Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John Keller	Lead-Free Solder: A Train Wreck in the Making Companies are walking away from leaded solders because they see their economic futures elsewhere, driven primarily by the European program to limit the use of lead. Where this trend places the military, at least in the short term, is in a lot of trouble.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 Mike Murphy	Lead-Free Solder Regulation Unfairly Given a Bad Name for Military Applications Letter to the editor: Why doesn't nonlead solder work for the military?
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Lead-Free Solder Regulation Unfairly Given a Bad Name for Military Applications Does lead-free solder really not provide the reliability needed for military applications.
National Defense September 2009 Jean & Erwin	Higher Prices and More Failures Predicted for Defense Electronics All electronics from Europe are required to be made with lead-free solder. However, U.S. defense and aerospace users have documented over $1 billion of damage resulting from failure of the lead-free electronics.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Electronics Designers Grapple with Lead-Free Solder Guidelines The European Union WEEE/RoHS directives cause concern in the military and aerospace market as to the availability and reliability of lead-free electronic components.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 Keith Gurnett & Tom Adams	RoHS One Year Later: Supplies of Leaded Solder Drying up When the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances legislation took effect one year ago, it marked the beginning of the end for most electronics assemblies containing leaded solder, and the beginning of a nearly universal franchise for lead-free solders.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John Keller	GEIA Lead-Free-Solder Guidelines to be Released by Early 2008 Raytheon, working under the auspices of the Government Electronics Industries Association (GEIA), will release its guidelines on performance and qualification testing for lead-free solder during the first quarter of 2008
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009 J.R. Wilson	Lead-Free RoHS on Military Electronics Procurement Worldwide environmental requirements to use lead-free solder continues to squeeze military system designers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Lead-Free Movement Complicates Electronic Parts Traceability Electronics manufacturers at all levels are increasingly concerned with the implications of lead-free processing. The real challenge in military applications will be to ensure that all components are clearly identified at all stages as lead or lead-free.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 Gurnett & Adams	The danger of hybrid-solder boards If a hybrid board fails in military or aerospace applications, the consequences could be severe.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Gurnett & Adams	Achieving Reliability with Lead-Free Solders Strategies for improving the characteristics, behavior, and reliability of lead-free solders.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John McHale	Lead-Free Evaluation and Protocol in Lineup for 2007 Military Technologies Conference Department of Defense (DOD) and industry experts will discuss procedures and methods for dealing with lead-free compliance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008 Tom Adams	Revised moisture sensitivity standard includes lead-free components The revised standard, J-STD-020D, is used by component manufacturers to expose a given component type to a specific temperature/humidity environment and then test the component.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Lead-Free Issues Continue to Plague Mil-Aero Market, Says DMEA Engineer The lead-free movement has a greater impact on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) than the commercial market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 Courtney E. Howard	The Cost of Compliance: A RoHS Retrospective The military and aerospace industry continues to grapple with lead-free challenges a year after the European Union restricts the use of hazardous substances.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Gurnett & Adams	Can ISO Standards Smooth the Lead-Free Transition? In the long run, the global legislative demand being made by lead-free rules and the European Reduction of Hazardous Substances rule in the consumer world will benefit military and aerospace users.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	Cobar offers CobarCore lead-free solder This solder delivers excellent wetting, bright solder joints, and clear, noncorrosive residues.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005	Letters to the Editor Tin-whisker issues deserve to be on the front burner... No-lead solder problems continue to plague industry...
