Electronics Manufacturing Productivity

Electronic Manufacturing Productivity Facility. 714 North Senate Ave., Indianapohs, IN 46202-3112. 

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) backed by a consortium of North American industrial corporations, national laboratories, and academic institutions conducted an evaluation of alternatives to eutectic Sn-Pb solder between 1992 and 1996. Corporate participants included ATT-Lucent, Ford Motor Company, GM-Delco Electronics, GM-Hughes Aircraft, Hamilton Standard, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), Rensse-lear Polytechnic Institute, Rockwell International, Sandia National Laboratories, Texas Instruments, and the U.S. Navy s Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility. The goal of the project was to determine whether safe, cost-effective, nontoxic, reliable lead solder alternatives could be identified. With over 79 alloys examined, the study results indicated that while a number of possible lead-free solders were functionally possible, there was no universal drop-in replacement for lead-based solders in electronics applications. This study is discussed in detail in Chap. 17. 

Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility (EMPF) Ford Motor Company (Ford)... 

SPC on manufactured products SQC on laboratory operations communicate with corporate CIM system improved QA/QC on products reduced testing costs correlate laboratory analyses and process measurements faster solutions to production problems tested in laboratory faster notification of backlog problems improved electronic data interchange capabiUties automated communication with inventory, ordering, and materials planning systems... 

The alkyl halide (ethyl bromide in the above equation) can react further with the primary amine produced to give a secondary amine and with that to form a tertiary amine and finally a quaternary ammonium salt. Quaternary ammonium hydroxides are very strong bases like sodium hydroxide. Tetramethylammonium hydroxide is a very important chemical used in the manufacture of semiconductors and other electronic industry products. 

The DfE partnership will develop information to improve the understanding of the environmental and human health impacts of new and current materials that can be used to meet the fire safety requirements for circuit boards. Project partners include electronics manufacturers, component and board manufacturers, chemical companies, trade associations, environmental groups, universities and governments. The project will consider environmental and human health impacts that can occur throughout the life cycle of a material, from development and manufacture, through product use and end of life of the material or product. Stakeholders have expressed a particular interest in understanding the combustion products that could be formed during certain end of life scenarios. The list of active partners includes ... 

It may be considered a fortunate coincidence that this book is published at the time of the introduction of copper interconnection technology in the microelectronics industry. In 1998 the major electronic manufacturers of integrated circuits (ICs) are switching from aluminum conductors produced by physical methods (evaporation) to copper conductors manufactured by electrochemical methods (electrodeposition). This revolutionary change from physical to electrochemical techniques in the production of microconductors on silicon is bound to generate an increased interest and an urgent need for familiarity with the fundamentals of electrochemical deposition. This book should be of great help in this crucial time. 

The Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (China-RoHS) entered into force in March 2007.85 The legislation is applicable to import, manufacture, and sale of products in China. Products for export are specifically excluded. Many product types that are not within the scope of the EU RoHS are within the scope of the China RoHS and vice versa. In addition, the initial disclosure, declaration, and exemption requirements for a RoHS certificate in China are different from the EU RoHS. The same six hazardous substances are regulated (lead, cadmium, chromium(VI), mercury, PBBs, and PBDEs, with the exception of deca-BDE). The China RoHS is likely to be upgraded to national regulation and to be amended in the future to potentially cover more products. More detailed materials testing is required in the China RoHS and is accepted only if performed by certified Chinese laboratories. A table in the product documentation must identify which hazardous substances are contained and which components are present. 

Contract Manufacturer A company that manufactures products that will be sold under the brand names of its client companies. For example, a large number of consumer electronics, such as laptop computers, are manufactured by contract manufacturers for leading brand-name computer companies such as Dell. Many other types of products are made under contract manufacturing, from apparel to pharmaceuticals. Also see Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM). ... 

E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co. (DuPont), founded in 1802, develops and manufactures products in the biotechnology, electronics, materials science, synthetic fibers and safety and security sectors. DuPont operates in seven segments Agriculture and Nutrition (A N) Electronic and... 

Documented personal communication from regulatory managers of a consumer product manufacturer and an electronics manufacturer in January 2006. 

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