Articles from Circuits Assembly (May 1, 2002)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A cure for BGA's warped sense of humor: rework can result in BGA warpage--find out how it can be prevented.	Ferry, Jeff		640
A strategic approach to automating photonics manufacturing: full automation in manufacturing and assembly is the key to success in photonics industry.	Campbell, Joe		1259
Agilent Labs hosts first press, analyst briefing.	Hamburg, Lisa	Brief Article	232
Amkor and Grace form alliance.	Shedd, John	Brief Article	192
Autron opens center in Taiwan.	Shedd, John	Brief Article	180
Back to the basics: a reader asks Les to help with some basics of the assembly process.	Hymes, Les		759
Blasting tool.			59
Bonding and soldering machines.			92
Chase EMS Group (West Bridgewater, MA) recently purchased the Sunburst facility building at 70 Pleasant Street, West Bridgewater, MA.		Brief Article	43
Component placers.			70
Coreco Imaging (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) has formed the new Intelligent Products Division (IPD, Billerica, MA), which will provide pre-packaged machine vision products to end users.		Brief Article	79
Correction.			47
Degreasing solvent.			71
DEK-USA.		Brief Article	41
Enhance your BGA x-ray inspection process: understanding x-ray signatures allows operators to rapidly diagnose the BGA assembly process and improve quality control.	Zweig, Gil		1517
EPA announces training opportunities.		Brief Article	177
Ergonomic screwdrivers.		Brief Article	85
Events calendar.			283
February PCB stats. (Market Watcht.			365
Finding residue sources: Part I: finding residue sources in PCBs using Six Sigma techniques.	Munson, Terry		462
Flextronics provides reverse logistics, signs agreement with Newport.	Shedd, John	Brief Article	245
GSI Lumonics expands support in Japan.	Shedd, John	Brief Article	197
Heat-curable adhesives.			98
Indium Corp. of America.		Brief Article	58
IPC battles EPA, claims partial victory.			301
IPC.		Brief Article	64
LaBarge, Inc.		Brief Article	71
Laser marking system.			72
Magnification system.			91
NEPCON East/Electro/SMTA Boston features a variety of learning opportunities.			601
NET gain: the latest the Internet has to offer.			348
New study reveals component defect levels: an extensive study of almost one billion solder joints reveals the defect levels and most common defects for components on PCBAs.	Oresjo, Stig		2439
No-clean solder paste.			85
Optimizing component placement: CMM vs. AOI: together, non-contact coordinate measurement machines and automatic optical inspection systems can provide placement process control.	Patel, Vijay		2151
Paste squeegee.			101
Petroferm Inc.		Brief Article	55
PMI shows growth in March.			448
Printer/Applicator.			66
Rework system.			112
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (San Jose, CA) and Umachines, Inc. (Pasadena, CA), a developer of MEMS optical networking modules, have entered into a technology licensing and manufacturing services agreement.		Brief Article	66
Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc.		Brief Article	46
Shanghai: the new Silicon Valley? A booming electronics industry creates IC demand.	Vardaman, E. Jan		923
Should you automate control of moisture-sensitive devices? Perhaps. A return-on-investment analysis confirmed the benefits of an automated control system for MSDs.	Monette, Francois		2784
SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2002 to arrive in Germany.		Brief Article	124
SMTA recognizes two speakers.		Brief Article	139
Solectron Corp. (Milpitas, CA) has been selected as the primary provider of electronic manufacturing services for Pace Micro Technology (Shipley, West Yorkshire, England), a developer of digital set-top boxes and home gateways, global product range.		Brief Article	80
Speedline Technologies, Inc. (Franklin, MA) has named Laser Optronic S.p.A. (Milano, Italy) as the designated distributor for the Italian market.		Brief Article	66
Stereo microscope.			59
The state of optoelectronics.	Murray, Jerry		730
The toxic release inventory: lead reporting thresholds have been reduced. Is your facility affected?	Abrams, Fern		792
Turning boards in hours instead of days: ready for improved communication, productivity and product quality? Try a Web-based data management system that links the production floor with other departments.	Roche, James		1245
Universal Instruments Corp.		Brief Article	72
VJ Electronix (Bohemia, NY), a division of V.J. Technologies, Inc. (Bohemia, NY), has announced that their Northern California sales firm, Manufacturing Technology (San Jose, CA), is now offering complimentary evaluation of semiconductor packages.		Brief Article	42
Workshop focuses on optoelectronic cost reduction.			356
X-Ray inspection system.			54