Crystal P.L. Li, Paul Ciccolo and Dennis K.W. Yee
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the alternative testing approaches that may be used to assess interconnect quality and their application to laminate…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the alternative testing approaches that may be used to assess interconnect quality and their application to laminate material and plated‐through‐hole (PTH) process control.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper introduces the importance of inner‐layer copper reliability and how to evaluate it. It reviews and discusses the effects of all factors involved, including laminate material, panel design, and chemical controls, on interconnect defects (ICDs).
Findings
The best possible reliability can only be achieved by implementation of process controls ranging from incoming laminate material inspection to drilling parameters and finally chemical controls within the electroless copper process.
Research limitations/implications
This paper focuses on through‐hole multilayer reliability. Although blind via reliability shares some aspects with through‐hole reliability, there are other factors that only apply to blind vias. This area will be the subject of a future publication.
Originality/value
The paper provides an overall review, integrating information on the whole electroless copper process, starting from ICD testing methods, and including the effects of laminate material, desmear, and PTH control. It provides a reference for readers involved in trouble shooting or process improvement.
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A number of recent studies have suggested that many small businesses are opting to become members of strategic alliances with other firms in order to minimise the perceived…
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A number of recent studies have suggested that many small businesses are opting to become members of strategic alliances with other firms in order to minimise the perceived barriers to adoption of electronic commerce (E‐commerce). This study compares the perception of barriers to E‐commerce adoption between a sample of Swedish small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that have become members of some form of strategic alliance and those that have remained outside such arrangements. The results show that, in general, SMEs that are part of a strategic alliance perceive barriers as less applicable than their counterparts that are not part of a strategic alliance.
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Mohamed Yacine Haddoud, Paul Jones and Robert Newbery
Succeeding in export markets remains a challenging task for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in developing countries. Empirical studies from these regions on SMEs’…
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Succeeding in export markets remains a challenging task for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in developing countries. Empirical studies from these regions on SMEs’ internationalisation remain scarce bringing contrasting evidence to those emerging from developed countries. To increase understanding on these issues, the present study adopts a novel fuzzy-set comparative analysis technique to investigate the combination(s) of different resource factors driving Algerian SMEs’ export performance. Using a sample of 103 exporters, the study identifies two distinct resource configurations likely to boost SMEs export performance. The present study holds important implications for the internationalisation literature and the export promotion organisations in developing countries.
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The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the history and development of transaction log analysis (TLA) in library and information science research. Organizing a…
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The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the history and development of transaction log analysis (TLA) in library and information science research. Organizing a literature review of the first twenty‐five years of TLA poses some challenges and requires some decisions. The primary organizing principle could be a strict chronology of the published research, the research questions addressed, the automated information retrieval (IR) systems that generated the data, the results gained, or even the researchers themselves. The group of active transaction log analyzers remains fairly small in number, and researchers who use transaction logs tend to use this method more than once, so tracing the development and refinement of individuals' uses of the methodology could provide insight into the progress of the method as a whole. For example, if we examine how researchers like W. David Penniman, John Tolle, Christine Borgman, Ray Larson, and Micheline Hancock‐Beaulieu have modified their own understandings and applications of the method over time, we may get an accurate sense of the development of all applications.