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Reliability Matters

Reliability Matters is a podcast on the subject of reliability of circuit assemblies. Reliability "best practices" and success stories are discussed. This podcast features interviews with experts in the electronic assembly industry.


All electronic production segments which effect product reliability are on the table. This includes contamination, coating, cleanliness assessment, inspection, building for harsh environments and more.

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RM 120: Making Reliability Training Entertaining and Effective

RM 120: Making Reliability Training Entertaining and Effective

Making Reliability Training Entertaining and Effective

Can reliability training be both entertaining and effective? The Manufacturing Game’s Michelle Ledet Henley has a different approach to traditional training methods.

Michelle Ledet Henley has worked with The Manufacturing Game since 1998 as a developer of new simulations and training material. She has traveled worldwide in her capacity as a facilitator and trainer for The Manufacturing Game and other simulations developed by Ledet Enterprises, Inc. Michelle has been instrumental in developing simulations with a focus on reliability, project management and distribution.

She began her career with KPMG Peat Marwick in San Francisco, CA, and then worked for a real estate management and development firm in the Washington, D.C. area. Before joining The Manufacturing Game®, Michelle formed her own company, Innovative Interfaces, which provides computer programming services around the United States.

Michelle has a bachelors of business administration degree from the University of Texas – Austin in Accounting and Information Services.

Michelle’s Contact Information:
mrledet@manufacturinggame.com

We Can Help You Achieve A Better Bottom Line


linkedin.com/in/michelleledethenley

The following books were recommended on this episode:
Don’t Just Fix It, Improve It
https://a.co/d/gYvMKdI

The Story Telling Code by Dana Norris
https://a.co/d/cCgTWNb

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RM 119: Quantum Mechanics Explained

RM 119: Quantum Mechanics Explained

Quantum Mechanics Explained

I first met my guest at the SMTA Pan Pacific Symposium in Hawaii this past January. He was presenting a paper entitled Quantum Technology, A Theoretical Overview of the Possibilities. The more I listened to and watched his presentation, the more I wanted to learn about quantum physics and mechanics. So I selfishly invited him onto my show today so I could learn more, and perhaps you can too.

My guest today is Dr. James Whitfield. Dr. Whitfield is an associate professor of physics at Dartmouth. He earned his Bachelor’s of science and chemistry and mathematics from Morehouse University and his PhD in chemical physics from Harvard University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University in New York, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology in Vienna and Gant University and Belgium, and he is currently an Amazon visiting academic and even better than all that, he’s my guest today on the Reliability Matters Podcast.

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RM 118: Making “Big Data” Useful with Intraratio’s Ryan Gamble

RM 118: Making “Big Data” Useful with Intraratio’s Ryan Gamble

Making “Big Data” Useful with Intraratio’s Ryan Gamble

The subjects of Industry 4.0 and Big Data have been widely discussed on this podcast. What is Industry 4.0? What data is our industry collecting? And, perhaps more importantly, how can we sift through all of that data to make it useful and actionable?

To help answer these and other data-related questions, I invited Ryan Gamble, CEO and Founder of Intraratio on this episode. Intraratio Corporation is a company that provides on-premise and cloud hybrid software with platforms to track, manage, control, and automate the manufacture of advanced electronics. Intraratio serves the semiconductor, SMT, space/military, medical device and EV markets. Ryan earned a dual Electrical and Computer Engineering degree and spent many years in the semiconductor industry. He’s responsible for improving product manufacturing and testing of commercial and space/military product lines including multi-core DSP, RF and Silicon Photonics devices. During this period he developed software systems to automate and manage quality and reliability of complex electronics, extending this to hyperscale web based platforms that interconnect factories globally.

His passion is working with all levels, to identify and recommend solutions to business problems, based on a deep technical understanding of operational processes and product complexities.

Ryan’s Contact Info:
rgamble@intraratio.com
https://www.intraratio.com

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RM 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail

RM 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail

When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail

My guest, Eric Camden (Lead Investigator with Foresite) and I discuss electrochemical migration (ECM) and other failure modes caused by residues on circuit assemblies.

Eric Camden’s Contact Information:
ericc@foresiteinc.com
https://www.foresiteinc.com

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RM 116: Supply Chain Musings

RM 116: Supply Chain Musings

Supply Chain Musings

On this episode, I speak with Mark Goodwin, COO of Ventec Europe, a supplier of copper clad laminates and prepreg bonding materials for the circuit board fabrication industry about supply chain challenges.

