The corrosion of electronic resistors

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 666-672

  Reid, Michael ^a   Punch, Jeff ^a   Ryan, Claire ^a   Franey, John ^b   Derkits Jr , Gustav E ^b   Reents Jr , William D ^b   Garfias, Luis F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c S C Johnson & Son Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric corrosion; Atmospherics; Corrosion; Precision thick chip resistors; Printed circuit board (PCB); Printed circuit boards; Silver sulphide (Ag2S)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; NICKEL; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SOLDERING ALLOYS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION CELL; ELECTRONIC RESISTORS; PRECISION THICK CHIP RESISTORS; SILVER SULPHIDE;

RESISTORS;

EID: 36849008594     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2007.901749     Document Type: Article

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