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PCB Chat

Recorded conversations and interviews on electronics design and manufacturing with the editors of PCD&F/Circuits Assembly, brought to you by the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA)

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01:03:47

RM 60: Collins' Dave Hillman about Solder Voiding

PCB Chat ·

2021/01/26

Solder voiding has been with us longer than we know. Modern x-ray inspection technology has allowed assemblers to see and quantify voiding. Metallurgical expert Dave Hillman from Collins Aerospace explains the causes and possible remedies for solder voiding. Dave Hillman is a metallurgical engineer in the Advanced Operations Engineering Department of Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He serves as a consultant to manufacturing on material and processing problems. He served as a subject matter

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26:47

PCB Chat 72: Matt Wrosch on Transient Liquid Phase...

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2021/01/16

Matt Wrosch is senior products specialist at EMD Performance Materials. An expert in materials science, Matt has held a range of research, engineering and business development roles in the electronics industry in 1997. He has a master’s in materials science and engineering from UC San Diego and a bachelor’s from Michigan. He joins PCB Chat host Mike Buetow to discuss transient liquid phase sintering (TLPS) materials, how they compare with solder paste, conductive adhesives and TIMs, and their

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59:32

RM Episode 59: CMOS Inventor Dr. Eric Fossom

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2021/01/12

Eric Fossum is best known for the invention of the CMOS image sensor better known as the “camera-on-a-chip” used in billions of cameras, from smart phones to web cameras to ingestible pill cameras to DSLRs. In 2017, Eric was a co-recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the world's top engineering prize (and considered by many as equivalent to the Nobel Prize) for the invention of digital imaging sensors. Eric was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and is member of

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06:27

PCB Chat 71: Is the US Ready for Smart Manufacturing?

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2020/12/31

Smart manufacturing, generally defined as the use of fully integrated, collaborative manufacturing systems that respond in real time to meet changing demands and conditions in the smart factory, in the supply network, and in customer needs, is quickly becoming reality. Is the US ready, or has it already been beaten by offshore companies? Mike Buetow considers the possibilities.

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08:02

RM 58: 2020 Round-Up

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2020/12/28

On this last episode of 2020 there are no guests, no experts, no best-practice advice. Just a short recap of 2020. We just reached more than 10,000 downloads of the podcast! A HUGE thank you to my audience and my guests for making this podcast possible! On this episode I'll announce the first few guests of the 2021 season of Reliability Matters. This is looking like a terrific season! We are now producing an audio-only format and a video format. The video format may be viewed on our new YouTube

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23:02

PCB Chat 70: Kent Balius on Front-End Engineering

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2020/12/27

Kent Balius has been at the forefront of front-end engineering for 30 years at some of the world's largest PCB fabricators. He spent the past 20 years at TTM / Viasystems, where he managed software applications and automation solutions for North America and Asia-Pacific operations. He just launched EPIC Front-End Engineering, which provides consultation, project management, software applications and development support to the PCB manufacturers, with the objectives of driving advanced automation to

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01:00:27

RM 57: A Conversation with CAF Expert Graham Naisbitt

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2020/12/11

Conductive anodic filament (CAF) is a form of electrochemical migration (ECM). Unlike surface-level ECM, CAF exists beneath the surface of the circuit assembly. Graham and Mike Konrad discuss the causes of CAF and methods to test for and mitigate CAF. Graham has an extensive history working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry. Graham was the IEC 1906 Lord Kelvin Award Winner. IEC TC91 WG2, 3 and 10 Maintenance Leader of 4 Standards. He is vice chair of the IPC 5-30 Cleaning and

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15:31

PCB Chat 69: Manny Marcano on Changes in the...

PCB Chat ·

2020/12/02

EMA Design Automation has recently added the Mentor ECAD sales staff from Trilogic EDA. Manny Marcano, president and founder of EMA, explains what this means for the PCB CAD marketplace, and how the mainstream CAD market is shaping up.

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50:09

RM 56: A Conversation about Solder Voiding with...

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2020/12/02

Voiding is the cause of multiple failure mechanisms. Mike Konrad speaks with solder material expert Tim O'Neill of Aim Solder, stencil manufacturer Prakash Gango of StenTech, and cleaning materials manufacturer Kalyan Nukala of Zestron about how solder voiding leads to product failures and methods to reduce voiding. The guests may be reached here: Tim O'Neill AIM Solder toneill@aimsolder.com www.aimsolder.com Prakash Gango StenTech prakash@stentech.com www.stentech.com Kalyan

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49:20

RM 55 - A Conversation with SMTA President Dr. Martin...