Mark Goodwin’s Contact Information:
mark.goodwin@ventec-europe.com
http://www.ventec-group.com

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RM 115: Making Sense of “Big Data”

RM 115: Making Sense of “Big Data”

Making Sense of “Big Data”

You don’t have to be in the tech industry you understand importance and value of data. Industries have always collected various sets of data, first manually and, in modern times, automatically. The volume of data has historically been limited to the ability to capture and store it. Recent advances in technology have vastly increased the ability to capture and store data. The industry 4.0 movement has fueled both of desire and requirement to capture data.

We have created a “be careful what you ask for” scenario as we now are capturing data at an unprecedented rate but frequently lack the ability to discern and analyze all of our newly captured data.

My guest today, Luisa Herrmann, Head of Product for Arch Systems, is helping to transform “big data” into useful data. Luisa has 10 years of experience in Product Management and Product Marketing, launching products, building teams, and scaling organizations in the data software space. She was most recently the Head of Product at Cape Privacy, an encrypted machine learning company, and before that she was the Head of Product at expert.ai, an NLP company. She has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in the Boston area.

Luisa Herrmann may be contacted here:
lherrmann@archsys.io
https://archsys.io/

 

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RM 114: The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process

RM 114: The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process

The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process

On this show, we’ve discussed many aspects of the Electronics assembly process. We talked about reflow, thermal management, printing, soldering materials, additives, and so much more. What do all these topics have in common? When done correctly, they all contribute to the reliability of circuit assemblies.

Today, we’re going to dive into the subject of cleaning circuit assemblies after reflow. For many assemblers, the cleaning process was replaced by the use of no clean flux technology. Time and technology have eroded the concept of allowing all residues to remain on the assembly. Today, residue caused failures are such a concern, that IPC recently and radically changed the way circuit assemblies are considered to be clean.

My guests today are Sal Sparacino and Eric Camden. Sal is Director of Sales at Zestron Americas, located in Manassas Virginia. Zestron is a manufacturer of cleaning chemicals for the electronics industry. Eric is Lead Investigator for Foresite, an analytical laboratory based in Kokomo Indiana. Eric, is the guy you call when things go wrong. Together with my experience as a cleaning equipment manufacturer, we’ll discuss how cleaning contributes to increased reliability, and we’ll review the reasons cleaning has returned as a mainstream assembly process.

Guest Contact Info:
Sal Sparacino
sal.sparacino@zestronusa.com
https://www.zestron.com

Eric Camden
ericc@foresiteinc.com
https://www.foresiteinc.com

 

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RM 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss

RM 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss

A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss

We are all aware of the “oldest profession in the world”. Perhaps the second oldest profession is counterfeiting. Whenever a product is introduced, a counterfeit version soon follows. While the electronics industry has experienced counterfeit components from its inception, recent events such as the pandemic and supply chain shortages have fueled the counterfeit industry.

Statistics by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reveal that the counterfeiting of electronic parts in the US alone, cost the chip industry more than $7.5 billion in revenue annually. According to new data from the ERAI, a global information board for counterfeiting, reports of counterfeit electronic products are growing. Although it is difficult to put an exact figure on just how many counterfeit products are in circulation, estimates suggest that consumer and industrial businesses lose approximately $250 billion each year due to counterfeit parts.

To talk more about counterfeit components and detection technologies, I invited Dr. Eyal Weiss, Founder and CTO of Cybord to be my guest. Dr. Weiss received his Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering from BGU (Ben-Gurion University) in Israel
As well as a Masters in Plasma Physics and bachelors cum laude in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology.

He worked as a researcher on pulsed plasma at Soreq Research Center (SNRC). He then worked as a technology department manager in the high-tech fiber-optics industry. He was the technology manager at Lynx Photonics and then at Explay, developing state-of-the-art Silicon and optical chips production, packaging, and assembly production lines. He developed a new fiber-pigtailing and packaging technology and built full-scale production lines utilizing this new technology.

He returned to Soreq SNRC and for 15 years served as manager and leading scientist of the R&D Systems Department. He built mass-production lines and assembly lines for new sensors technology and developed their test equipment. He has twice received the prestigious Israel Defense Prize.

In 2018, he founded and became CTO of Cybord, developing electronic component qualification and authentication technologies. He is a member of the Israel Innovation Authority, Euramet, SAE, and IPC committees. He specializes in multidisciplinary technology development and has received significant awards and accolades in the fields of machine learning, plasma physics, optical assemblies, laser technology, and electromagnetics.

