Lead Removal Could Cause 'Tin Whisker' Electronics Problem to Resurface
THE ENVIRONMENTALLY DRIVEN TRANSITION TO REMOVE LEAD from electronics is reanimating an old threat to reliability--tin whiskers. These single-crystal, electrically conductive hair-like structures grow from pure tin surfaces. In the mid-1980s, USAF discovered whiskers inside tin-plated lids of...
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