Articles from Circuits Assembly (September 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'The heart of assembly'.	Michiels Jan	Interview	1474
32 Gb device auto-programmer.			91
Be still, shakeup seers.	Buetow, Mike		725
CEA raises consumer electronics outlook.	Drysdale, Chelsey		130
Common wave and selective soldering defects and solutions: from bridging to shrinkage, where there's a cause, there's a cure.	Tino, Ursula Marquez de		629
Converting to VOC-free fluxes; The environmental benefits are clear, but the process window is tighter.			1082
Dispenser slider valve.			113
Effectively managing RF design in utility metering applications EMS companies can be the missing link between meter expertise and distribution.	Allcorn, Roger		1632
Environmental compliance manager.			88
Escatec opens 4th Penang plant.	Buetow, Mike		96
ESD workstation.			80
Essemtec opens expanded HQ.	Buetow, Mike		84
EuP draft sent to EU.	Drysdale, Chelsey		173
Fast-cure thixotropic silicone.			90
Fraunhofer Institute.			156
Fuji data setup, parts tracking.			88
Gear missing from SemiCon West.	Buetow, Mike		555
Honoring an industry legend; The late Alden Johnson demystified the printing process.	Mohanty, Rita		660
Improving OEE in high mix facilities; Switching to small lot sizes has killed my line utilization. help!	Mead, States		1826
In case you missed it.			826
Industry market snapshot.	Drysdale, Chelsey		103
iNEMI recommends management approaches for Pb-free alternatives.	Drysdale, Chelsey		108
IPC: Industry not ready for REACH.	Drysdale, Chelsey		165
ISM: manufacturing contraction 'minor'.	Drysdale, Chelsey		238
Metals index.	Drysdale, Chelsey		86
On-board gang programmer.			90
Parts electrical measurement option.			82
Pb-free batch oven.			85
Plexus to close mass. plant.	Buetow, Mike		107
Poll: top tier EMS shift ahead.	Drysdale, Chelsey		122
R&D to merge with Anestel.	Buetow, Mike		120
Reflow soldering with a SnCu eutectic Pb-free alloy: the performance matches SAC, but with shinier joints.	Diepstraten, Gerjan		677
Riding the storm out at SMTAI.	Buetow, Mike		568
SEHO's go soldering line.			347
Solder joint reliability of different BGAs reworked using low melting point Pb-free alloys; Under testing, uniform joint microstructures and reliable joints were observed.	Bagheri, Simin; Snugovsky, Polina; Bagheri, Zohreh; Hamilton, Craig; Heather; McCormick		2616
Summer plunge.	Drysdale, Chelsey		165
The great testing migration; As 0201s and 01005s pop up, cleanliness monitoring progresses as well.	Munson, Terry		655
The NTI $100 million club; Today, 84% of bare PWBs are built in Asia, and there's no end in sight.	Nakahara, Hayao		775
The role of industry; To move forward, do we need to return to the past?	Grundy, Peter		1147
There's something about copper; Characterizing copper erosion in soldering remains elusive.	Shea, Chrys		903
Thermally conductive flip chip underfill.			86
USPTO rejects Tessera claims (again).	Drysdale, Chelsey		100
UV/dual cure materials.			95
Water-Soluble solder paste.			97
Weathering a trade show storm; Tips on maximizing ROI under the most severe conditions.	Mucha, Susan		888
Will electronics manufacturing return to north America? Despite the signs, don't hold your breath, our columnist warns.	Vardaman, E.Jan		1082
Zestron to open expanded European Site.	Buetow, Mike		87