Dr. Weiss is an expert in technology development and manufacturing technology and has published over 20 peer-review articles, 4 patents, and a book, and, I’m happy to say, he’s my guest on this episode of the Reliability Matters podcast.

 

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RM Special Episode: A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics’ President David Raby

RM Special Episode: A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics’ President David Raby

A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics’ President David Raby

David Raby is President of Madison Alabama-based STI Electronics, a contract manufacturer for the EMS industry. David worked at the family business since he was a child and eventually took over the family business when his father (and company founder) Jim Raby retired.

The electronics industry moves at the speed of light and any business within the EMS industry must learn to stay ahead of technology and trends. David shares some of his experiences in taking over the family business and some of the challenges his business (and many other businesses) face on a near daily basis.

David Raby’s Contact Information:
draby@stiusa.com

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RM 112: A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras

RM 112: A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras

A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras

Electricity is the life blood for all circuit assemblies. It can also afflict significant damage via electrostatic discharge. My guest, Christopher Almeras of Raytheon reviews the various ESD mitigation strategies as well as some ESD horror stories!

Christopher Almeras began his career in process engineering for a small electronics manufacturer in the late 1990s. There he became responsible for the sites ESD compliance verification. His next career move took him to a high-volume manufacturer where he added ESD Coordinator to his process duties. He eventually made the jump into the Military/Aerospace side of electronics manufacturing (with Raytheon) in 2010 where he has remained working in process, capital installations, continuous improvement, and ESD.

In 2009, Christopher completed his ESD Certified Program Manager from the ESDA. He serves as a member on several ESD Association standards committees including S20.20, TR53, Process Assessment, High Reliability, Electrostatic Attraction among others. In 2022 he took over the working group chair for Soldering/Desoldering Hand Tools.

Christopher was elected to the ESD Association Board of Directors and continues to be active with the ESD Symposium each year. In 2018 he presented his technical paper “An ESD Case Study of Defect Analysis in High Speed Electronics Manufacturing” at the symposium.

Christopher earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He is an
ESD Certified Program Manager (ESDA).

Christopher may be contacted here:
lonestaresd@outlook.com
https://www.lonestaresd.com

During this episode, I referenced the following:
Reliability Matters Episode 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli
https://youtu.be/peyNVuE7Ink

4 Easy Ways to BLOW UP Your Test Gear
Daniel Bogdanoff – Keysight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDvue5whx0s

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RM 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics

RM 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics

Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics

Historically, circuit assemblies are rigid devices. IoT (Internet of Things) has opened up the opportunity to embed electronics into a near limitless array of form factors. Some of these form factors require the electronic assembly to be flexible such as in wearable and medical applications.

To complicate matters, The metal conductors on the assembly are rigid, and not flexible or malleable. That may change with the adoption of liquid metals. We were all exposed to the concept of liquid metal in the 1991 film Terminator 2. Will science fiction become reality?

My guest today is Dr. Michael Dickey. Michael is currently the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University.

Michael Dickey received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a PhD from the University of Texas. From 2006-2008 he was a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Professor George Whitesides at Harvard University. Michael completed a sabbatical at Microsoft in 2016. Michael’s research interests include soft matter (liquid metals, gels and polymers) for soft and stretchable devices (electronics, energy harvesters, textiles, and soft robotics), and hopefully, for the sake of humanity, not liquid metal T1000 villains.

Dr. Michael Dickey’s Contact Information:
mddickey@ncsu.edu

Link to Michael Dickey’s TED-X Talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfUnK_rME8E

 

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RM 110: A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season

RM 110: A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season

A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season

On this episode, there are no guests, and no specific topics. I would like to use this opportunity to thank my guests, our syndication partners, and, of course, my audience we’re making this podcast so successful. We have a full season ahead in 2023 and I’m excited to share those episodes with you. Please keep your questions and topics suggestions coming. Send them to. mike@mikekonrad.com.

