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FEATURES

• Cover Story
  Cleaning COTS Parts in Military Applications
  Commercial off-the-shelf components are incompatible with high-rel processes.
  by W. John Wolfgong, Ph.D.
  

• EMS Management
  Best Practices in Contract Manufacturing
  Though different in size and scope, these six companies have long track records of success.
  by Randall Sherman, Dave Leone and Frank Klomp
  

• iNemi Roadmap
  Keeping Connected
  Connector technology still grapples with smaller platforms, higher speeds and placement issues.
  by John MacWilliams
  

• Reflow Soldering
  Anatomy of a Correct Thermal Profile
  Complex, BGA-laden PCBs demand one-of-a-kind profiles.
  by Simon Ilustre
  

• EMS Service Trends
  Trends In Prototyping Service Needs
  What drives them and how can design teams optimize the process?
  by Duane Benson
  

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  One-stop shopping.
  Mike Buetow
• Talking Heads
  Why a top five fabricator sees value in diversification.
  Mike Buetow

TECH TALK

• Screen Printing
  Combining clamping and snugging in a single board handling method.
  Clive Ashmore
• Reflow Soldering
  Larger pads and better PCB layout will reduce strain.
  Ursula Marquez de Tino, Ph.D. and Brian Roggeman
• Wave Soldering Troubleshooting
  If solder isn’t reaching the components, check these areas.
  Paul Lotosky
• The Defects Database
  What look like open BGA joints might be tricks of the light.
  Dr. Davide Di Maio
• Process Doctor
  Chemistry cleaning trials should be conducted prior to equipment selection.
  Harald Wack, Ph.D.
• Tech Tips
  Special software permits factory floor adjustments, potentially saving capital investments.
  ACI Technologies Inc.
• Test and Inspection
  Five ICT tools for limited access testing.
  Andrew Tek
• Solar Technologies
  The two primary ways need more repeatable accuracy.
  Darren Brown
• Technical Abstracts
  In case you missed it.

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