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Techniques, tips, and helpful information
about circuit board rework and repair.


This free newsletter is a publication of
Circuit Technology Center and CircuitMedic.

July 24, 2008
About Us
For over 25 years Circuit Technology Center has been the world's most innovative specialist in circuit board rework and repair. Whether supporting you with our comprehensives services or with products from our CircuitMedic brand, our mission is simple. Save you money, save you time, and make your company more profitable.

Jeff Ferry, President
Peter Vigneau, GM
Andy Price, Sales Manager
Seeking Perfection?
Get it right the first time
BGA component rework is a demanding, exacting business. Next time you need BGA rework, give a call to the experts.
Circuit Technology Center
Test Your Knowledge
What is the word for a circular slice of semiconductor material used in manufacturing of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits?
See the answer below.
Did You Know?
It would take half the people in the United States between the ages of 18 and 45 to run the nation’s telephone system if it were not computerized.
A Circuit Board Operating Room
In one benchtop kit
The Professional Repair Kit is the most complete and most versatile circuit board repair kit you'll find anywhere. Repair damaged surface mount and BGA pads, plated holes, conductors, base board... It's the total package.
CircuitMedic
Agilent Adapter Rework

imageCircuit Technology Center and Agilent Technologies have teamed up to provide the test world with a complete turn-key approach for testing DIMMS directly at BGA component sites.

Agilent’s newly developed W2630A series DDR2 BGA probes enable probing of embedded memory DIMMs directly at the ball grid array with the Agilent logic analyzers and oscilloscopes. Although this dynamic new product is available to support Engineers through the test process it does take some skillful attention to get installed ...

The solution ...
Industry Features
Modern 2D X–ray Tackles BGA Defects
In recent years, a greater number of BGA devices are being mounted on both sides of PCB assemblies (PCBAs) to facilitate product ...
Surface Mount Technology Magazine
Preventing Pb-Free Solder Pot Contamination
Monitoring the composition of the alloy in the solder pot is critical to maintain a stable wave or selective soldering process. ...
Circuits Assembly Magazine
Keeping an Eye on Manufacturing
Watching a machine run via webcam may not be as compelling as the evening news, but for many shops, visually monitoring machines ...
American Machinist Magazine
Laser Soldering: A Turning Point
Selective soldering is seeing a rise in popularity coinciding with an uptick in mixed surface mount and thru-hole assemblies. Choosing ...
Surface Mount Technology Magazine
Hey, Good Lookin': Making Cosmetic Repairs

imageCosmetic surgery is big business today, but our discussion here is not about facelifts or tummy tucks. We're concerned with the cosmetic touch ups we must often apply to circuit boards. While we're all familiar with reworking components, repairing pads, adding jumper wires, and the like, we have been talking about the practical application of repairing or restoring functional circuitry.

What about repairs to the non-functional parts of the board? Are "cosmetic" repairs even necessary?

While the subject may seem to be of minor importance, cosmetic repairs to a circuit board – such as the repair of a burnt spot or jagged hole resulting from physical damage – are indeed an important part of ...

The solution ...
Before you consider the scrap barrel
Think about the impact on your bottom line
What happens to your valuable circuit boards when they're damaged? Can you repair them reliably? You might be surprised.
Circuit Technology Center
Quote of the Day
"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."
Ronald Reagan

"Network is down."
Simple and Elegant
Discover a new way to bond jumper wires
No more hot melt glue, no more super glue mess. Hold wires permanently with Flextac Wire Dots. Just peel and stick for a quick, neat job.
CircuitMedic
Knowledge Test Answer
What is the word for a circular slice of semiconductor material used in manufacturing of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits?
Answer: Wafer
Past Issues
December 17, 2008
November 18, 2008
October 28, 2008
September 24, 2008
July 24, 2008

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