A huge shout-out to my 2022 guests:
Joel Scutchfield 
Brian O’Leary
Tony Lentz
Mike Adamson
Greg Papandrew
Kevin Huo
Michelle Ogihara
Marco Sanchez
Colin Harper
Dr. Kunal Shah
Dr. Ron Laskey
Jim Hall
Claire Hotvedt
Tom Watson
Phil Zarrow
Keith Bryant
Dr. David Bernard
David Kruidhof
Robert Boguski
Jen Fijalkowski
Graham Naisbitt
Matt Kelly
David Raby
Ed Stone
Thomas Ricciardelli
Dr. Martin Anselm
Julie Silk
Raiyo Aspandiar.
David Greenman
Michael Mchale
Randy Cherry
Dr. Chuck Bauer
David Graham

 

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RM 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 – What it Was – What it Wasn’t

RM 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 – What it Was – What it Wasn’t

A Decade of Industry 4.0 – What it Was – What it Wasn’t

Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. Beyond the buzzwords, what does this mean? My guest today is David Graham, Chief Technology Officer of 4IR.UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Internet of Things focused, British Systems. 

4IR.UK specializes in creating Monitoring, Control and Automation solutions, often based on the MultiPlug Edge Computing Platform, for manufacturing environments. They also provide consultancy and development for other Industry 4.0 platforms.

I was intrigued by a webinar presented by David entitled “A Decade of Industry 4.0 – What it wasn’t, what it was, and today, I’ll speak with David about his thoughts, experiences, and opinions of Industry 4.0.

David’s Contact Info:
David Graham
david.graham@4ir.uk
www.4ir.uk

 

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RM 108: A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium

RM 108: A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium

A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium

Welcome back to another episode of the reliability matters podcast. For those who are counting, this is episode number 108. SMTA is well known for producing high-quality relevant technical conferences and symposiums. This includes, among others, the technical conference held at SMTAI, the High reliability cleaning and coating conference, the symposium on counterfeit parts and materials, the Advanced Electronics Assembly Conference, the Wafer-Level Packaging Symposium, the Electronics in harshenvironments conference, and, perhaps my favorite, the Pan Pacific microelectronics symposium, often referred to as PanPac.

PanPac is unique in many ways beginning with its venue. PanPac is held annually at one of the Hawaiian islands. This fact alone makes this symposium stand out. But there are many other factors that make this symposium unique. Let me quote from PanPac’s steering committee:

The Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium strives to build bridges and nurture relationships across all boundaries; oceans and cultures, industries and technologies, companies and individuals. Its location in Hawaii always provides the requisite isolation from day to day distractions necessary to support these goals and enhance personal face to face interactions. The Pan Pacific continues its mission of building the vision and future directions for the electronics industry!

PanPac 2023 is scheduled for January 30 – February 2, 2023
At the Sheraton Kauai Resort on the beautiful island of Kauai.

While I love attending technical conferences and symposiums just for the educational opportunity, PanPac there’s just something special about this conference. While all conferences provide an element of networking, I have forged many new relationships, friendships, and collaborative agreements with fellow attendees and speakers. Perhaps it has something to do with being on a tropical island for a few days with like-minded people. To talk more about the upcoming Pan Pacific microelectronics symposium, I invited to colleagues who are instrumental in curating the technical contact for this symposium. Dr. Chuck Bauer, one of the original creators of this symposium and Keith Bryant join me to discuss the conferences technical tracks and
presentations as well as their view on what makes this conference unique.

More Information:
https://smta.org/mpage/panpac/

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RM 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program

RM 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program

IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program

Like most manufacturers, the electronic manufacturing industry relies on countless suppliers to fulfill its manufacturing needs. I’m quite certain there is no one within the EMS space who fabricates their own boards using materials produced in house, operates their own semiconductor foundries, designs and manufacturers their own components, and produces soldering materials for their reflow process. Our industry relies on a vast network of manufacturers throughout the world to build even the simplest electronic assembly.

Intellectual property security, cyber security, national security, are all hot topics today. No one wants their hard-earned intellectual property stolen. This is most true within The US military establishment. There are, at present, numerous policies, procedures, and regulations designed to protect various parts of our supply chain from unscrupulous people and companies.

Today, companies are concerned about “controlled unclassified information” (CUI) and “controlled technical information” (CTI). That brings us to IPC-1791. What is IPC-1791? My guest today, IPC’s Randy Cherry will explain.

Randy is Director of Validation Services at IPC. Validation Services is a series of certification programs that qualify products and processes to the IPC industry standards.

Once companies have completed their certification they are listed as an IPC Trusted Supplier on the IPC Validation Services website.

Randy has over 30 years experience in Engineering with Printed Circuit Board and Backplane fabs, High-Speed Pressfit Backplane Connectors, and SMT (Surface Mount Technology) Assembly practices. He is a certified SMT Process Engineer and an IPC Auditor, and, he’s my guest today on this episode.

