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New Heat-Reduced Magnetic Solder Could Revolutionize Chip Design
A new heat-reduced soldering technique using magnets may lead to some revolutionary changes in the way chips are manufactured. Details are scant since the inventor seems to be playing it close to the vest for now in hopes of attracting chipmaker interest. "The result is a tin-silver alloy that contains a dispersion of iron particles tens of micrometers in diameter. When a magnetic field is applied to the solders, two things happen. First, the iron particles heat up, locally melting the solder. This localized heating, which works on the same principle as inductive stoves, remains completely contained, keeping the surrounding area cool. And second, the iron particles line up with the direction of the magnetic field, squeezing and pushing the liquid in that direction. This alignment is retained when the solder solidifies, and the well-ordered particles provide mechanical reinforcement that's greater than that afforded by a regular dispersion of particles."
Wave-soldering is a very tamper-tolerant technique.
We have a bunch of crazy Asian immigrants who used to stand and squat on the toilet seats when they took shits. After the toilets started breaking, we made them squat on top of the wave solder machine and shit into the molten solder pool. It reeks like a motherfucker, but the customer gets what they deserve when they use immigrant labor. Once in awhile, an Asian falls into the pool and we have to ladle his bones out at the end of the shift.
Are you man enough to stick your dick into a running pick-n-place?