Articles from Circuits Assembly (September 1, 2004)

1-79 out of 79 article(s)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'No calibration' hand tool.			36
'There are changes every day': three EMS providers discuss challenges and opportunities of adopting lead-free practices.	Mucha, Susan		1295
3-head pin inserter.			70
Able Electronics.			20
Activate that flux! Moisture absorbed by poorly activated flux residues coupled with other ionic residues can cause failures.	Munson, Terry		577
Adjustable workstation.			74
Amkor Technology Inc. (amkor.com) is acquiring Unitive Inc. and 60% of its Unitive Semiconductor Taiwan Corp. JV, for $48 million plus $23 million in debt.			40
An on-board mass calibration system for liquid encapsulation: a case study shows pump output tolerances of 1% can be achieved.	Karlinski, Thomas	Cover Story	2331
ATExpo: going to Mars.			164
Bath test kit.			44
Benchtop dispenser.			38
BP Microsystems (bpmicro.com) will standardize its automated product tools on the Windows XP platform.			41
Centor Software Corp.			27
Changing outsourcing rules.	Percival, Charles	Letter to the Editor	123
Color AOI.			51
Considerations for implementing lead-free soldering: smaller process windows equal greater stress. How to manage the changeover.	Cannon, Mark		1132
Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials (alphametals.com) will implement a surcharge on its solder paste to cover cost increases for tin if the London Metal Exchange price exceeds $9,500/metric ton.			65
Cookson Electronics.			48
Cookson offering Pb-free process evals.			83
Diaphragm valve.			49
ECA: June order index up.			75
Effective ESD control programs: putting basic ESD principles into practice starts at the top.			673
Elcoteq Network Corp. (elcoteq.com) will build an $18.6 million plant in St. Petersburg, Russia.			44
Electronic reprints.		Advertisement	133
Enthone Inc.			10
Feinfocus.			19
Fine-pitch programmer.			67
Fine-pitch stencil roll.			37
Flextronics dials in.			65
Good to be green.	Hart, Paul	Letter to the Editor	33
Green's gains.	Buetow, Mike		597
High-mix screen printer.			63
High-speed robot.			62
How do your customers rate your service?		Advertisement	118
ICs turn down.			171
ICs up big in Asia Pacific.			153
Indium Corp.			10
Indium Corp.			21
Industry market snapshot.			70
International Manufacturing Services Inc.			28
ISM says July, Q3 looking good.			218
Large format pick-and-place.			68
Lead-free impact seminar: new one-day seminar for only $349!		Advertisement	106
Linear magazine feeder.			54
London, UK--David Wright, an architect and founder of the design company Electrickery (electrickery.uk.com), has found a new use for old circuit boards.			138
Manufacturing production monitor.			45
March Plasma Systems.			45
MfgQuote.			16
Modular x-ray platform.			46
New adventure: Kester and FlipChip International.		Advertisement	1030
New process has double vision.			80
News and resources for PCB industry professionals.		Advertisement	75
Next-generation interchangeable foils: improved foils are easy to load and unload, safe to use and even eliminate loading jigs.	MacRaild, Neil		696
Optical inspection system.			57
Pb-free solder.			65
PCB cleaner.			36
PCB shops lining up for PCB East.			100
Post-reflow cleaner.			41
Preforms for Pb-free.			54
Production Solutions Inc.			22
Q&A with Neil MacRaild, DEK Americas general manager, process support products.			884
Real-time x-ray.			44
Reducing variation through 'intelligent' stencils; a study on stencil design and manufacturing and its impact on printing.	Pandher, Ranjit		1490
Reflow performance monitor.			52
Report: high-rel computers CAGR 4.4%.			47
Revised forecast hurts semi tool sales.			180
Scholars cash in.			177
Spotting fakes.			86
The Burnout backdraft.	Barker, Thomi L.	Letter to the Editor	58
Tin Whiskers: an old problem reappears: the answers to today's problems may lie in yesterday's research.	Vardaman, E. Jan		999
To borrow a phrase.	Riley, George A.	Letter to the Editor	64
Top PCB makers have Asian flavor.			161
Universal Instruments Corp.			54
Valor Computerized Systems.			27
Variable foil stencils.			61
Wafer bumping paste.			54
What execs need to know about Pb-free.			126
Who's pushing lead free?	Davy, Gordon	Letter to the Editor	259
Z-axis compliant pin.			64