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    Wafer-Level Packaging Today
    WLP represents one of the most exciting and innovative frontiers in the packaging industry.
    Thomas Goodman and Peter Elenius

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    The ODM Threat to EMS
    After winning the motherboard market, Asian-based original design manufacturers have set their sights on a new target—mobile phones.
    Bill Coker

  • Optimizing Processes and Materials for Flip Chip Reliability
    Careful material selection can yield FC assemblies with better reliabilities than some surface-mount components.
    Karl-Friedrich Becker and Tom Adams

  • The Resurgence of Cleaning
    Why are many high-quality assemblers making the move from no-clean back to cleaning?
    Andreas Muehlbauer, PhD, and Umut Tosun

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    Screen Printing Partners
    An electronics assembler and its supplier eliminated tombstoning and solder balling associated with lead-free processes.
    Georg Steiner and Stefan Jockumsen

  • Laser Solutions for Soldering
    Non-contact selective soldering with high-power diode lasers.
    Tony Hoult

  • Lead-Free Implications for Barcode Labels
    Some polyimide labels may withstand the new thermal requirements for lead-free electronics manufacturing.
    James Williams, PhD

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