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When engineers develop or refine electronic products, their work often centers around BGA (Ball Grid Array) components. These devices are common candidates for modification, and we frequently receive two kinds of rework requests: removing a socketed BGA to solder it directly onto the board, or removing a soldered BGA to install it into a socket ...
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We are facing a problem with components falling off, or being displaced, during PCB wave soldering for a particular board type. The board type with the problem has a lacquer coating. We glue the components in place prior to soldering. Could the problem be caused by the lacquer coating on the PCBs?
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Circuit Technology Center operates four cutting-edge Hentec Odyssey 1325 robotic hot solder dip (RHSD) systems, with two more arriving this month! These state-of-the-art machines are purpose-built for precision component-level modifications, offering unmatched performance in tin whisker mitigation, gold removal, and lead reconditioning.
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When a major OEM came to us with a design issue on fifty prototype circuit boards, the pressure was on. Two pairs of .005" wide traces had been routed with reversed polarity—and to complicate matters, they were buried deep within the board: one pair on layer 4, the other on layer 18. These were 18-layer, fully populated boards, and time was critical ...
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Researchers incorporated machine learning into the brain-computer interface. This solution can understand the needs of a subject and self-calibrate ...
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"We could hire a productivity expert, but wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a bigger coffee machine?"
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Trivia
One of the most effective and efficient forms of marketing is abbreviated to the initials WOM; what is it?
See the answer below.
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Quote of the Week
"Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done."
Peter Drucker
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