Printed Circuits Handbook, 6th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------The World's1 Guide to Printed Circuit Boards_Now Completely Updatedwith the Latest Information on Lead-Free Manufacturing! The best referencein the field for over 30 years, the Printed Circuits Handbook equipsyou with definitive coverage of every facet of printed circuit assemblies_fromdesign methods to fabrication processes. Now completely revised andupdated, the Sixth Edition presents the latest information on lead-freemanufacturing, including lead-free PCB design and fabrication techniques,lead-free materials, and lead-free reliability models. The new editionalso explores best practices for High Density Interconnect (HDI), aswell as flexible printed circuits. Written by a team of experts fromaround the world, the Sixth Edition of this renowned handbook containscutting-edge material on engineering and design of printed circuitsfabrication methods!assembly processes! solders and soldering!testand repair!waste minimization and treatment !quality and reliabilityof printed circuit processes!and much more. The updated Printed CircuitsHandbook provides you with: Unsurpassed guidance on printed circuits_fromdesign to manufacturing Over 500 illustrations, charts, and tablesfor quick access to essential data New to this edition: New coverageof lead-free PCB design and manufacturing techniques, lead-free materials,lead-free reliability models, best practices for High Density Interconnect(HDI), and flexible printed circuits Inside This State-of-the-Art PrintedCircuits Guide / Introduction to Printed Circuits / Engineering andDesign of Printed Circuits Fabrication Processes / Assembly Processes/ Solders and Soldering / Test and Repair / Waste Minimization andTreatment / Quality and Reliability of Printed Circuit Processes /Flexible Circuits--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Clyde F. Coombs, Jr. (Los Altos, CA) recently retiredfrom Hewlett-Packard. He is the editor of all five editions of thePrinted Circuits Handbook, the first of which was published in 1967.He is also the editor of two editions of the Electronic InstrumentHandbook.