Myrtle Beach, S.C. — AVX Corp. has developed a new series of part numbers for its line of conformally-coated, radial-leaded, multilayer capacitors. Designated as the SL Series Skycap, these rugged ...

Tin whiskers on plated electrical leads and printed circuit boards (PCBs) pose a threat to component reliability and safety. They can cause circuit failures, intermittent upsets and electrical arcing.

Hot air-levelled tin-lead plating – the mainstay of PCB surface treatment as far back as most engineers can remember – was going out of style even before the RoHS Directive effectively signed its ...

Hot air-levelled tin-lead plating – the mainstay of PCB surface treatment as far back as most engineers can remember – was going out of style even before the RoHS Directive effectively signed its ...

The tin whisker phenomenon is a failure mode associated with a number of plated low-melting-point elements (tin, cadmium, and indium) used to promote good soldering. Recognized many years ago, the ...

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North America, the EU, and Japan are trying to eliminate lead from the printed-circuit-board (PCB) assembly process. Specifically, eliminating lead from soldering will and is having a huge impact on ...