Special Advertising Section
Happy 10th
Anniversary SN100C
Nihon Superior Co. Ltd.’s SN100C alloy celebrates 10 years of success and innovation, proving that
advanced technology can overcome almost any obstacle.
I
n 1999, Tetsuro Nishimura, president
of Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., invented a
revolutionary tin-copper-nickel-germanium
alloy—SN100C. Ten years later, the mate-
rial has grown and succeeded throughout
the world to become one of the global
industry’s most popular lead-free wave
soldering alloys.
Although developed initially to address
the need for an economical wave solder,
it has since been found that its properties
also make SN100C an ideal choice for re-
flow and hand soldering, as well as spheres
for the attachment of area-array packages.
In response to this momentous
achievement, Nishimura said, “One of the
direct results of SN100C prospering in the
market for 10 years not only has been the
increased status of our product but also of
the status of solder in modern life. I feel
that it is important that the solder industry
accept the responsibility that comes with
that increased status. That means that
solder makers must have the capability and
the commitment to solve customers’ prob-
lems. The goal of solder makers must be
prompt delivery of quality products along
with all the know-how the customer needs
Tetsuro Nishimura, president of Nihon Superior (above).
to make the best use of the product in the SN100C bar and wire solder, solder paste and solder balls (below).
achievement of his production objectives.
Over the past 10 years, we have worked
hard to achieve those goals ourselves. Need-
less to say we have been able to do so only
because of the support we have received
from our customers and our business part-
ners around the world.”
Finding popularity and providing
superior solutions in numerous markets,
SN100C reaches this milestone not on
its own merits alone. Nihon Superior has
teamed with highly successful companies
worldwide to make sure that the alloy
reaches as far as possible and provides
optimal results every time. One such
company, FCT Assembly, has been working
with Nihon Superior since 2002 and was
the first company to distribute SN100C in
North America.
28 – Global SMT & Packaging – February 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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