And we are trying to tell you all along that a microinch is a smaller unit of measure than a micron. There are 1/.0254 microinches per micron, or about 40 uinches per micron. -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Victor G. Hernandez Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:24 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Intermetallic Layer I have been stating all along that MICRONS are a SMALLER unit of measure than MICRO INCHES. Victor, -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Indrek Rebane Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Intermetallic Layer Hi Victor, Victor G. Hernandez wrote: > Microns are smaller units of measure than MICRO INCHES. You seem to be confusing microinches with mils. One microinch is thousandth of mil, which is thousandth of inch. One microinch is 0.0254 microns. Indrek, Actually a proponent of the SI (Metric) system. -- Indrek Rebane Borthwick-Pignon OÜ, R&D Riia 185, 51014 Tartu, Estonia Phone: +372 7 302 641, Fax: +372 7 383 041 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------