A nut eh? Surely a self tapping screw, driven home using the theta drive on the pick and place head would be more efficient? Regards Eric Dawson > -----Original Message----- > From: Earl Moon [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 1:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] VERY INTERESTING, TO ME, BGA/CSP STUFF > > Werner, > > Thanks for the numbering info. Thanks as well for the rest. Your following > deserves a reply: > > Seriously, though, your "small, but very much on the rise > non-manufacturing > oriented telecom > company" will not be rising much farther, if they assemble BGAs/PWAs this > way. I do not think you reallllly need any help with this. > > Well, it's up to me to show them the light and error of their ways. So > far, > so good. > > Can I top this story? Would this qualify? At Bell Labs--the former vibrant > Bell Labs, not the current empty shell--one guy tried to pattent the idea > of > putting a screw in the center of the package and fasteninng it to the PCB > through a hole with a nut. > > I hesitate to say that idea was brought up in a meeting yesterday. Unreal? > > Earl > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: > SET Technet NOMAIL > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------