Alpha to Present Papers on Reliability at SMTA China South Technical Conference

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Alpha Assembly Solutions will be presenting two technical papers titled "Thermal and Mechanical Reliability of Low-Temperature Solder Alloys for Handheld Devices" and "High Reliability Interconnects for High Power LED Assembly" at SMTA China South Technical Conference on August 31, 2016.

The first technical paper, titled "Thermal and Mechanical Reliability of Low-Temperature Solder Alloys for Handheld Devices" will be presented by Andy Yuen, Technical Services Director of Alpha Assembly Solutions Southern China. Andy will discuss the use of micro-additives in eutectic Sn-Bi alloys to improve thermal fatigue and mechanical shock properties for handheld devices.

"We developed a new low temp, Pb-free, no-silver alloy with enhanced mechanical properties, particularly higher tensile strength and impact energy, which resulted in improved drop shock performance over standard SnBi alloy systems," said Andy. "The alloy is capable of delivering high reliability performance at lower soldering temperatures, leading to increased throughput and production value in your assembly process."

The second paper titled "High Reliability Interconnects for High Power LED Assembly" will be presented by Jackson Chan, Senior Technical Services Manager of Alpha Assembly Solutions. The topic addresses the need and impact for higher reliability interconnects for LED based outdoor and commercial lighting. The presentation will focus on the results of a recent assembly and reliability study of high power ceramic LEDs on aluminum metal core PCBs, and detail the impact of solder alloys on reliability.

About Alpha Assembly Solutions

Alpha Assembly Solutions, a MacDermid Performance Solutions Business, is the global leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of innovative specialty materials used in a wide range of industry segments, including electronics assembly, power electronics, die attach, LED lighting, photovoltaics, semiconductor packaging, automotive and others.

With a unique global presence in over 30 locations throughout the Asia Pacific, Americas and Europe regions, Alpha supplies a full line of ALPHA electronics assembly material products, including Solder Paste, Exactalloy Solder Preforms, Cored Solder Wire Solder, Wave Soldering Fluxes, Bar Solder Alloys, and Stencils. It offers die attach product technologies to the power electronics segment in its Argomax, Atrox and Fortibond brands.

For the LED segment, Alpha offers its Lumet products covering applications from die attach to systems assembly in the LED manufacturing process.  Alpha also offers product technologies for the Photovoltaic segment, including high performance liquid fluxes and solder alloys for producing standard ribbon and bus bar, as well as, solder pastes, cored wire, conductive adhesives and preforms for use in PV module assembly. Also, Alpha's Advanced Materials unit is the leader in electronic polymers and solder materials for semiconductor packaging applications.

Since its founding in 1872, Alpha has been committed to developing and manufacturing the highest quality specialty materials. For more information, visit www.AlphaAssembly.com.