Hi Tom,
> I spent a good deal of time Friday trying to find out. So far, they're
> telling me that the study was funded by the government and can't be
> released. 
> Freedom-of-Information Act?

> I'll keep digging since I thought the industry in general had
> come to the same conclusion that in today's world of better processes and
> materials, along with process control, etchback is a liability more than an
> asset. Many high reliability customers have reduced the maximum etchback
> allowed on their product for that reason, 
> Agreed

> but have not yet allowed desmear
> because they don't want to invest time to qualify  a supplier's desmear
> process.
> I do not understand what that mens, how can you not have/allow desmear? 
> Isn't it the same process only by a different name?
> 
> 
Werner



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