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RETROSPECTIVE
In Memoriam
A look back at friends and colleagues who left us in 2010.
by Mike Buetow

COVER STORY
Asteel the One
Foxconn’s topline growth is enviable, but at least one Tier 2 EMS firm has been expanding almost as quickly, as AsteelFlash is the only Tier 2 (revenues between $500 million and $1 billion) to see sales double over the past decade. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY goes behind the Asteel curtain to get a glimpse of our EMS Company of the Year.
by Mike Buetow

STATIC CONTROL
ESD Best Practices
In the case of ESD control, proper practices not only entail high yields, but also no hard or latent defects in parts shipped to customers. Essential features of robust ESD control programs per ANSI/ESD S20.20.
by Carl Newberg

SMTAI RECAP
Good Times in Orlando
In the technical sessions and on the show floor, SMTAI was a success.
by Mike Buetow

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  No holdbacks.
  Mike Buetow
  
  
• Talking Heads
  Kyzen’s Mike Bixenman.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Thin all around.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• Focus on Business
  EMS marketing today.
  Susan Mucha
  
  

TECH TALK

• Screen Printing
  Stencil quality.
  Clive Ashmore
  

• Selective Soldering
  Barrel fill.
  Alan Cable
  

• Tech Tips
  Microscopy in failure analysis..
  ACI Technologies Inc.

• Test and Inspection
  Boundary scan development.
  Jun Balangue

• Defects Database
  Dip pastes may elevate solder ball levels.
  Dr. Davide Di Maio
  

• Getting Lean
  Tailoring the program.
  Steve Fraser
  
  
• Technical Abstracts
  In Case You Missed It.