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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!
www.globalsmt.net Global SMT & Packaging – Celebrating 10 Years – December 2010 – 1
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