External resources · Updated 7 Dec 2020
Useful links
A curated set of technical resources on soldering, PCB design and joint reliability, compiled with the cooperation of Brno University of Technology students (April–May 2015).
Electrically conductive adhesives
- permabond.com permabond.com
Thin and thick-film resistors
- resistorguide.com resistorguide.com
- microwaves101.com microwaves101.com
- vutbr.cz vutbr.cz [in Czech]
- elceram.cz elceram.cz [in Czech]
RoHS directive
- eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu
- rohscompliancedefinition.com rohscompliancedefinition.com
Ceramic capacitors
- electronics-notes.com electronics-notes.com
- eepower.com eepower.com
Solder joint and solderability
- jim.or.jp jim.or.jp
- jim.or.jp jim.or.jp
- pmt.usp.br pmt.usp.br
PCB surface finishes
- en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
- smtcentrum.cz smtcentrum.cz [in Czech]
- smtcentrum.cz smtcentrum.cz [in Czech]
Reballing
- zeph.com zeph.com
- instructables.com instructables.com
BGA and QFN packages
Thin-layer realization and properties
- mrsec.harvard.edu mrsec.harvard.edu
- odbornecasopisy.cz odbornecasopisy.cz [in Czech]
Laser soldering in electrotechnics
- cdn.intechopen.com cdn.intechopen.com
- homen.vsb.cz homen.vsb.cz [in Czech]
Solder and PCB reliability
- nepp.nasa.gov nepp.nasa.gov
- digitalcommons.calpoly.edu digitalcommons.calpoly.edu
Design for Manufacture (DFM)
- embedded.com embedded.com
- design4manufacturability.com design4manufacturability.com
- npd-solutions.com npd-solutions.com
PCB design
- alternatezone.com alternatezone.com
Cooling of semiconductor devices
- powerguru.org powerguru.org
- giangrandi.ch giangrandi.ch
- infineon.com infineon.com
Fluxes and their properties
Tantalum and niobium-oxide capacitors
- en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
- en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
- vutbr.cz vutbr.cz [in Czech]
QFP packages
- nxp.com nxp.com
- electronics-notes.com electronics-notes.com
PCB repairs
- circuitrework.com circuitrework.com
- abetec.cz abetec.cz [in Czech]
CAD tools
- gerber-viewer.com gerber-viewer.com
- sourceforge.net sourceforge.net
- comsysdes.com comsysdes.com
Assembly videos
- SMD soldering — QFN package youtube.com
- SMD soldering — small packages youtube.com
- Remove SMD components without hot-air gun youtube.com
- Repair bridge and excess solder youtube.com
- Best flux for soldering — comparison with JLCPCB boards youtube.com
- Laptop BGA reballing youtube.com