allows for the formation of a true metal to metal bond between the solder and the aluminum on the pads. This process paves the way for large scale, low cost manufacturing of Al-PET circuits. We will also discuss details of the process used to make functional aluminum circuits, study the resultant solder-aluminum bond, shear results and SEM/ EDS analysis.
Technical Library | 2011-09-22 16:30:11.0
The remainder of this paper will deal with the adhesive cure mechanism most often found in the microelectronics industry; the thermal activation and cure of adhesives that are most commonly based on epoxy backbones. The use of heat is already prevalent in the microelectronics industry as most printed circuit board assemblies use some element of this thermal energy (reflow ovens for example) during the component soldering and assembly stage or during their burn-in stage (convection ovens).
BEST Inc master instructor Norman Mier demonstrates how to replate gold fingers using the BEST gold contact replating kit. In this video he demonstrates how to repair, prepare and replate the finger using a gold replating solution. If you want to lea
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The PCB assembly courses provide knowledge of different processes and equipment used in TH and SMT assembly of printed circuit boards.
SMTnet Express, January 27, 2022, Subscribers: 25,985, Companies: 11,506, Users: 27,032 Fracture Toughness Analysis of Epoxy-Recycled Rubber-Based Composite Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets for Structural Applications
SMTnet Express, January 8, 2020, Subscribers: 33,435, Companies: 10,958, Users: 25,498 Copper/Epoxy Joints in Printed Circuit Boards: Manufacturing and Interfacial Failure Mechanisms Credits: Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH PCBs have a wide
Imagineering, Inc. | https://www.pcbnet.com/blog/understanding-the-pcb-fabrication-process-from-design-to-delivery/
. For example, electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) is a common surface finish due to its long shelf life and RoHS compliance . However, it’s more expensive than other options
ASYMTEK Products | Nordson Electronics Solutions | https://www.nordson.com/en/divisions/march/about-us/news/nordson-march-research-evaluates-the-effects-of-rf-plasma-processing-prior-to-conformal-coating
Evaluates the Effects of RF Plasma Processing Prior to Conformal Coating Nordson MARCH Research Evaluates the Effects of RF Plasma Processing Prior to Conformal Coating 2016-03-02 On Adhesion
