Articles from Circuits Assembly (July 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'All specimens' x-ray.			65
'Long open time' paste.			64
'Warm' manufacturing heats up: nanotechnology poses an attractive solution for lower-temp soldering.	Rae, Alan; Skipor, Andrew; Chason, Marc		2257
'Web circuits': avoiding re-spins is made easy and economical through a novel additive process.	Buetow, Mike		961
3-D automated X-ray.			54
A cut above: a six-step primer on microsectioning techniques.			521
A novel non-VOC conformal coating: the polyurethane pre-polymer, 100% solids material performed well in SIR and thermal shock testing.	Bridges, Jade		1808
AIM Solder.			39
Automatic flux remover.			103
Benchtop robot.			29
Best Inc.			102
Blakell Europlacer.			17
Chris Brown.			53
Damian Santhanasamy.			36
Display driver chip market heads to mature stage.	Drysdale, Chelsey		92
Dr. James F. Reilly.			63
EMS firm Axiom Manufacturing Services named Mike Jones quality manager and Simon Crewe supply chain manager..			47
EMS set to undergo slowdown.	Drysdale, Chelsey		134
Finetech.			37
Florian Schildein.			26
Flux with underfill-like protection.			74
Forecasting's bitter 'secret sauce': leading indicators have been the bane of prediction models. A more rational model is proposed.	Read, Jennifer; Barnhart, Charlie		1014
Greg Hayes.			50
Hon Hai will enter the notebook contract manufacturing market next year, the Commercial Times reported.			90
HOP-ping mad: reprofiling may be the best containment method for head-on-pillow.	Shea, Chrys		1347
How clean are plugged microvias? Not very. And the residues can affect circuit performance.			524
In case you missed it.			779
Industry market snapshot.	Drysdale, Chelsey		107
iNEMI's place in the world.	Buetow, Mike		706
JBM Electronics.			19
JSK Associates.			27
Kester's 'delicate balance'.		Interview	1789
Krypton: benchmarking customer satisfaction: the overall winner for small EMS firms focuses on engineering solutions.	Drysdale, Chelsey	Company overview	1026
LG, Haier may bid for GE appliances unit.	Drysdale, Chelsey		191
Manufacturing stalls again in May.	Drysdale, Chelsey		257
Mara Technologies.			26
Martec.			14
Metals index.	Drysdale, Chelsey		87
Michael W. Bivens.			21
Microboard processing.			23
Mid-size placer.			85
Milara Inc.			14
Miniwave soldering.			68
Neil MacRaild.			53
Nitrogen preheat selective soldering.			120
Ofer Shofman, president, chief executive of Valor Computerized Systems, is retiring. CFO Dan Hoz has been named acting president and CEO.			36
Optimism, new orders common at JPCA/Protec.	Holzmann, Matthew		445
Preventing Pb-free solder pot contamination; Brittle joints are one common result of poor maintenance.	Tino, Ursula Marquez de		660
Products and services.		Buyers guide	3800
R&D Circuits.			31
Reputation trumps recession, China: mid-tier EMS opportunities are abundant to firms that emphasize the personal touch.	Rutledge, Art		943
Rich Nottenburg.			32
Ronald Lindell.			48
Semis ascend.	Drysdale, Chelsey		171
SMTA panel talks Lean, Pb-free and the economy.	Drysdale, Chelsey	Interview	2822
SMTA.			78
SMTA.			46
Sono-Tek Corp.			68
Stencil horror stories: why a 100 mm board shouldn't be processed with a 300 mm squeegee.	Ashmore, Clive		919
Steve Blomquist.			8
Tabletop dispenser.			43
The z-direction goes vertical: electronics companies across markets are hopping on PoP.	Vardaman, E.Jan		1225
Thomas J. Smach.			42
Upgraded printer.			43
US, Japan file WTO complaint against EU.	Drysdale, Chelsey		193
Valor Computerized Systems.			19
What's your selling style? Opt for a positive approach and customers will vote with their feet.	Mucha, Susan		654
Will electronics follow the sun? Vast investment in solar technology has echoes of another mass transition: SMT.	Sterian, Irene		1227
World Fair.			16
WSTS: global semi growth 4.7% in 2008, 5.8% in 2009.	Drysdale, Chelsey		112
Zestron America named Neil Murphy Northeast sales manager, responsible for products and services.			84