SMT Express, Volume 5, Issue No. 11 - from SMTnet.com
Volume 5, Issue No. 11 Sept 11, 2003
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Fairchild vows lead-free finishes in under one year Sep 02, 2003 Fairchild Semiconductor has initiated conversion of all products to lead-free (Pb-free) finish packages and expects to be lead-free by June 2004.
IPC Releases IMS/PCB Book-to-Bill Ratio Sep 11, 2003 Association Connecting Electronics Industries������ announced today the findings from its monthly Interconnect Manufacturing Service
2003 Designers Learning Symposiums Take Shape Sep 11, 2003 The printed circuit board industry is an ever-changing marketplace. The technologies of today certainly aren���t standing still, and neither should today���s PCB designer IPC Designers Council���s Certification Program Reaches Milestone Sep 11, 2003 IPC Designers Council announces that it has now granted more than 2,000 printed circuit board (PCB) designers Certified Interconnect Designer (CID) designation through its PCB Designer Certification Program.
Optimal Speed for Universal Chip Shooters Posted by Murtuza I would like to know the optimum speeds this machines can be run at ... if I try to run the machine at a tact time lower than 14S I began to see placement defects.
solderability and hasl thickness Posted by swagner Has anyone had negative experiences with hasl thicknesses below .00005'' of an inch on copper?
Manufacturing breakthroughs? Posted by severs I was recently approached by a leading industry consultancy group and was asked, ..."if there have been any major advances or developments in the field of electronics production, what are they?"