Richard, I am investigating Omikron now. Getting ready to do a proto run this coming week. I have not found anything to worry about with Omikron other then possibly shelf life, which is not a problem for me. We don't have large runs and turn board inventory in a matter of weeks. I have industry cohorts with first hand knowledge that say IWT-Omikron is better than ENIG in their opinions, so I am giving it a try to see if it eliminates the problems I have with OSP. I'm sure there are others who will say differently, but that is why I am running the prototype. The proof is in the performance for me. I have heard about some problems with Dexter-FST, but not with Omikron, which is why I am trying it. There are also a lot of pro's and con's with Au, so IWT seems like a potentially good replacement for OSP/HASL/ENIG, if it performs. If you have some specifics on your statement that "neither work very well", I'd be interested in hearing what those specifics are. Thanks.....DT At 09:50 PM 10/22/99 -0700, you wrote: >I understand there are (2) suppliers of the white tin >process, but neither work very well. Does anybody >think this technology is something my company should >pursue, or just stay with Ni-Au? > > >===== > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > >############################################################## >TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >############################################################## >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with >following text in >the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET >############################################################## >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information. >If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or >847-509-9700 ext.5365 >############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################