PCBA Cleanliness End-of-Project Webinar Two Sessions Scheduled — October 8
iNEMI’s PCBA Cleanliness project looked at the impact of cleanliness on PCBAs with bottom-terminated components (BTCs). Using single-row QFN component packages as a representative example of a BTC on a multi-quadrant test board, the team utilized clean and no-clean solder pastes and conducted various levels of cleaning (no-clean, water clean and solvent clean). This was […]
Fabs Valued at Nearly $50 Billion to Start Construction in 2020
MILPITAS, Calif. – Investments in new fab projects starting construction in 2020 is expected to reach nearly US$50 billion, up about US$12 billion from 2019, according to the latest update of the World Fab Forecast from SEMI. See figure 1. Fifteen new fab projects with a total investment of US$38 billion will have started construction by the […]