PCB Chat ·

2020/11/10

Dr. Martin Anselm is a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and is also the newly elected president of the Surface Mount Technology Association or SMTA. Martin also worked for Universal Instruments. During his 12-year career at Universal Instruments, Martin was, among other positions, a process research engineer and manager of Failure Analysis Services. Martin completed his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering through Binghamton University. His research topic involved

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44:01

PCB Chat Episode 68: The IPC-2581 Consortium on...

PCB Chat ·

2020/11/06

IPC-2581 is a standard format for describing and transferring printed circuit board design and assembly manufacturing data from the OEM to fab and assembly. It is an open format developed by industry consensus through the auspices of IPC, and it is vendor-neutral. IPC-2581 is being rebranded as IPC-DPMX, which stands for Digital Product Model Exchange. On this episode of PCB Chat, host Mike Buetow is joined by IPC-2581 Consortium chair Hemant Shah, DfM expert Dana Korf, Cisco technical leader of

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25:06

PCB Chat Episode 67: Brad Griffin of Cadence on EMI...

PCB Chat ·

2020/10/30

Brad Griffin, product management group director at Cadence, returns to PCB Chat to discuss Clarity 3D Transient Solver, a new system-level simulation solution that solves EMI system design issues up to 10 times faster than legacy 3-D field solvers, and handles workloads that previously required anechoic test chambers to ensure EMC compliance.

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58:53

Reliability Matters Episode 54: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/10/29

Michael Ford and Mike Konrad talk about Digital Twin, its purpose, value, and its future. Michael Ford, senior director of emerging industry strategy at Aegis Software, has more than 30 years working within the electronics assembly manufacturing space. With a degree in electronics from the University of Wales, he started his career with Sony in the UK, creating software solutions as he acquired a broad range of manufacturing knowledge. He spent eight years working in Japan, which provided Ford the

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01:07:08

Reliability Matters Episode 53: Meet the Press - A...

PCB Chat ·

2020/10/15

In this episode, Mike Konrad speaks with Mike Buetow, Editor in Chief of PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY, Trevor Galbraith, publisher of Global SMT and Packaging, and Philip Stoten of Scoop TV. We discuss the state of the electronics assembly industry, the effects of COVID-19 on our industry, emerging technologies, and more.

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16:42

PCB Chat Episode 66: Charles Hutchins Award Winner...

PCB Chat ·

2020/10/02

We hear a lot about the graying of the PCB industry. Charles Hutchins Award Andrew Daya has been working in the industry fulltime for about six years and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. He talks about his jobs to date, which include Garmin, Anaren and Bose, how design and manufacturing can and do (or don't) work together, and what winning the Hutchins Award and getting involved in SMTA has meant for his career.

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55:32

Reliability Matters Episode 52: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/09/24

Dr. Sean Clancy and Mike Konrad discuss the various types of conformal coatings designed to protect circuit assemblies from moisture and other hazards. They discuss coating best-practices and current IOT-based products that are increasing the need for protecting circuit assemblies from harsh environments. Clancy is director of coating technology at HZO, where he leads a group developing thin-film conformal coatings. Throughout his career, he has assisted hundreds of organizations with electronics

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01:00:44

Reliability Matters Episode 51: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/09/11

Bill started his first company in Brazil at age 17 and sold it a few years later to move to the US to work for the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to do nuclear and high energy physics research. As the Department Head for Systems Engineering and after a 10-year long career at Fermilab, He moved from Chicago to southern California to start Creative Electron from his garage Bill was what could be described as an early achiever, earning his associates degree at age

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12:32

PCB Chat Episode 65: Moriah Root of Z-Axis on...

PCB Chat ·

2020/09/07

Moriah Root is quality manager at Z-AXIS, an EMS firm in New York state. She just won a “Millennials in Manufacturing” Award from FuzeHub, the statewide Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center for New York State, for "young professionals doing their part to strengthen New York State’s manufacturing industry." She speaks with Mike Buetow about the award, what attracted her to electronics manufacturing, and whether being a millennial shapes her perspective of the industry.

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51:35

Reliability Matters Episode 50 - A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/08/26

IPC’s new chief technologist Matt Kelly will help IPC’s members to engage in latest technology trends and supply chain transformation that continues to evolve across the electronics industry. He will work to define the scope of what future products and services the association should develop in the areas of standards, education and advocacy. Kelly’s primary areas of focus will be leading the following initiatives: “factory of the future” standards and technical research; industry intelligence

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21:28

PCB Chat Episode 64: Electronics Supply Chain...

PCB Chat ·

2020/08/21

What are electronics companies doing, strategically and tactically, to adjust to today’s sourcing and manufacturing climate? Hassan Tawawalla, business unit director of the Printed Circuits Solution division at Molex, and David Palos, materials supervisor at Molex, join Mike Buetow to discuss inventory levels, double-bookings, supply chain transparency, and the need for companies to insulate themselves against shortages.

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