Cranston, RI – Technic will be presenting a technical paper on the Selective Removal of Post-Etch Residues Formed by Patterning of High-K Materials Through Precise Control of Water During Cleaning at the Business of Cleans and Surface Preparation and Cleaning Conference (SPCC) held April, 9-11 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA.

CYPRESS, CA ― Metcal today announced plans to exhibit at the SMTA Atlanta 22nd Annual Expo on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Infinite Energy Center (Formerly Gwinnett Center) in Duluth, GA. REStronics Southeast will demonstrate Metcal’s Connection Validation (CV) Soldering System with new hand-pieces, Solder Tip Cleaner, BVX-101 Fume Extraction System and HCT-900 Handheld Convection Tool.

San Diego, CA — KIC announced that MB (Marybeth) Allen will discuss the retrofittable Smart Factory Starter Kit that contains all of the elements of the smart factory concept relating to reflow and curing ovens at the SMTA Wisconsin, Carolinas and Michigan Expos. The SMTA Wisconsin Expo & Tech Forum is scheduled to take place Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Milwaukee Airport Crowne Plaza in Milwaukee, WI. The Carolinas Expo & Tech Forum will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the DoubleTree Raleigh Brownstone in Raleigh, NC, and the Michigan Expo & Tech Forum will take place Tuesday,

Mouser Electronics will be a major sponsor of the FIRST Championship, April 18–21 in Houston and April 25–28 in Detroit. The annual robotics event, which fosters STEM education, attracts thousands of high school teams from around the world.

Mansfield, TX -  Mouser Electronics, Inc., the new product introduction leader empowering innovation, will sponsor the FIRST^® Robotics Competition Hall of Fame exhibit at the 2018 First Championship events in Houston and Detroit. Overall, more than 30,000 high school students worldwide are expected to participate in the two 4-day championship events. 

Eden Prairie, MN - Quantification of ionic contamination present on electronic assemblies is of extreme importance, especially when the end product functions within harsh environments. Marietta Lemieux of STI will present research on detection levels of ionic contamination trapped under leadless and BTC components. The data finds that the extraction time is an important consideration when qualifying and validating levels of contamination on production assemblies.

Stéphane Bussa, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, congratulates Dr. Thomas Bocher on his appointment as Head of Segment Marketing Microscopy & Life Sciences

Auburn, MA – Precision motion and nanopositioning solutions industry leader PI (Physik Instrumente) has named Dr. Thomas Bocher as Marketing Segment Head, Microscopy & Life Sciences, in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Bocher, who took on his new role on March 1st, just returned from the renowned FOM 2018 “Focus on Microscopy” conference in Singapore, where he supported PI’s team and consulted with leading researchers and industry experts on new requirements and developments.

Beltsville, MD – DfR Solutions, leader in quality, reliability, and durability (QRD) solutions for the electronics industry, today announced that it will be participating in a joint research study examining the cracking defects of conformal coatings with Electrolube, the established global manufacturer of specialist electro-chemicals.