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Reducing Plated‐through Hole Copper Loss during Pin‐in‐hole Rework — Polymer Barrier Film Process
C.R. DavisIn an electronic manufacturing environment, rework of pin‐in‐hole components on printed circuit boards is an essential process. Rework enhances product yield and through‐put…
A Practical Solution for Low‐cost, High Performance MCMs
J. HammondAn IC manufacturer's experience with a new technology for connecting bare chips to flexible PCBs is described. The process produces low‐cost fine line flexible PCBs and also…
Solder Joint Reliability of a Thin Small Outline Package (TSOP)
J. Lau, S. Golwalkar, P. Boysan, R. Surratt, R. Forhringer, S. ErasmusThe reliability of 0.5 mm pitch, 32‐pin thin small outline package (TSOP) solder joints has been studied by experimental temperature cycling and a cost‐effective 3‐D non‐linear…
Excimer Laser Structuring of Epoxy Resin Layers for MCM‐L Applications
P. Kersten, V. Glaw, H. ReichlMultichip module packaging enables a significant increase of interconnect densities and performance of electronic systems. Multichip module technology based on laminate materials…
Conformal Coating Adhesion … To Stick or Not to Stick?
G.K. NaisbittIncreased sophistication in the manufacture of electronic circuits, together with the ever more widespread adoption of conformal coatings, has led to new problems which are…
Computer Aided Design (CAD) for Printed Circuits Part 2
G. FerrariThis paper, which will be published in two parts in consecutive issues of Circuit World, reproduces a chapter of the recently published book ‘Handbook of Printed Circuit…
Measurement of Coating Thickness via Micro‐resistance
T.D.T. LatterMeasurement of through‐hole copper in double‐sided and multilayer boards has been possible for a number of years by a micro‐resistivity method. Recent developments of this method…
Company Profile
Lorna CullenSituated in Scotland's ‘Silicon Glen’ and close to two of Scotland's great championship golf courses, Royal Troon and Turnberry, is Ayr's rurally located Mosshill Industrial…
PCIF News
T. GalbraithSetting off on the short trip from the Isle of Man to London, it was a wet and windy day signalling the imminent arrival of another British winter. However, on arrival at…
International Institute News
CEMEX 94 ‐As requested by the 1992 Annual General Meeting, the CEMA Management Committee has been considering a number of options for the next CEMEX show, to be held in 1994.
EC/Japan PCB Procurement Project: A Community Pilot Programme to Develop Competitive Subcontracting for the Consumer Industry
B. Haken, P. StarkeyTo improve the competitiveness of the European single‐sided PCB industry as supplied to the European Consumer Electronics Industry.
Printed Circuit World Convention VI: San Francisco, 11–14 May 1993
I.R. ChristieThe Printed Circuit World Convention 1993 was held at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, from 11–14 May 1993. The Convention was the sixth in the series held at three‐year…
A Voyage to the End of the World!: Brasage '93, Lannion, France, 14–16 September 1993
B.N. EllisThe title of this review may be slightly misleading because Lannion is really a few kilometres from Finisterre, but it certainly seemed as if we were getting to the end of the…
Industry News
T. GalbraithFlextronic Ltd, a UK leader in the manufacture and assembly of flexible circuits, have appointed Rob Lomer to the post of Quality Manager for both of their Chichester sites. Mr…
New Products
Ciba Polymers have invested 1.2 million Swiss francs in new application technology laboratories for their Electronic Materials Business Unit in Basel, Switzerland. The new…
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