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BEST Site Visit
BEST: On the Go
From a motor home to a 25,000 sq. ft. factory outside Chicago, BEST not only offers a wide variety of rework/repair services, it is navigating a new path for the EMS of the future.
by Mike Buetow

Bare Die Coatings
Protecting COB Devices with Glob Top Encapsulants
Bare die and their connecting wires have no protective plastic package, and can easily become corroded by moisture or chemicals. Encapsulating the die and wires in a protective shell is critical to ensuring long-term assembly reliability.
by Venkat Nandivada

PCB Repair
Board Repair Made Easy
The small size and spaces make fixing a substrate or interposer a painstaking undertaking. A new novel board repair kit just might be the solution.
by Terence Q. Collier

Rework
Top 10 PCB Rework Mistakes
Why touch-up should be used sparingly, if at all, and other helpful hints.
by Bob Doetzer

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Brokering a new model.
  Mike Buetow

• Talking Heads
  Asteelflash's Gilles Benhamou.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  The design-manufacturing gap.
  Peter Bigelow

• Focus on Business
  Social media for the EMS.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• On the Forefront
  Technology makeover?
  E. Jan Vardaman

• Screen Printing
  Printing for power electronics.
  Clive Ashmore
  

• Tech Tips
  TSOP bridging.
  Robert Dervaes

• Soldering
  Vapor phase misconceptions.
  Jochen Lipp

• Test and Inspection
  Functional turnkey.
  Adrian Ababa

• Defects Database
  Packing MSDs.
  Dr. Chris Hunt

• Materials World
  TMV PoP protection.
  Jie Bai

• Technical Abstracts
  In Case You Missed It.