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NovaCentrix: Photonic Soldering Enables Flexible Electronics Integration

Photonic soldering enables off-the-shelf solders to bond surface-mount electronics to polymer films in seconds.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Photonic soldering, using PulseForge tools, is being developed in a partnership with Holst Centre (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and NovaCentrix (Austin, TX). This new bonding technique attaches surface-mount electronics to low-melting point polymer films using standard lead-free solder in a matter of seconds.  Demand for high-performance multifunctional flexible systems is increasing. To deliver such systems, manufacturers need to be able to combine standard silicon ICs or surface mounted dev...

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