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SIR Testing
The IPC-B-52 SIR Test Vehicle: Current Test Vehicle Design and Possible Modifications
IPC-B-52 is not always seen as adequately “product-like.” Alternate test vehicle designs offer the flexibility to make it so.
by Mitchell Ferrill, Matt Kelly, Wai Ma, Nandu Ranadive, Cheikhou Ndiaye, Jim Bielick and Simin Bagheri

Inspection
First Article Verification: A New Level of Accuracy
Impedance checking boosts FAI's value.
by Matthew Holzmann and Chrys Shea

Component Qualification
Fine-Tuning Acoustic Screening of PEMs
Picking the right standard means knowing the spec and what it is that needs testing.
by Tom Adams

Materials World
Flip-Chip Devices Get Flat
Thin is in, but what modern flip chip devices really need is to be flat.
by Jie Bai

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Into Africa.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Rigid-flex.
  Peter Bigelow

TECH TALK

• Selective Soldering
  Get with the program.
  Chris Denney

• Defects Database
  Corrosion and dendrites.
  Dr. Chris Hunt

• Test & Inspection
  Who pays for quality?
  Robert Boguski

• Tech Tips
  ‘Board’ talk.
  Robert Dervaes

• Getting Lean
  Resource efficiency.
  Edward Basconi

• Technical Abstracts
  In Case You Missed It.