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Written by Arnold Steinman
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 00:00 |

| Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Air ionization. ESD is a multi-step event. Charge is generated, typically triboelectrically, accumulating on some object. At some later time, a discharge occurs. Ionizers prevent problems that would occur in few seconds or longer from the time of generation of charge to the discharge. |
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Pocket Guide to Excellent V-scoring |
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Written by Phil Altomare, Jr.
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 00:00 |

| Pocket Guide to Excellent V-Scoring. Since you are a very busy engineer, operator or manager involved in many other important areas, we offer this concise review of the fundamentals of v-scoring, that will produce the accurate and functional product that you desire. |
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Causes and Cures of tombstoning chip Components |
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Written by Bob Willis
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 00:00 |

| What is Tombstoning? A tombstone-sometimes called a Manhattan skyline, crocodile, leaning tower or space rocket-is a chip component that has partially or completely lifted off one end of the surface of the pad. |
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Fiducial Mark Design Guidelines |
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Written by IPC SMEMA
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 00:00 |

| Fiducial Mark Design Guidelines. The guidelines adhere to design rules standardized by the Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association and are supported by IPC. |
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Suggestions for breakaway tabs |
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Written by TKB-4u
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 00:00 |

| Suggestions for layout of "rat-bite" breakaway tabs. These guidelines about Perforated Breakaway Tabs, are intended to help assist you in your design and are not meant to be the only workable solution. |
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