98 PCB007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2019
1
Trouble in Your Tank:
Moving Into Microvias, Part 4 E
In this installment of the
column series, Mike Cara-
no talks about the metal-
lization for HDI blind via
processing.
2
EPTE Newsletter:
JPCA Show 2019, Part 4 E
Many vendors and man-
ufacturers featured test
equipment for flexible cir-
cuits. It was worthwhile
for Dominique Numakura
to take a long look at this
equipment that evaluates
new functional, flexible cir-
cuits.
3
The PCB Norsemen: Avoid Failures
in PCB Production With
Compliance Control E
Failures and reliability in the
printed circuit industry are
usually considered in the
context of quality claims and
non-conformity. This is a logi-
cal approach; however, there
is a new context where these aspects are under
close scrutiny, namely compliance—especially
in the defense industry.
4
Testing Todd: What Do You Mean
'Passed' Isn't Enough? E
From a reliability standpoint,
we need to quickly assess
what risk we may have un-
covered when faults are de-
tected during electrical test
(ET). "Passed" is not always
passed. We must be diligent to scrutinize the
failures found during routine ET as a high yield
may not indicate high reliability.
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