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Volume 10, No. 12 December 2010


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22 Holiday wishes for a “normal” 2011 Walt Custer and Jon Custer-Topai


42 Estimating the reliability of encapsulated wire bonds Werner Engelmaier


OTHER REGULAR FEATURES 6


Industry News 44 New Products


52 Association News 56 International Diary


BUSINESS FOCUS 28 2010 Rep & Distributor Review


SPECIAL FEATURES 38 Jumo refines its strategy for quality-driven growth 50 Interview—Digi-Key’s Mark Larson 54 Show report: SMTAI has a loyal following


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REGULAR COLUMNS 4


Finding inspiration for the future of the electronics industry in its history Joe Fjelstad


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Electronica lights up the European market Trevor Galbraith


TECHNOLOGY FOCUS 10 Clean “no-clean,” or use a water wash solder paste? Gerjan Diepstraten, Cobar Europe B.V., and Tim Lawrence, Ph.D., Cobar/Balver Zinn


18 Streamlining new product introduction Mark Laing, Valor Division of Mentor Graphics Corporation


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Happy holidays from the Global SMT & Packaging team—see you in 2011!


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