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Estro Vitantonio	Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 John McHale	COTS Integration and Acquisition is Focus of Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Dr. Stephen M. Jarrett, chief technologist of the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) will discuss solutions to COTS integration challenges and other issues facing defense COTS electronics designers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Chris Reynolds	Tin-Lead Components Alive and Well in the Military Sector Contrary to popular opinion, tin-lead termination devices are alive and well, and many devices are readily available from stock.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 Keith Nardone	Combating the Military's Tin Whisker Threat: No-Lead Strategies for Power Products Global transition to lead-free material has raised concerns regarding reliability of electronic interconnects, especially for the military and aerospace community.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John Keller	Distributed Power and Space Applications Are Major Trends in Power Integrated Circuits Designers of high-reliability power integrated circuits say they are focusing on space power applications, because many of even the most demanding military power applications can use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) power electronics.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Gurnett & Adams	Achieving Reliability with Lead-Free Solders Experts believe lead-free solders can achieve the same high levels of component and system reliability that military and aerospace users have become accustomed to during 50 years of tin-lead solder use.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 Tom Adams	Standard Gives Guidance for Alloy Conversion Using Hot-Solder Dip Military and aerospace received allowance to continue to use lead solder. However, the elimination of lead soldered components by electronics companies has left the military and aerospace unable to buy components on the market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008 John McHale	Misunderstanding of COTS can hurt the military, says embedded computer expert Commercial off-the-shelf military embedded suppliers have done well in recent years, but many misperceptions still remain about the term COTS and how it affects the final product deployed to troops in the field
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 John Keller	Military Officials Take a Hard Look at Their Needs for COTS Rugged Rack-Mount Computers With the advent of a commercial computing industry that has come into its own and has surpassed military systems in performance, ease of use, and price, converting to COTS for most military applications seems an obvious choice.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ronald c. Jost to Keynote Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Conference in March Session topics include: COTS integration panel discussion, COTS acquisition, software-defined radio and the Joint Tactical Radio System program, IPv6 and its influence on military systems, information assurance, and more.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John Keller	MAEF 2008: The Show is Back The 2008 Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and exhibition was held last month.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John Keller	Cost-Sensitive Military Pressures Power Supply Makers to Shrink and Ruggedize COTS Devices Manufacturers of power electronics for military and aerospace applications say they are under pressure to shrink device size and keep a lid on prices, as well as to ruggedize and integrate off-the-shelf components.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 John Rhea	New Approach to Missile Electronics: 3-D Packaging Navy engineers are working on a three-dimensional approach to weapons technology, in which designers embed the components inside a printed circuit-card assembly to handle higher G forces and thermal stresses than are possible with conventional technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009	Cookson Electronics introduces lead free solder paste to help with RoHS compliant electronics The paste is water soluble and free of halide to help manufacturers meet RoHS guidelines.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005 Coble & Dela Garza	Can optoelectronics go from practical to tactical? Many automakers have already begun to deploy optoelectronics into their automotive systems in sensors, dashboard displays, motion and position sensing. Such technologies may find their way into military and aerospace products.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009 John Keller	It is Time to Take Anti-Tamper Technology Seriously U.S. defense electronics suppliers must get serious about building hardware security into their components and subsystems to provide anti-tamper protection.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John Keller	Defense Executive: News for Defense Industry Managers Defense Executive will inform senior managers in the military and aerospace industries about the latest and most timely information on emerging markets, contract awards, contracting opportunities and more.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006	Software Analysis Tool to Aid RoHS Compliance Innov-X Systems is offering software to assist manufacturers in complying with the European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives. The new software enables rapid screening of electronics systems, PC boards, plastic parts, and components for RoHS compliance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John Keller	The Re-Emergence of Mil-Spec Technology We've seen the end of extremes that have marked the COTS movement over the past decade, thanks to the often-painful real-world lessons learned from military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 John McHale	JTRS Program Executive to Lead SDR Discussion at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum One of the chief architects of the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program will headline the military communications session of the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and trade show.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Industry Wants Unique Part Numbers for Lead-Free BGAs The electronics industry is calling for unique part numbers to differentiate lead-free ball-grid-array (BGA) metallurgies that comply with the European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Power to the people Advanced electronics are increasingly finding their way onto today's digital battlefield. Companies that manufacture power electronics will continue to provide products that are lighter in weight and can power at a higher range.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 Gurnett & Adams	Farewell to Surface Mount? The idea of placing components inside the printed circuit board (PCB), rather then on the surface, has come and gone several times. Today, however, the concept is re-appearing with more promise and credibility than it has before.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010	DC-DC Converter Power Electronics Module Introduced by VPT for Avionics and Military Power Applications VPT is introducing the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VPT100+ 2800 DC-DC converter military power supply module for military applications, and other high-power electronics systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 Ron Storm	Form-Fit-Function Replacement Power Supplies Breathe New Life Into Old Systems The redesign and manufacture of form-fit-function replacement power supplies present unique and significant opportunities to address any shortcomings in the original design, as well as a chance to improve system performance and reliability.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 John McHale	Managing Thermal Efficiency of Modern Processors Discussed at Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Current and future-generation processors are creating escalating thermal demands on military designers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Gurnett & Adams	Lead-free processing involves several board issues As worldwide electronics manufacturing moves slowly and unevenly into lead-free materials and processes, board assemblers should pay attention to six areas of potential problems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006	Rugged VME Power Supply for Mission-Critical Applications Behlman Electronics' VME-1000 power supplies offer low-cost COTS and modified COTS solutions for VME-based mission-critical applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	The move to lead-free solders has its own challenges and hidden problems Peak reflow temperature increases and the imperfectly known characteristics of new materials lie at the core of the problem. Will the new finish layer on the lead frame adhere well to the epoxy? Will the epoxy stick to the die face?
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 John McHale	A Message from the Editor The Military Technologies Conference will zero in on the hottest and most promising technologies that will make the network-centric American fighting force a reality.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 David Johnson	Let's be Open About COTS Building complex military systems from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components is a great idea, but does it work?
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John Keller	Industry Scores a Win with Military Technologies Conference We sat down with a panel of experts representing the most important corners of our industry. Their insights led us to craft three separate conference segments: sensor fusion for command and control; transformational communications, and directed-energy systems.