Hi Jim! If I could only have one book, I think that "Coombs' Printed Circuits Handbook" by Clyde F. Coombs would be it. To me, it covers everything about Printed Circuits... -Steve Gregory- Coombs' Printed Circuits Handbook with CDROM (McGraw-Hill Handbooks) by Clyde F. Coombs ISBN13: 9780071350167 ISBN10: 0071350160 THE ONLY SINGLE- VOLUME REFERENCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF PRINTED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY Defining the best in printed circuit board design and technology and unparalleled in thoroughness and reliability. COOMBS' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK features: * 30-years' stature as the best reference in the field * Complete, definitive coverage of every facet of printed circuit assemblies, from design methods to manufacturing processes * Exhaustive coverage of HDI (High Density Interconnect) technologies including design, material, and microvia fabrication, sequential lamination, assembly, testing, and reliability * Fabrication developments including blind and buried vias, controlled depth drilling, direct imaging, horizontal and pulse plating * Base materials, including traditional and alternative laminates * Effective quality and reliability programs, including test & inspection, acceptability criteria, reliability of boards and assemblies, process capability and control * Multi-layer and flexible printed circuit design, fabrication and assembly * Advanced single- and multi-chip component packaging * Top contributors from Motorola, Cisco, Compaq, Agilent, Hewlett-Packard, and other major companies * CD-ROM with the entire book in searchable format * Over 1300 pages covering every facet of PCB work * More than 700 illustrations, charts, tables, and formulas that provide ready access to needed data COOMBS' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK is the PCB answer book, resolving more expert and workaday questions than any other single source in electronics. * The most trusted, complete, and up-to-date reference on printed circuit boards * Ideal for broadening your expertise and for solving problems that arise every day; basics for novices and advanced technologies for experienced practitioners * Inside: fundamentals of printed circuit design, fabrication, assembly, test, and quality THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDBOOK HELPS YOU: * Apply leading-edge techniques in design, fabrication, and assembly * Solve density/heat issues * Easily find needed data and equations MEET THE NEED FOR SPEED AND MINIATURIZATION Advancements in semiconductor packaging have caused a "Density Revolution" in printed circuit technology, leading to dramatic process innovations in all areas of the industry. Now COOMBS' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK, the best-selling reference in the field for 30 years, updates you on PCB design and manufacturing processes, with details from leading engineers. Their revolutionary microvia and miniaturization processes are the heart of this new edition Synopsis: Resolve all your workaday questions with the PCB answer book. Defining the best in printed circuit board design and technology and unparalleled in thoroughness and reliability, Coombs' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK, Fifth Edition provides definitive coverage of every facet of printed circuit assemblies, from design methods to manufacturing processes. This new edition of the most trusted guide to pcbs gives you: * Exhaustive coverage of HDI (High Density Interconnect) technologies including design, material, microvia fabrication, sequential lamination, assembly, testing, and reliability * Coverage of fabrication developments including: blind and buried vias, controlled depth drilling, direct imaging, horizontal and pulse plating * Thorough examination of base materials, including traditional and alternative laminates * Understanding of effective quality and reliability programs, including: test & inspection, acceptability criteria, reliability of boards and assemblies, process capability and control * Full treatment of multi-layer and flexible printed circuit design, fabrication and assembly advanced single- and multi-chip component packaging * Contributions from pros at Motorola, Cisco, and other major companies * Included CD-ROM, with the entire book in searchable format * Hundreds of illustrations and instant-access tables, and formulas -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of West, Jim Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Good books to read? Hi, Looking for any suggested books to read that covers the building of printed circuit board assemblies(SMT). It would be nice to have a book that covers the complete process from paste through final inspect/Test...wishful thinking I right? Thanks, Jim West Engineering Manager Nexergy Inc. www.nexergy.com tel: (614) 351-6216 fax: (614) 324-1979 This email message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain legally privileged, protected or confidential information. 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