Book description
"Lead-free Solder Process Development," covers a list of key
topics including: legislation, soldering fluxes, SMT, wave, rework,
alloys, component finishes, reliability, EDXRF, and standards. It is
intended as a reference guide to engineers in the industry who are or
who will be migrating to lead-free soldering. It is not intended to be
an exhaustive review of the literature but to be a practical reference
guide for selected, key subject areas. Each subject area is discussed by
those who have conducted work in the field and can provide insight into
what are the most important areas to consider. The book gives updates in
areas for which research is ongoing, and addresses new topics which are
relevant to lead-free soldering.
A practicing engineer will find the book of use as it goes into these
topics in sufficient detail to make it informative and a good
practical guide to address issues of concern in these areas. Chapters
on Soldering Fluxes, Component Finishes, Alloys, EDXRF and certain
areas on reliability have not been covered in sufficient detail in
previous books, so the proposed book will be a timely reference for
engineers in the field. The lead-free solder process window has been
found to be smaller than for tin-lead, so a specific chapter is
dedicated to Six Sigma process methodologies to help engineers
approach lead-free soldering processes with better evaluation and
process methodologies.
GREGORY HENSHALL is Master Engineer at
Hewlett-Packard Company in Palo Alto, California. He has more than
twenty years' experience in materials research and development,
including twelve years of experience with soldering alloys and
electronics manufacturing and nine years focused on lead-free
technology. Dr. Henshall currently serves as chair for the iNEMI
(International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative) Lead-Free Alloy
Alternatives Project.
JASBIR BATH is the owner of Bath Technical Consultancy LLC in
Fremont, California. He has over fifteen years' experience in
research, design, development, and implementation in the areas of
soldering, surface mount, and packaging technologies working for
companies including Flextronics International/Solectron Corporation
and ITRI (International Tin Research Institute). Bath has been chair
of various iNEMI lead-free consortia involving OEMs, EMS, and
component and material supplier companies on alloy selection,
assembly, and rework.
CAROL A. HANDWERKER is the Reinhardt Schuhmann Jr. Professor of
Materials Engineering at Purdue University, Indiana. Previously, she
was chief of the Metallurgy Division at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), where she participated in the NCMS
(National Center for Manufacturing Sciences) Lead-Free Solder Project
and co-chaired the iNEMI Lead-Free Alloy Selection Team. Dr.
Handwerker is currently active on the iNEMI Technical, Research, and
Environmental Leadership Steering Committees, as well as a participant
in a range of iNEMI project teams.
