The eight-step problem-solving process is commonly employed as a problem solving and preventative corrective action methodology. This method defines a step-by-step process to follow from problem identification to problem solving (preventative) actions. 1. Problem Identification Identify the problem and why it’s a problem. Define how it was identified and the impact to the business. 2. […]
Sahasra Semiconductors, an emerging company in India, associated with Sahasra Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Optima Technology Associates, Inc. , InfoPower Technologies Ltd., is focused on chip packaging. The company’s Chief Technology Officer Shiv Kumar shares some of the company’s progress and future plans below. Saharan Semiconductors’s mission is semiconductor assembly and testing in India. Mr Amrit […]
Optima Technology Associates, Inc. and Sahasra Electronics Pvt. Ltd. are moving forward with plans to initiate memory chip assembly, test, and packaging (ATMP) in India for Japanese and US based brands. This effort will also plan to sell it’s own branded chips in India by the end of 2022, from India’s first memory chip ATMP […]
A critical aspect of any PCBA surface mount assembly process is the proper application of solder paste to the printed circuit board (PCB) in order to make sure component terminals are applied correctly to the PCB pad to ensure proper and well-maintained electrical connections. Generally this process is achieved through the use of a solder stencil which […]
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive 2002/96/EC. The WEEE Directive aims to both reduce the amount of electrical and electronic equipment being produced and to encourage everyone to reuse, recycle and recover it. The law entered into force on January 2007. WEEE Directive http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2006/l_396/l_39620061230en00010849.pdf Please direct any […]
REACH is a European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006). It deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances. This law has been enforced since 1 June 2007. The aim of REACH is to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification […]
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted legislation restricting or banning certain substances in the electrical and electronic equipment. The RoHS Directive states that: “Member States shall ensure that from 1 July, 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, […]
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations pertaining to “Conflict Minerals” such as Gold, Tantalum, Tin and Tungsten sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries controlled by non-governmental military groups, state that such minerals should not be utilized in products produced in or by U. S. Corporations. Download OTA Conflict Minerals […]
