This started because I tried to build an open source hardware device called the CANtact. I wanted to make my own CAN sniffer so that I could look into decoding CAN messages. The CANtact hooks into ...

Assembling with a stencil is just that much more convenient – it’s a huge timesaver, and your components no longer need to be individually touched with a soldering iron for as many times as they have ...

This paper presents a design and realization of a universal reflow oven for both heating and soldering of SMD components, including rebailing of BGA packages. The reflow oven is composed of two blocks ...

Abstract: There is a continuous need for higher density memory modules for applications like servers, telecommunications, and networking. Memory modules with package stacked Dynamic Random-Access ...

Text tutorial just using desoldering iron: Get soldering iron quite warm. Put the soldering iron on top of each extremes (first one, and then the other) of the SMD and push a bit to one side.