In 1999, Stig Oresjo, then of Agilent Technologies, conducted a major study of solder-joint defects on printed-circuit boards (PCBs). The study, which at the time provided the most definitive data on ...

Board manufacturers are boosting their investment in inspection, test and analytics to meet the increasingly stringent demands for reliability in safety-critical sectors like automotive. This ...

To address the issue of misjudgment in traditional connected domain marking algorithms during the dense assembly and welding of SMT components, a method combining connected domain marking with ...

X-ray and advanced automated techniques combine to create a capable tool for lead-free solder inspection needs. Within two years, solder used in electronics manufactured or sold in Europe must meet ...