Articles from Circuits Assembly (December 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'All axes' vision sensor.			80
A few of my least favorite things: the industry's leading curmudgeon is back and ornery as ever.	Zapfardt, H.J.		968
A simple economic stimulus package: inspection can reveal post-print problems or help analyze DoEs.	Clive, Ashmore		763
Analyzing Pb-free defects using partial DoE; Optimal assemblies don't come about drop-in materials replacement.	de Tino, Ursula Marquez		756
Ayshire Electronics buys ACT plant in Corinth.	Buetow, Mike		133
Crapshoot in Juarez.			790
Electronics residues testing methods, part 2; This month's analysis: SEM and EDX.	Munson, Terry		352
Fast-setup selective soldering.			88
Fine Line Stencil opens Memphis plant.	Buetow, Mike		99
FPD, CRT display tester.			94
Gartner: 2009 semi growth just 1%.	Drysdale, chelsey		88
H.I.G. Chemicals Holdings acquires Petroferm.	Drysdale, Chelsey		102
Head-in-pillow and hybrid solder pastes: the HIP epidemic proliferates, but the cure must not create new problems.	Shea, Chrys		1505
HIP defects in BGAs; a study shows two significant factors are solder paste flux chemistry and BGA alloy ball wetting.	Seelig, Karl		1230
In case you missed it.			779
In memoriam: remembering friends and colleagues who passed away in 2008.		Obituary	143
Industry market snapshot.	Drysdale, chelsey		103
IPC criticizes TBBPA inclusion in RoHS draft.	Buetow, Mike		224
Metals index.	Drysdale, chelsey		86
More storage in store.	Drysdale, chelsey		164
MPC files for bankruptcy.	Buetow, Mike		209
Nanowires ideal for EMS, say researchers.	Drysdale, Chelsey		151
New IIT factory could double capabilities.	Buetow, Mike		104
Newview EMS has shades of past.	Buetow, Mike		180
October manufacturing reaches new low.	Drysdale, chelsey		306
Orbotech pulling out of assembly AOI biz.	Buetow, Mike		170
Pb-free solder wetting tests: a novel test vehicle and methodology for solderability evaluations.			602
Processes and outcomes: if a task is performed different ways, the process--and therefore the result--is unpredictable.	Hemmant, Robert		874
Pushing test and testability up the chain: how a grassroots organization can help get mangers on board.	Johnson, Stacy Kalisz		763
Recession spells end of Foxconn effect, analyst says.	Drydale, Chelsey		641
Report: communications production halved this year.	Drysdale, chelsey		134
The legend of the new marketing inks standard: released in may, IPC-4781 resolves longstanding test issues.	Perry, John		1025
The Plexus Rx: for its operational excellence and financial performance, Plexus is our first EMS company of the year.	Buetow, Mike	Company overview	1935
White residue rings: what happens when paste residues and cleaning solvents are incompatible?	Maio, Davide Di		259
Why pride and outsourcing don't mix; Root problems tend to be everyday business issues. So why do some parties give up?			740