Randy’s Contact Info:
Randy Cherry | Director, Validation Services
IPC
3000 Lakeside Drive, Suite 105 N,
Bannockburn, IL 60015
Office: +1 847-597-2806
Mobile: +1 630-470-4721
randycherry@ipc.org
www.ipc.org
www.ipc.org/validation

 

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RM 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices

RM Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee

RM 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli

RM 103: SMT Assembly Equipment for Low Volume Applications

RM 102: Contract Manufacturer Selection Process Best Practices

RM 101: Forging the Future of US Manufacturing with IPC’s Matt Kelly

RM 100: A 100th Episode Special (Recorded Live)

RM 099: A Conversation about the IPC Cleanliness Standard & How to Comply with Graham Naisbitt

RM 098: A Conversation with AIM Solder’s Jen Fijalkowski About Advances in Solder Pastes

RM 097: Best Practices for Purchasing X Ray Equipment

RM 096: A Conversation with Industry Gurus Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall about their New Book

RM 095: A Conversation with SMTA SMT Certification Course Authors Dr. Ron Lasky and Jim Hall

RM 094: A Conversation with Author Dr. Ron Lasky About His Many Books

RM 093: A Conversation with Dr. Kunal Shah about Ni-Less ENIG & the Improvements in Reliability

RM 092: Conversations from IPC APEX Expo – Reflow Thermal Control – Automated Device Programming

RM 091: Conversations from IPC APEX Expo – Inspection Systems – Contract Assembly – and Pirates!

RM 090: A Conversation with Component Storage Expert Mike Adamson

RM 089: A Conversation About Tombstoning Mitigation with Tony Lentz

RM 088: A Conversation about Electric Vehicles with Indium’s Brian O’Leary

RM 087: A Conversation with SPI and AOI Inspection Expert Joel Scutchfield

RM 086: A Conversation with IPC Training Expert Bob Doetzer

RM 085: 2021 Reliability Matters Episode Wrap-Up

RM 084: A Conversation about Solder Paste Inspection with Christopher Frederickson

RM 083: A Conversation with Thermal Management Expert Miles Moreau

RM 082: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Paul Salerno

RM 081: IPC APEX Expo 2022 Technical Program

RM 080: A Conversation with Cheryl Tulkoff & Greg Caswell

RM 079: A Conversation with Arch Systems’ Dave Trail about Industry 4.0

RM 078: SMTAI is Back LIVE!

RM 077: A Conversation with James Kovacevic about Maintenance Reliability Training

RM 076: Meet the Press

RM 075: Matric Group’s Patrick Stimpert on Lean Manufacturing with a “Lean-In” Philosophy

RM 074: A Conversation about Contract Manufacturing with Worthington Assembly’s Chris Denney

RM 073: A Conversation with Solder Paste Expert Tim Jensen of Indium

RM 072: A Conversation About Thermal Profiling with ECD’s Mark Waterman

RM 071: A Conversation with Manufacturer’s Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19

RM 070: A Conversation with Nano Dimension’s Co-Founder Amit Dror

RM 069: Part 2 of an Interview with Me (Mike Konrad) on the Pick-Place Podcast with Chris Denney and Melissa Hough

RM 068: An Interview with Me (Mike Konrad) on the Pick-Place Podcast with Chris Denney and Melissa Hough

RM 067: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.

RM 066: A Conservation with Dr. Ron Lasky and His Students Annaka Balch, Nadia Clement, and Raaga Kannan

RM 065: Part 2 of our Conversation with Tim O’Neill and Fred Dimock on Oven Profiling

RM 064: A Conservation with Tim O’Neill and Fred Dimock

RM 063: A Conversation with and a Presentation by Reliability Expert Dock Brown

RM 062: A Conversation with Cogiscan’s Co-Founder François Monette

RM Special Edition: A Conversation with IPC’s Chief Technologist Matt Kelly about IPC APEX Expo 2021

RM 061: A Conversation with Flex Circuit and Additive Electronics Expert Tara Dunn

RM 060: A Conversation with Rockwell Collins’ Dave Hillman about Solder Voiding

RM 059: A Conversation with CMOS Inventor Dr. Eric Fossom

RM 058: 2020 Round-Up

RM 057: A Conversation with CAF Expert Graham Naisbitt

RM 056: A Conversation about Solder Voiding with Solder Materials, Stencil, and Cleaning Experts

