Reliability Matters
Reliability Matters is a podcast on the subject of reliability of circuit assemblies. Reliability "best practices" and success stories are discussed. This podcast features interviews with experts in the electronic assembly industry.
All electronic production segments which effect product reliability are on the table. This includes contamination, coating, cleanliness assessment, inspection, building for harsh environments, reflow, printing, failure analysis, board fabrication, and much more.
Your Host:
Mike Konrad began his career in the electronic assembly equipment industry in 1985. Mike founded Aqueous Technologies in 1992 in response to the Montreal Protocol and the resulting international treaty banning most popular cleaning/defluxing solvents.
Mike is an internationally known speaker on the subject of increasing reliability through contamination removal and cleanliness quantification techniques and procedures. Mike was awarded “Distinguish Speaker Status” with SMTA in 2018 and received the “Rich Freiberger Best of Conference Award” in 2019.
Mike is a member of the SMTA Global Board of Directors where he is Vice President of Communications. Mike is also Vice President of Technical Programs for the Los Angeles / Orange County SMTA Chapter.
Visit the Reliability Matters Podcast Website:
https://www.reliabilitymatterspodcast.com
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 181
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 117: When Residues Cause Circuit Assemblies to Fail
My guest, Eric Camden (Lead Investigator with Foresite) and I discuss electrochemical migration (ECM) and other failure modes caused by residues on circuit assemblies.
Eric Camden's Contact Informatio…
Eric Camden's Contact Informatio…
00:29:31 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Episode 116: Supply Chain Musings
On this episode, I speak with Mark Goodwin, COO of Ventec Europe, a supplier of copper clad laminates and prepreg bonding materials for the circuit board fabrication industry about supply chain chall…
00:16:43 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Episode 115: Making Sense of "Big Data"
You don't have to be in the tech industry you understand importance and value of data. Industries have always collected various sets of data, first manually and, in modern times, automatically. The v…
00:23:54 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Episode 114: The Remarkable Return of the Post-Reflow Cleaning Process
On this show, we’ve discussed many aspects of the Electronics assembly process. We talked about reflow, thermal management, printing, soldering materials, additives, and so much more. What do all the…
01:12:10 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Episode 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss
Episode 113: A Conversation about Counterfeit Component Detection with Dr. Eyal Weiss
We are all aware of the “oldest profession in the world”. Perhaps the second oldest profession is counterfeiting. …
We are all aware of the “oldest profession in the world”. Perhaps the second oldest profession is counterfeiting. …
01:15:01 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Special Episode: A Conversation about Business Challenges with STI Electronics' President David Raby
David Raby is President of Madison Alabama-based STI Electronics, a contract manufacturer for the EMS industry. David worked at the family business since he was a child and eventually took over the f…
00:27:39 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Episode 112: A Conversation about ESD Mitigation with ESD Expert Christopher Almeras
Electricity is the life blood for all circuit assemblies. It can also afflict significant damage via electrostatic discharge. My guest, Christopher Almeras of Raytheon reviews the various ESD mitigat…
01:14:51 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Episode 111: Liquid Metal’s Potential Future in Electronics
Historically, circuit assemblies are rigid devices. IoT (Internet of Things) has opened up the opportunity to embed electronics into a near limitless array of form factors. Some of these form factors…
01:15:04 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Episode 110: A Wrap-Up of the Reliability Matters 2022 Season
On this episode, there are no guests, and no specific topics. I would like to use this opportunity to thank my guests, our syndication partners, and, of course, my audience for making this podcast so…
00:08:59 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Episode 109: A Decade of Industry 4.0 - What it Was - What it Wasn't
Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. Beyond the buzzwords, what does this mean? My guest today is David Graham, Chief Technology Officer of 4IR.UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Internet of…
01:09:29 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Episode 108: A Preview of the Upcoming SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium
Welcome back to another episode of the reliability matters podcast. For those who are counting, this is episode number 108. SMTA is well known for producing high-quality relevant technical conference…
00:48:42 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Episode 107: IPC Validation Services & the Trusted Supplier Program
Like most manufacturers, the electronic manufacturing industry relies on countless suppliers to fulfill its manufacturing needs. I'm quite certain there is no one within the EMS space who fabricates …
00:54:51 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Episode 106: A Conversation about Production Automation
It's been said, on this show, that one key factor to international competitiveness is automation. While labor rates vary widely across the world, automation helps to level the field.
My guest today i…
My guest today i…
00:53:02 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Episode 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices
A new episode of the Reliability Matters Podcast is now available.
Episode 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices
Today, we’re diving into conformal coating best practices. With the e…
Episode 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices
Today, we’re diving into conformal coating best practices. With the e…
01:07:47 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee
Surface Mount Technology International 2022 is quickly approaching. My guests today are SMTA President Dr. Martin Anselm, a Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Technical Committe…
00:41:16 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
Episode 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli
Modern electronics assembly has seen so many changes over the years. In today’s era of IOT, the electrification of vehicles, the explosion in the use of bottom terminated components, the increasing i…
00:57:12 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Episode 103: SMT Assembly Equipment for Low Volume Applications
Today, we're going to talk about low-volume electronic assembly. We all know who the “big players” are when it comes to solder paste printers, pick and place machines, reflow ovens and other assembly…
00:55:09 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Episode 102: Contract Manufacturer Selection Process Best Practices
Today, we're going to talk about contract manufacturing. Do you have a circuit assembly that needs to be built? Don’t have the equipment in-house or enough bandwidth or specialized expertise to build…
01:11:40 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Episode 101: Forging the Future of US Manufacturing with IPC's Matt Kelly
It seems today, the entire world is experiencing supply chain challenges in nearly all product categories. In the electronic assembly industry, the focus has been within the semiconductor market, esp…
00:59:37 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
Episode 100: A 100th Episode Special (Recorded Live)
Episode 100: A 100th Episode Special (Recorded Live)
This is the 100th episode of the Reliability Matters podcast! Hear clips from past episodes and messages from past guests on their views about reli…
This is the 100th episode of the Reliability Matters podcast! Hear clips from past episodes and messages from past guests on their views about reli…
01:14:03 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
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