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Vardaman: Hopping on PoP, pg. 24 2008 Buyers Guide JULY 2008 circuitsassembly.com Follow the Sun How Solar Manufacturing Might Be Tomorrow’s SMT JULY 2008 – Vol. 19 No. 7 Lower-Temp Soldering Non-VOC Conformal Coating FIRST PERSON 6 Caveat Lector iNEMI: Rooted in history? Mike Buetow Mid-Tier EMS Firms: Fighting Back FEATURES COVER STORY ON THE COVER: Jumping into solar cells is expensive, but so was SMT in the 1980s. 19 Talking Heads Kester’s Bill Spring and Jeff King. Mike Buetow 27 Will Electronics Follow the Sun? Those who invested in SMT in the early 1980s benefited from higher demand driven by the Internet, telecommunications and computing products. Those who do invest in alternative energies today might see the same results. By Irene Sterian MONEY MATTERS 21 Focus on Business When selling, go positive. Susan Mucha Emerging Technologies 30 ‘Warm’ Manufacturing Heats Up Low-temperature or room temperature assembly has the potential to improve field reliability, streamline manufacturing and reduce cost. By Dr. Alan Rae, Dr. Andrew Skipor and Marc Chason 22 Global Sourcing ‘Mis-’leading indicators. Jennifer Read Domestic Production 36 Reputation Trumps Recession, China Mid-tier EMS providers are alive and well, thanks to rising offshore logistics costs, inflation in China, quality concerns and a growing “Made in USA” fervor. By Art Rutledge TECH TALK 24 On the Forefront Hopping on PoP. E. Jan Vardaman PWB Rework 38 ‘Web Circuits’ A major OEM has five boards with OSP finish requiring four additional components and the boards. Most companies would re-spin the design. But there’s a less expensive, more elegant solution. By Mike Buetow 25 Screen Printing Stencil design mistakes. Clive Ashmore Conformal Coatings 26 Tech Tips The hardest cuts. American Competitiveness Institute 57 A Novel Non-VOC Conformal Coating Moisture-cure coatings tend to be fast-reacting and could block dispensers. New chemistries, however, have led to a polyurethane pre-polymer, 100% solids material that performs well in SIR and thermal shock tests. By Jade Bridges 71 Wave Soldering Protecting your pot. Ursula Marquez de Tino SEA Profile 61 Krypton: Benchmarking Customer Satisfaction A newcomer to CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY’S Service Excellence Awards, Krypton Solutions walked away with the highest overall customer rating for EMS providers with revenues less than $20 million. What drives the emerging EMS firm? By Chelsey Drysdale 72 Pb-Free Lessons Learned The head-on-pillow epidemic. Chrys Shea 74 Process Doctor Plugged microvia residues. Terry Munson 64 2008-09 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Buyers Guide 75 Materials World New silicone technology. Dr. Renzhe Zhao DEPARTMENTS 8 Industry News 18 Market Watch 76 SMTA Int'l Product Preview 78 Ad Index 79 Assembly Insider 80 Technical Abstracts Photos by Lucwa and Celestica

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Circuits Assembly - July 2008 Contents Caveat Lector Industry News Market Watch Talking Heads Focus on Business Global Sourcing On the Forefront Screen Printing Tech Tips Will Electronics Follow the Sun? ‘Warm’ Manufacturing Heats Up Reputation Trumps Recession, China ‘Web Circuits’ A Novel Non-VOC Conformal Coating Krypton: Benchmarking Customer Satisfaction 2008-09 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Buyers Guide Wave Soldering Pb-Free Lessons Learned Process Doctor Materials World SMTA Int'l Product Preview Ad Index Assembly Insider Technical Abstracts

Circuits Assembly - July 2008

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