Over the past few years a new family of laminate systems has been developed to face the increasing physical demands of withstanding Pb-free soldering processes used in the assembly of RoHS compliant products. Many of the materials have been found to perform satisfactorily for consumer type products where reflow temperatures peak around 245°C. However the high end PWB designs for the telecommunicat ions and IT equipments typically tend to be more complex, thicker and therefore have a much higher thermal mass than consumer products. In order to apply sufficient heat to enable satisfactory solder reflow of surface mounted devices, the temperature of the printed wiring board can peak at up to 260°C....
SMTA - Surface Mount Technology Association is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals (totalling 4,000) involved in all aspects of advanced electronics assembly, surface mount and related technologies. Membership Info | SMTA Certification | Bookstore
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries is a US-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its nearly 2,600 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing and electronics assembly. Membership Info | Training & Certification Programs | Standards & Publications - Online Store