Soldering to a PC board can be tricky: Too much heat can make the copper trace lift right off the board substrate. Use a soldering pencil rated at 15-25 watts, no more. (Watch the video; story ...

The basic metallurgy of solder. How to make a solder joint. How to repair a circuit board. The vintageTEK museum is a geek’s paradise to tour if visiting the Portland, Oregon area. The museum has ...

For decades, solder has been the glue that holds electrical components to the circuit boards installed in computers and other electronic devices. Sunnyvale’s Verdant Electronics hopes to change that, ...

The general process of circuit board assembly goes like this: You order your PCBs. You also order your components. For surface mount components, you apply solder paste to the pads, put the components ...

The photos included illustrate some of these components soldered to circuit boards. What automated soldering methods can be considered for Mini-Circuits surface-mount components? There are two basic ...

As electronic components and products continue to shrink in size, circuit miniaturization techniques keep pace. Stud bumps provide a contact system with the conductive properties of solder that is ...