RM 055: A Conversation with SMTA President Dr. Martin Anselm

RM 054: A Conversation with Michael Ford about Digital Twin

RM 053: Meet the Press – A Conversation with Industry Journalists about the State of the EMS Industry

RM 052: A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Dr. Sean Clancy of HZO

RM 051: A Conversation with X-Ray Expert and Entrepreneur Dr. Bill Cardoso

RM 050: A Conversation with IPC’s Matt Kelly on IPC Technology Focus & Investment

RM 049: A Conversation with SMTA’s Tanya Martin and Greg Vance about SMTAI 2020

RM 048: A Conversation with a China Supply Chain Expert about Importing from and Exporting to China

RM 047: A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley

RM 046: “The Experts” – A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

RM 045: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability

RM 044: A Conversation with Dr. Jennie Hwang About Reliability

RM 043: A Conversation with Cal State University’s Dr. Mike Stull

RM 042: A Conversation with X-Ray Expert Keith Bryant

RM 041: A Conversation with Better Board Buying’s Greg Papandrew

RM 040: A Return Conversation with SMT Guru Bob Willis

RM 039: A Conversation with Advanced Assembly’s Mark Hughes and Greg Ziraldo About Producing Reliable Assemblies Within a CM Environment

RM 038: A Special COVID-19 Episode – Conversation with Circuits Assembly Magazine’s Editor in Chief Mike Buetow

RM 037: A Conversation with IPC’s President and CEO Dr. John Mitchell

RM 036: A Conversation with “Board Talk” hosts Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall

RM 035: A Conversation with Dr. Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University

RM 034: A Conversation with “The Cleaning Lady and the Rocket Scientist” Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg

RM 033: Altium’s Judy Warner Interviews Reliability Matter’s Host Mike Konrad on the Subject of Cleaning for Reliability

RM 032: A Conversation with Greg Smith and Tony Lentz About Stencil Design and Void Reduction

RM 031: A Conversation with Scoop’s Phil Stoten

RM 030: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller

RM 029: A Return Conversation with Foresite’s Lead Investigator Eric Camden

RM 028: Part 2 – A Conversation with IPC’s Brook Sandy about the IPC APEX EXPO’s Technical Program

RM 027: Part 1 – A Conversation with IPC’s Brook Sandy about the IPC APEX EXPO

RM 026 – An Interview with Ventec’s Technology Ambassador Alun Morgan

RM 025 – An interview with Indium’s Kay Parker about SMT Printing and Being New in the Electronics Assembly Industry

RM 024 – A Conversation with Teradyne’s Reliability Experts Mark Levin and Jon Rodin

RM 023 – A Conversation About Testing Circuit Assemblies with Datest Founder Robert Boguski Jr.

RM 022 – A Conversation About Adhesion Testing with BTG Lab’s Materials Scientist Elizabeth Kidd

RM 021- A Conversation with Manuel Schöllig – There’s More to Clean than just Assemblies

RM 020- A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Phil Kinner

RM 019- A Conversation about Display Technologies and Reliability-Improving Production Methods

RM 018 – A Conversation with Saturn Electronics’ Yash Sutariya about PCB Fabrication

RM 017 – A Conversation with Brian D’Amico about AOI and SPI Best Practices

RM 016 – Lessons Learned from a Contract Manufacturer & Their Customer Who Sued Them

RM 015 – Scoop TV Interviews Mike Konrad

RM 014 – An Interview with Reliability Expert Fred Schenkelberg

RM 013 – A Conversation with KIC’s MB Allen About Thermal Management and Reliability

RM 012 – An Interview with FLITE’s Michelle Ogihara and Sherry Stepp

RM 011 Tips and Tricks for Successfully Cleaning Circuit Assemblies

RM 010 An Interview with Dr. David Bernard – All About X-Ray Inspection

RM 009 An Interview with Dr. Mike Bixenman about Cleaning Challenges, Chemicals, Components, and Cleanliness Testing

RM 008 Cleaning Roundtable

RM 007 A Conversation with ITM Consulting’s Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall

RM 006 An Interview with Collins Aerospace’s Doug Pauls

RM 005 An Interview with Dr. Craig Hillman – Design for Reliability

RM 004 Improving Reliability of Circuit Assemblies in Harsh Environments

RM 003 An Interview with Johns Hopkins’ APL Engineer, Wendy Casker

RM 002 When Failure Happens

RM 001 An Interview with SMT Guru Bob Willis

RM 000 Reliability Matters

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