Printed circuits handbook / Clyde F. Coombs, Jr., editor-in-chief.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Contributors
Preface
Part 1: Lead-Free Legislation
Chapter 1: Legislation and Impact on Printed Circuits
Part 2: Printed Circuit Technology Drivers
Chapter 2: ELECTRONIC PACKAGING AND HIGH-DENSITY INTERCONNECTIVITY
Chapter 3: Semiconductor Packaging Technology
Chapter 4: Advanced Component Packaging
Chapter 5: Types of Printed Wiring Boards
Part 3: Materials
Chapter 6: Introduction to Base Materials
Chapter 7: Base Material Components
Chapter 8: Properties of Base Materials
Chapter 9: Base Materials Performance Issues
Chapter 10: The Impact of Lead-Free Assembly on Base Materials
Chapter 11: Selecting Base Materials for Lead-Free Assembly Applications
Chapter 12: Laminate Qualification and Testing
Part 4: Engineering and Design
Chapter 13: Physical Characteristics of the PCBM
Chapter 14: The PCB Design Process
Chapter 15: Electrical and Mechanical Design Parameters
Chapter 16: Current Carrying Capacity in Printed Circuits
Chapter 17: PCB Design for Thermal Performance
Chapter 18: Information Formatting and Exchange
Chapter 19: Planning for Design, Fabrication, and Assembly
Chapter 20: Manufacturing Information, Documentation, and Transfer Including CAM Tooling for Fab and Assembly
Chapter 21: Embedded Components
Part 5: High Density Interconnection
Chapter 22: Introduction to High-Density Interconnection (HDI) Technology
Chapter 23: Advanced High-Density Interconnection (HDI) Technologies
Part 6: Fabrication
Chapter 24: Drilling Processes
Chapter 25: Precision Interconnect Drilling
Chapter 26: Imaging
Chapter 27: Multilayer Materials and Processing
Chapter 28: Preparing Boards for Plating
Chapter 29: Electroplating
Chapter 30: Direct Plating
Chapter 31: PWB Manufacture Using Fully Electroless Copper
Chapter 32: Printed Circuit Board Surface Finishes
Chapter 33: Solder Mask
Chapter 34: Etching Process and Technologies
Chapter 35: Machining and Routing
Part 7: Bare Board Test
Chapter 36: Bare Board Test Objectives and Definitions
Chapter 37: Bare Board Test Methods
Chapter 38: Bare Board Test Equipment
Chapter 39: HDI Bare Board Special Testing Methods
Part 8: Assembly
Chapter 40: Assembly Processes
Chapter 41: Conformal Costing
Part 9: Solderability Technology
Chapter 42: Solderability: Incoming Inspection and Wet Balance Technique
Chapter 43: Fluxes and Cleaning
Part 10: Solder Materials and Processes
Chapter 44: Soldering Fundamentals
Chapter 45: Soldering Materials and Metallurgy
Chapter 46: Solder Fluxes
Chapter 47: Soldering Techniques
Chapter 48: Soldering Repair and Rework
Part 11: Nonsolder Interconnection
Chapter 49: Press-Fit Interconnection
Chapter 50: Land Grid Array Interconnect
Part 12: Quality
Chapter 51: Acceptability and Quality of Fabricated Boards
Chapter 52: Acceptability of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies
Chapter 53: Assembly Inspection
Chapter 54: Design for Testing
Chapter 55: Loaded Board Testing
Part 13: Reliability
Chapter 56: Conductive Anodic Filament Formation
Chapter 57: Reliability of Printed Circuit Assemblies
Chapter 58: Component-to-PWB Reliability: The Impact of Design Variables and Lead Free
Chapter 59: Component-to-PWB Reliability: Estimating Solder-Joint Reliability and the Impact of Lead-Free Solders
Part 14: Environmental Issues
Chapter 60: Process Waste Minimization and Treatment
Part 15: Flexible Circuits
Chapter 61: Flexible Circuit Applications and Materials
Chapter 62: Design of Flexible Circuits
Chapter 63: Manufacturing of Flexible Circuits
Chapter 64: Termination of Flexible Circuits
Chapter 65: Multilayer Flex and Rigid/Flex
Chapter 66: Special Constructions of Flexible Circuits
Chapter 67: Quality Assurance of Flexible Circuits
Appendix
Glossary
Index

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