The improvement of solder is related to the addition of small amounts of Germanium. As
I have heared Sony has intelectual properties on this solder and filed a patent. Can
somebody confirm this?
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Dr. Hermann Oppermann
Fraunhofer IZM
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Mike Buetow schrieb:

> In March, at IPC Printed Circuits Expo, Mr. Akikazu Shibata of Sony said that
> it was experimenting with Sn-2Ag-5Bi-0.5Cu-0.1Ge.
>
> I cannot say whether this is the same alloy referred to on the Sony Web site.
>
> Mike Buetow
> IPC
> 2215 Sanders Road
> Northbrook, IL 60062
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>

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