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A customer recently identified a design error on the secondary side of a circuit board involving two misrouted component patterns. This error affected two circuit paths, prompting a need for corrective action. While many boards had already been fully assembled, a significant portion remained partially assembled, leaving the affected site unpopulated and accessible. Two rework methods were developed to address ...
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At our facility we have devices with large pads (D2PAK for example) that have had voids visible through x-ray inspections. What is the main cause for the voids in these pads? Is it a solder profile issue, or should these clear channels be defined in the footprints?
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This paper outlines ten essential rules for attaching and routing jumper wires in circuit board assemblies. It emphasizes best practices to ensure secure, organized, and reliable connections that meet industry standards for quality and performance.
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While soldering remains one of the oldest and most widely used methods for joining components, hand soldering continues to rely heavily on operator skill. Despite increasing levels of automation in soldering and rework, defects remain an unavoidable reality in mass soldering processes. Improper solder joints, often caused by ...
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Research shows it's possible to develop and build microchips that can identify multiple diseases from a single cough or air sample and can be produced at scale ...
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