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Whisker (metallurgy)

Index Whisker (metallurgy)

Metal whiskering is a phenomenon which occurs in electrical devices when metals form long whisker-like projections over time. [1]

36 relations: Ball grid array, Boeing 601, Conductive anodic filament, Conformal coating, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Crystal growth, CubeSat, Data center, Dendrite (crystal), Dendrite (metal), Electrochemical migration, Failure of electronic components, Flux (metallurgy), Galaxy IV, Germanium, Gold plating, Gold-aluminium intermetallic, Hacker Radio Ltd, JEDEC, List of LED failure modes, List of semiconductor materials, List of unsolved problems in physics, Millstone Nuclear Power Plant, Monocrystalline whisker, Nickel–zinc battery, Occam process, Printed circuit board, Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, Silicon carbide, Silver sulfide, Solder, Soldering, Sudden unintended acceleration, Tin, Tin pest, Whisker (disambiguation).

Ball grid array

A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging (a chip carrier) used for integrated circuits.

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Boeing 601

The Boeing 601 (sometimes referred to as the BSS-601, and previously as the HS-601) is a communications satellite bus designed in 1985 and introduced in 1987 by Hughes Space and Communications Company.

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Conductive anodic filament

Conductive anodic filament, also called CAF, is a metallic filament that forms from an electrochemical migration process and is known to cause printed circuit board (PCB) failures.

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Conformal coating

Conformal coating material is a thin polymeric film which ‘conforms’ to the contours of a printed circuit board to protect the board's components.

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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 is a United States law signed on August 14, 2008 by President George W. Bush.

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Crystal growth

Crystal growth is the process where a pre-existing crystal becomes larger as more molecules or ions add in their positions in the crystal lattice.

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CubeSat

A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10×10×10 cm cubic units.

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Data center

A data center (American English) or data centre (Commonwealth English) is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.

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Dendrite (crystal)

A crystal dendrite is a crystal that develops with a typical multi-branching tree-like form.

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Dendrite (metal)

A dendrite in metallurgy is a characteristic tree-like structure of crystals growing as molten metal freezes, the shape produced by faster growth along energetically favourable crystallographic directions.

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Electrochemical migration

Electrochemical migration (ECM) is the dissolution and movement of metal ions in presence of electric potential, which results in the growth of dendritic structures between anode and cathode.

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Failure of electronic components

Electronic components have a wide range of failure modes.

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Flux (metallurgy)

In metallurgy, a flux (derived from Latin fluxus meaning “flow”) is a chemical cleaning agent, flowing agent, or purifying agent.

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Galaxy IV

Galaxy IV was a model HS-601 satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC).

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Germanium

Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32.

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Gold plating

Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver (to make silver-gilt), by chemical or electrochemical plating.

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Gold-aluminium intermetallic

A gold-aluminium intermetallic is an intermetallic compound of gold and aluminium that occurs at contacts between the two metals.

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Hacker Radio Ltd

Hacker Radio Limited manufactured domestic radio and audio equipment.

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JEDEC

The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is an independent semiconductor engineering trade organization and standardization body.

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List of LED failure modes

The most common way for LEDs (and diode lasers) to fail is the gradual lowering of light output and loss of efficiency.

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List of semiconductor materials

Semiconductor materials are nominally small band gap insulators.

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List of unsolved problems in physics

Some of the major unsolved problems in physics are theoretical, meaning that existing theories seem incapable of explaining a certain observed phenomenon or experimental result.

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Millstone Nuclear Power Plant

The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the only nuclear power generation site in Connecticut and the only multi unit nuclear plant in New England.

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Monocrystalline whisker

A monocrystalline whisker is a filament of material that is structured as a single, defect-free crystal.

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Nickel–zinc battery

A nickel–zinc battery, abbreviated NiZn, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to NiMH batteries, but with a higher voltage of 1.6 V.

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Occam process

The Occam process is a solder-free, Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)-compliant method for use in the manufacturing of electronic circuit boards developed by Verdant Electronics.

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Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board (PCB) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components or electrical components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and/or between sheet layers of a non-conductive substrate.

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Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC, (RoHS 1), short for Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union.

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Silicon carbide

Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum, is a semiconductor containing silicon and carbon.

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Silver sulfide

Silver sulfide is the sulfide of silver.

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Solder

Solder (or in North America) is a fusible metal alloy used to create a permanent bond between metal workpieces.

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Soldering

Soldering (AmE:, BrE), is a process in which two or more items (usually metal) are joined together by melting and putting a filler metal (solder) into the joint, the filler metal having a lower melting point than the adjoining metal.

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Sudden unintended acceleration

Sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) is the unintended, unexpected, uncontrolled acceleration of a vehicle, often accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness.

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Tin

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from stannum) and atomic number 50.

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Tin pest

Tin pest is an autocatalytic, allotropic transformation of the element tin, which causes deterioration of tin objects at low temperatures.

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Whisker (disambiguation)

A whisker is a type of mammalian hair.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)

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