Background Information

Wikipedia Descriptions

• ​Soldering
• ​Flux
• ​Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Safety

• ​Soldering Safety
• ​A few safety precautions
• ​Roll back the lead-free initiative: 12 ROHS myths

Electronic IC Packages

• ​NEC Electronics Packaging
• ​IC packages data handbook
• ​Intersil Plastic Packages
• ​Amkor Technology IC Packages
• ​Toshiba IC packages
• ​Example of small Passive Devices

How to Solder

Guides

• ​CuriousInventor.com How to Solder Guide
• ​CuriousInventor.com Surface Mount Soldering
• ​Instructables.com How to Solder
• ​Instructables.com Extreme Surface Mount Soldering

Video Clips

• ​Google Video How to Solder
• ​NASA Soldering Instructional Videos
• ​IPC Training Videos

PCB Assembly

Electronics Assembly Equipment, Tools, and Demonstrations

• ​Surface Mount Technology
• ​Petlock Inc.
• ​HI TechSources
• ​Cookson Electronics
• ​HMC Electronics

Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Cleaning

• ​chemtronics.com
• ​chemtronics.com
• ​HumiSeal
• ​Dow Corning
• ​CAIG Laboratories, Inc.