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Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
Electronics Designers Grapple with Lead-Free Solder Guidelines The European Union WEEE/RoHS directives cause concern in the military and aerospace market as to the availability and reliability of lead-free electronic components.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2008
Tom Adams |
Revised moisture sensitivity standard includes lead-free components The revised standard, J-STD-020D, is used by component manufacturers to expose a given component type to a specific temperature/humidity environment and then test the component. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
Chris Reynolds |
Tin-Lead Components Alive and Well in the Military Sector Contrary to popular opinion, tin-lead termination devices are alive and well, and many devices are readily available from stock. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2004 |
Lead-Free Movement Complicates Electronic Parts Traceability Electronics manufacturers at all levels are increasingly concerned with the implications of lead-free processing. The real challenge in military applications will be to ensure that all components are clearly identified at all stages as lead or lead-free. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
Gurnett & Adams |
The danger of hybrid-solder boards If a hybrid board fails in military or aerospace applications, the consequences could be severe. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2009
J.R. Wilson |
Lead-Free RoHS on Military Electronics Procurement Worldwide environmental requirements to use lead-free solder continues to squeeze military system designers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004 |
The move to lead-free solders has its own challenges and hidden problems Peak reflow temperature increases and the imperfectly known characteristics of new materials lie at the core of the problem. Will the new finish layer on the lead frame adhere well to the epoxy? Will the epoxy stick to the die face? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
The Cost of Compliance: A RoHS Retrospective The military and aerospace industry continues to grapple with lead-free challenges a year after the European Union restricts the use of hazardous substances. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2007
Keith Gurnett & Tom Adams |
RoHS One Year Later: Supplies of Leaded Solder Drying up When the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances legislation took effect one year ago, it marked the beginning of the end for most electronics assemblies containing leaded solder, and the beginning of a nearly universal franchise for lead-free solders. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
John McHale |
Lead-Free Evaluation and Protocol in Lineup for 2007 Military Technologies Conference Department of Defense (DOD) and industry experts will discuss procedures and methods for dealing with lead-free compliance. |
National Defense
September 2009
Jean & Erwin |
Higher Prices and More Failures Predicted for Defense Electronics All electronics from Europe are required to be made with lead-free solder. However, U.S. defense and aerospace users have documented over $1 billion of damage resulting from failure of the lead-free electronics. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
Gurnett & Adams |
Achieving Reliability with Lead-Free Solders Strategies for improving the characteristics, behavior, and reliability of lead-free solders. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
John Keller |
GEIA Lead-Free-Solder Guidelines to be Released by Early 2008 Raytheon, working under the auspices of the Government Electronics Industries Association (GEIA), will release its guidelines on performance and qualification testing for lead-free solder during the first quarter of 2008 |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2008
Keith Nardone |
Combating the Military's Tin Whisker Threat: No-Lead Strategies for Power Products Global transition to lead-free material has raised concerns regarding reliability of electronic interconnects, especially for the military and aerospace community. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2006
John Keller |
Could RoHS Mean the End of COTS as we Know it? The electronics industry's move away from using solders containing lead is setting up a clash between private industry, both here and in Europe, and the U.S. military that may well lead to the end of the COTS era as we have come to know it. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2008
Gurnett & Adams |
Achieving Reliability with Lead-Free Solders Experts believe lead-free solders can achieve the same high levels of component and system reliability that military and aerospace users have become accustomed to during 50 years of tin-lead solder use. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005
Gurnett & Adams |
Lead-free processing involves several board issues As worldwide electronics manufacturing moves slowly and unevenly into lead-free materials and processes, board assemblers should pay attention to six areas of potential problems. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2005
John Keller |
Lead-Free Solder: A Train Wreck in the Making Companies are walking away from leaded solders because they see their economic futures elsewhere, driven primarily by the European program to limit the use of lead. Where this trend places the military, at least in the short term, is in a lot of trouble. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2008
Courtney E. Howard |
Lead-Free Issues Continue to Plague Mil-Aero Market, Says DMEA Engineer The lead-free movement has a greater impact on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) than the commercial market. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Estro Vitantonio |
Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2008
Gurnett & Adams |
Farewell to Surface Mount? The idea of placing components inside the printed circuit board (PCB), rather then on the surface, has come and gone several times. Today, however, the concept is re-appearing with more promise and credibility than it has before. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2005 |
Letters to the Editor Tin-whisker issues deserve to be on the front burner... No-lead solder problems continue to plague industry... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Lee, Hillman & Kim |
Industry News: How to Predict Failure Mechanisms in LED and Laser Diodes Optical circuits provide an opportunity for meeting military and avionics performance needs. But predicting the reliability of these products can be difficult for the reliability engineer with little experience in optoelectronic technology. Here's where an engineer can start. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007 |
Cobar offers CobarCore lead-free solder This solder delivers excellent wetting, bright solder joints, and clear, noncorrosive residues. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2009 |
Cookson Electronics introduces lead free solder paste to help with RoHS compliant electronics The paste is water soluble and free of halide to help manufacturers meet RoHS guidelines. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006
Mike Murphy |
Lead-Free Solder Regulation Unfairly Given a Bad Name for Military Applications Letter to the editor: Why doesn't nonlead solder work for the military? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006 |
Lead-Free Solder Regulation Unfairly Given a Bad Name for Military Applications Does lead-free solder really not provide the reliability needed for military applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
John McHale |
COTS Integration and Acquisition is Focus of Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Dr. Stephen M. Jarrett, chief technologist of the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) will discuss solutions to COTS integration challenges and other issues facing defense COTS electronics designers. |
Industrial Physicist
Jennifer Ouellette |
Seeing with Sound Acoustic microscopy is making inroads into areas such as materials characterization, biology, and medical diagnosis, and giving researchers yet another valuable tool in their imaging arsenal. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007 |
European RoHS Directive May Cause Component Inventory Misalignment Many experts predict severe inventory misalignment as a result of the European Union's Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive to eliminate lead from solder. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006
Gurnett & Adams |
Copper-post technology shows promise for cooling in military applications The change from solder bumps to copper posts has far-reaching implications for advanced electronics in military and aerospace applications. |
Linux Journal
March 21, 2006
Colin McGregor |
The Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) Project Want to build an infrared remote control for your laptop, MythTV or hidden computer? Learn how. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2007
Pat Porzio |
Plumbing Basics: How to Sweat a Pipe Joint Preparation, not the flame, is the key to sweating a watertight joint. |
PC Magazine
January 12, 2005
Bill Machrone |
It's Cool to Be Cold You actually can touch the tip a couple of seconds after you've soldered a joint and not burn yourself. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2010
James Turner |
Build a Custom-Printed Circuit Board PCBs aren't so hard to make and needn't break the bank |
