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2. Coming Events – Our Next Meeting

2. 2014 Carolinas Golf Outing

2. SMTA Mission Statement

3. March Info. Session – Review

3. The SMTA BookStore – Your 1-stop source for Technical Tomes, Research Reports and more!

4. Research Report – Technologies To Improve First Pass Yields (abstract)

5. 30th Anniversary – Be Part of the Celebration

5. SMTAI 2014 - Be Part of the Solution

6. Membership – Be Part of the Carolinas SMTA

7. Benefits of Membership

2013 Q4 ISSUE

Our Chapter Leaders

PRESIDENT: Luis M. Sastoque [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT: Eddie Kobeda, Ph.D. [email protected]

SECRETARY: Bob Lazzara [email protected]

TREASURER: Stephen M. Smith [email protected]

VP, MEMBERSHIP: Gary Sulski [email protected]

CHAIRPERSON, GOLF OUTING: Robin Dupree

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Carolinas News is an independent publication of the Carolinas Chapter of the SMTA: http://smta.org/chapters/chapters_detail.cfm?chapter_id=28

Scenes from 2013:

! The Neuse, minutes from RTP

" President Luis clubhouse multitasking

! Treasurer Steve has your ride ready

" Nobody leaves hungry.

= Coming Events = Our Next Chapter Meeting – Aug. 28th, LORD Corp., Cary NC. Complete details to be announced. 2014 Golf Outing – June 19th. Yahoo! It’s time-‐again for our annual Golf Outing! Mark your calendars now for the…

Carolinas Chapter 2014

Golf Outing Members, associates, family & friends of the SMTA Carolinas Chapter are cordially invited to register for our 2014 Golf Outing. This year finds us returning to “The Neuse” in Clayton, North Carolina. Experience why Golf Digest named The Neuse “The Best New Public Golf Course in North Carolina.” The Neuse also received a 4½ star rating for places to play in 2000, 2001 and 2002…the same year Business Week honored The Neuse with the distinction of being the 2nd best public access course to entertain business clients in North Carolina. Date: June 19th Registration begins at 8:00am Shotgun Start: 10am Early Bird Special: $50 per player if registered by June 1st. # after June 1st: $60 per person thru June 19th Foursome Special! $160 thru June 19th. Dinner/Awards: Immediately following the game. $ Registered players receive game-‐day discounts on clubhouse purchases.

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• Hole Sponsor: $100 ea. – 16 left • Closet to the Hole (2): $200 (men – women) • Lunch Sponsor (2): $400 – 1 Sold: Weller Tools • Longest Drive (2): $200 (men – women) • Drink Cart Sponsor (2): $300 • PLUS: All Sponsors will be featured in our event promotions.

SMTA Mission Statement | www.SMTA.org The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.


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Carolinas March Info. SessionWe had a solid turnout for our March 20 Info. Session (>30 attendees). The Chapter appreciates all those who attended, with special thanks to our Host (Flextronics) and Speakers (Gabriel Gonzalez and James Moorefield). General Microcircuits, Inc., also earned recognition for supporting us with nine attending GMI employees!

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Did our back-to-back Test presentations in March leave you hungry for more? If-so, consider this collaboration between ECT & Indium, addressing 1st–pass yields. …and SMTA Members get to download it for FREE!

SMTA members download for FREE at:

Technologies To Improve First Pass Yields Authors: Brian Crisp, Ken Snyder and Tom Merline; Brook Sandy-Smith Company: Everett Charles Technologies and Indium Corporation Date: 10/13/2013 Conference: SMTA International Abstract: Test coverage for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) has decreased due to product miniaturization and other design constraints. To counter this trend, manufacturers have been using via structures for test access points, however, vias are not typically optimal test targets based on their finished geometry and tendency to accumulate residual flux material.

Also, the proliferation of new PCBA material finishes, including various types of OSPs and lead-free solders, has led to flux contamination challenges and other manufacturing issues, which complicate contact reliability during test.

These two trends are driving the test probe industry to develop new technologies to improve first-pass yield and help lower the cost of test in manufacturing by increasing throughput.

By leveraging its expertise in semiconductor probe technology, Everett Charles Technologies (ECT) has pioneered two “breakthrough” PCBA test probe technologies that significantly improve contact reliability and increase mean-time-between- replacement (MTBR). The first is LFRE. The industry standard for POGO® pin plating is gold electroplate alloyed with either cobalt or nickel to enhance its hardness. The hardness of 99.7% pure electroplated gold is increased from 90 Knoop to 130-200 Knoop when alloyed with nickel or cobalt. However, these gold alloys can still attract solder transfer and may exhibit premature tip wear from contemporary solders.

Conversely, LFRE plating is significantly harder than the industry’s standard gold plating, providing an impressive hardness range of 550 to 650 Knoop. It is also more durable and less susceptible to solder and material transfer.

A second development is ECT’s new EDGETM test probe technology, used for contacting test pads and vias. The EDGETM design incorporates “flat” steel LFRE-plated tips which are up to 10x sharper than conventional machined tips. EDGE also features an innovative new internal “microwipe” biasing technology.

Field studies have demonstrated the performance of these new technologies with up to a 50% increase in production cycle life. http://www.smta.org/knowledge/proceedings_abstract.cfm?PROC_ID=3765


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“SMTAI is the preeminent one-stop-shop annual event you can attend for education, training, networking and new equipment review in the electronics manufacturing industry.” Rod Howell CEO, Libra Industries “The SMTA International conference is a tremendous opportunity to discover and share new industry innovations with experts across the field. I gain valuable knowledge and insights that help me and other Flextronics engineers make significant process improvements. Beyond that, it is a place to build not only your

network, but also professional friendships!” Jane Feng Flextronics

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30th Anniversary This year the SMTA has a very special occasion to celebrate: 30 years of building skills, sharing practical experience and developing solutions in the industry.

Anniversary Party at SMTA International Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Hofbräuhaus in Rosemont, IL

SMTA will celebrate with an Anniversary Dinner and Oktoberfest Party during SMTA International.

Become a sponsor! Be a part of this exciting recognition event and increase your company's exposure on the web, at SMTA International and in the e-newsletter. Your best marketing investment this year!

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We would like to thank the speakers, chairs, technical committee, exhibitor committee, sponsors, exhibitors, and of course all of the attendees for making SMTA International a success.

Here are a few key statistics from last year's event:

• 1,300 registered attendees from 26 countries • 130 technical papers presented in 60 sessions including a Poster Session. • Session topics included Evolving Technologies, Lead-Free Soldering Technology,

and Lead-Free for Harsh Environments. • 176 exhibiting companies packed the show floor

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