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AIM to Host Knowledge Sharing Session on July 12
July 3, 2017 | AIMEstimated reading time: 1 minute
AIM Solder will host a Knowledge Sharing Session in Guadalajara, Mexico, on July 12, 2017. AIM's International Technical Support Director, Carlos Tafoya, will present the white paper "Assessing the Effectiveness of I/O Stencil Aperture Modifications on BTC Void Reduction".
Many of the published center pad voiding studies have focused on optimizing center pad footprint and stencil aperture designs. Carlos' presentation will highlight a no-cost, easily implemented I/O design guideline that can be deployed to consistently and repeatedly reduce void formation on BTC-style packages.
This free seminar, hosted by AIM, SmartSol Technologies and Reymet, will be held at SmartSol Technologies in Guadalajara, Mexico. This Knowledge Sharing Session will consist of four conferences, with speakers from AIM, KYZEN, Nordson Matrix and ASM Technologies covering topics from void reduction to cleaning a no-clean flux.
To register, please click here.
About Carlos Tafoya
Carlos Tafoya received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas – El Paso. He joined AIM in 2005, bringing with him over two decades of experience in the electronics assembly industry. Carlos currently oversees AIM’s technical support teams based in USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, China and India.
About AIM
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, AIM Solder is a leading global manufacturer of assembly materials for the electronics industry with manufacturing, distribution and support facilities located throughout the world. AIM produces advanced solder products such as solder paste, liquid flux, cored wire, bar solder, epoxies, lead-free and halogen-free solder products, preforms, and specialty alloys such as indium and gold for a broad range of industries. A recipient of many prestigious SMT industry awards, AIM is strongly committed to innovative research and development of product and process improvement as well as providing customers with superior technical support, service and training. For more information about AIM, click here.
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