Title: Lead-Free Electronics
Description: Lead-free Electronics provides guidance on the design and use of lead-free electronics as well as technical and legislative perspectives. All the complex challenges confronting the elec-tronics industry are skillfully addressed:   Complying with state legislation   Implementing the transition to lead-free electronics, including anticipating associated costs and potential supply chain issues   Understanding intellectual property issues in lead-free alloys and their applications, including licensing and infringement   Implementing cost effective manufacturing and testing   Reducing risks due to tin whiskers   Finding lead-free solutions in harsh environments such as in the automotive and telecommunications industries   Understanding the capabilities and limitations of conductive adhesives in lead-free interconnects   Devising solutions for lead-free, flip-chip interconnects in high-performance integrated circuit products    Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field and carefully edited to ensure a consistent approach. Readers will find all the latest information, including the most recent data on cyclic thermomechanical deformation properties of lead-free SnAgCu alloys and a comparison of the properties of standard Sn-Pb versus lead-free alloys, using the energy partitioning approach.    With legislative and market pressure to eliminate the use of lead in electronics manufacturing, this timely publication is essential reading for all engineers and professionals in the electronics industry.
Subjects: Engineering, Nonfiction, Technology, Electric apparatus and appliances, Electronic apparatus and appliances, Lead-free electronics manufacturing processes