SMT007 Magazine

6 SMT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2020 SHORTS: Changing Dynamic in Stencils High-speed Via Reliability Testing Using Updated Hats 2 Technology I-007e Micro Webinars: Corrosion and Tin Whiskers Mitigation Understood Hitachi High-Tech Group to Lead Japanese Distribution of Kurt J. Lesker Company's Thin-film Deposition Systems Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen Drake Selected to Serve on National Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of the USA DEPARTMENTS: Career Opportunities Events Calendar Advertiser Index & Masthead ARTICLES: Solder in PCBA: Can't Live Without It... or Can We? by Joe Fjelstad Market Insights From Epoch International's President Interview with Foad Ghalili Embedding Semiconductors by Vern Solberg Solder Paste Evaluation and Simple Tricks of the Trade by Pete Starkey COLUMNS: Fine Pitch by Nolan Johnson Dealing With Package Parasitics by Ray Prasad Sharpening Your Organization's Competencies by Alfred Macha HIGHLIGHTS: Market Supplier MilAero007 Top 10 from SMT007.com 70 88 94 102 8 64 98 56 68 76 108 FEBRUARY 2020 • ADDITIONAL CONTENT 18 62 67 92 106 111 120 121 102

• SMT007 Magazine – February 2020
• Featured Content — Fine Pitch
• Additional Content
• Column — Fine Pitch
• Feature Interview — Semiconductors in Charge: The Changing Face of PCB Manufacturing
• Short — Changing Dynamic in Stencils
• Feature — What's Driving AOI Innovations and Collaboration?
• Feature Interview — The Big Picture on Small Components
• Feature Column — Big Trouble Comes in Tiny Packages
• Feature Interview — LPKF on Stencils and Depaneling
• Feature Column — Size Matters: The Digital Twin
• Electronics Industry News and Market Highlights
• Feature Interview — Evolving Solder Capabilities for Shrinking Components
• Short — High-speed Via Reliability Testing Using Updated HATS2 Technology
• Column — Dealing With Package Parasitics
• Short — I-007e Micro Webinar: Corrosion and Tin Whisker Mitigation Understood
• Supplier Highlights
• Article — Solder in PCBA: Can't Live Without It… or Can We?
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Feature Interview — Increased Miniaturization Poses Soldering Challenges
• Interview — Market Insights From Epoch International's President
• Short — Hitachi High-Tech Group to Lead Japanese Distribution of Kurt J. Lesker Company's Thin-film Deposition Systems
• Article — Embedding Semiconductors
• Column — Sharpening Your Organization's Competencies
• Article — Solder Paste Evaluation and Simple Tricks of the Trade
• Short — Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen Drake Selected to Serve on National Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of the USA
• Top 10 Editor's Picks from SMT007.com
• Career Opportunities Section
• Events Calendar
• Advertiser Index and Masthead
• I-Connect007 Subscription and Contact Info.