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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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01:06:59

Reliability Matters Episode 39: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/04/14

During this interview, Mike Konrad and guests Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo of Advanced Assembly discuss two papers: Introduction to Reliability in Electronics: Tools and Metrics for Anticipating Device Failure by Mark Hughes https://tinyurl.com/rxmntru Cosmic Mishaps: How Cosmic Rays Can Disrupt Your Design Part 1: https://tinyurl.com/smccuf7 Part 2: https://tinyurl.com/ro4e5nt Part 3: ... See More

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01:00:36

Reliability Matters Episode 38: A Special Covid-19...

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2020/03/31

Mike Konrad and Mike Buetow discuss the state of the industry amid the Covid-19 crisis. Mike provides a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of our industry and provides his view from Productronica and IPC Apex.

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09:53

PCB Chat Episode 53: Wally Rhines on the Q4 EDA Market

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2020/03/25

It was a banner quarter -- and year -- for printed circuit board design software. ESD Alliance spokesman Wally Rhines joins Mike Buetow for his quarterly update on fourth quarter EDA market statistics, and gives his thoughts on whether Covid-19 will move the needle toward cloud-based PCB applications.

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57:48

Reliability Matters Episode 37: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/03/24

John Mitchell talks about the state of the industry, COVID-19 (coronavirus), and the future of the electronic assembly industry with Mike Konrad.

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27:31

Reliability Matters Episode 36: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/03/10

We bring back two previous guests, SMT consultants Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall of ITM Consulting. Phil and Jim host Board Talk, a popular broadcast where they field assembly-related questions and provide answers in a style only they can deliver. We’ll discuss how they go about “fixing” their customer’s problems and their new upcoming book, “Trouble Shooting Electronic Assemblies, Conversations from the Board-Talk Crypt.”

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28:30

PCB Chat Episode 51: Sreeram Srinivasan of Syrma...

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2020/03/06

Syrma Technology is one of India’s largest domestically based EMS companies. Its chief executive, Sreeram Srinivasan, was educated in both India and the United States, returning to India after research stints in Los Alamos and Oak Ridge National Labs. There, he has held a variety of management jobs in the automotive and industrial sectors. He became CEO of Syrma in 2015. He speaks with PCB Chat host Mike Buetow about his company's place in the EMS sector, its growth plans, and his experiences doing

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20:23

PCB Chat Episode 52: Susan Mucha on Crisis...

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2020/03/06

This week’s guest on PCB Chat is Sue Mucha, president of Powell-Mucha Consulting, an EMS business consulting firm. In the wake of the Covid-19 (coronavirus), she outlines strategies for communicating possible or actual supply chain and factory disruptions to suppliers, employees and customers. Also see Sue's recent column on this topic at circuitsassembly.com.

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41:46

Reliability Matters Episode 35: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/02/27

Dr. Darren Williams, professor at Sam Houston University, discusses cleaning processes and materials and the upcoming Product Quality Cleaning workshop with host Mike Konrad.

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58:32

Reliability Matters Episode 34: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2020/02/20

Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg about all things cleaning. Barbara and Ed are the authors of Handbook for Critical Cleaning (available here). They discuss their upcoming Product Quality Cleaning Workshop, in cooperation with Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, and Dr. Darren Williams on May 13-14. For more information, click here.

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12:19

PCB Chat: The Screwups Episode 5

PCB Chat ·

2020/02/02

Chris Nash is product manager for Indium’s PCB assembly solder paste, where works with the R&D team and provides technical advice in the selection, use, and application of solder paste and flux to electronics assembly customers throughout the world. He is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering and a Certified SMT Process Engineer. He talks about solder paste insufficients caused by printing with PCB Chat host Mike Buetow.

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32:34

PCB Chat Episode 50: George Milad of Uyemura

PCB Chat ·

2020/01/20

In this episode, George Milad, national accounts manager of technology at Uyemura and co-chair of the IPC Plating Processes Subcommittee, explains nickel corrosion, how it occurs and new methods of mitigation, and how the IPC-4552 ENIG specification is being revised to reflect new corrosion analysis requirements. Hosted by Mike Buetow.

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55:46

Reliability Matters: Episode Episode 32: A...

PCB Chat ·

2020/01/15

Greg Smith and Tony Lentz talk with Mike Konrad about stencil design and how to reduce voiding. Voiding is a key concern in specific electronic applications including automotive and LED electronic manufacturing. Greg and Tony published a paper titled "Root Cause Stencil Design for SMT Component Thermal Lands," which is available here: https://tinyurl.com/szx3xt8.

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07:43

PCB Chat Episode 49: Wally Rhines/Q3 2019 EDA Market...

PCB Chat ·

2020/01/07

Wally Rhines, CEO emeritus of Mentor and former chairman of the ESD Alliance, reports on the third quarter 2019 EDA market results with PCB Chat host Mike Buetow.

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59:02

Reliability Matters: Episode 30: A Conversation about...

PCB Chat ·

2019/11/27

Heller Industries CEO David Heller joined the family business in 1987, 27 years after its founding. David shares what reflow ovens were like at the beginning stages of surface mount technology and the numerous technological changes required along the way with Reliability Matters host Mike Konrad.

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58:15

Reliability Matters Episode 28: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2019/11/05

In the second of this two-part interview, Mike Konrad talks with IPC's Brooke Sandy about the IPC Apex Expo technical program.

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55:21

Reliability Matters Episode 27: A Conversation with...

PCB Chat ·

2019/10/29

In the first of two episodes, Mike Konrad interviews IPC technical program manager Brook Sandy about the upcoming IPC Apex Expo. Episode 27 is all about Apex in general, including the technical sessions and keynote speakers.

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01:02:49

Reliability Matters: Episode 26 - Alun Morgan of Ventec

PCB Chat ·

2019/10/22

Alun Morgan and Mike Konrad talk cars, and the increased reliability expectations associated with their electrical systems. The electronics in modern vehicles provide an unpresented level of safety, not just for the driver, but for those people and objects around the vehicle. Because our cars go in and out of harsh environments, the circuit assemblies within the car are subjected to heat, humidity (and other sources of moisture), which contribute to reliability and therefore safety. They discuss one

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17:46

PCB Chat Episode 48: Dr. Puneet Gupta of UCLA

PCB Chat ·

2019/10/14

According to Puneet Gupta, Ph.D. and his colleagues at UCLA including Subramanian Iyer, Ph.D., the printed circuit board is a constraint on electronics size and speed. And the solution is to get rid of it. The professors have developed a method to replace PCBs with an all-silicon technology, called silicon-interconnect fabric, which allows bare chips to be connected directly to wiring on a separate piece of silicon. The wiring between chips on fabric is at the nanometer scale, much like the wiring

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42:05

Reliability Matters: Episode 25: An Interview with...

PCB Chat ·

2019/10/08

Indium's Kay Parker discusses SMT solder paste printing and her experience as a new engineer in the electronics assembly industry with Mike Konrad. Kay is a technical support engineer based at Indium headquarters in Clinton, NY. In this role, she provides guidance and recommendations to customers related to process steps, equipment, techniques, and materials. She is also responsible for servicing the company’s existing accounts and retaining new business. She joined Indium as a college intern

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12:21

PCB Chat Episode 47: Hemant Shah of Cadence

PCB Chat ·

2019/10/02

Hemant Shah of Cadence joins PCB Chat host Mike Buetow to discuss the latest upgrades to the Allegro ECAD tool, including new features for signal integrity and power integrity (SI/PI).

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