Uttara Sahaym

Washington State University

Projects

Effect of Porosity and Surface Finish on Whisker Growth and Morphology

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Uttara Sahaym

Project type

Exploratory Research

Pb free coatings of electronic component leads and lead frames bring up the reliability issues of these components since pure Sn platings are highly prone to spontaneous whisker formation…

Influence of Conformal Coatings on the Mechanisms of Nucleation and Growth of Sn Whiskers, and Potential Impact on Mitigation

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Indranath Dutta

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The worldwide acceptance of the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances act (RoHS), meant to reduce Pb contamination in the environment, has resulted in reemergence of the of…