Previously doing business as Contamination Studies Laboratory Inc., Foresite is an analytical test laboratory dedicated to solving product reliability issues created when electronics manufacturing process residues and other surface contaminants degrade field performance. The firm's technical expertise organzies around residues or cleanliness offering: in-depth investigations of contamination on bare boards, components or assemblies; assessments of the risk factors for existing hardware in the field; consultation on how to transition to a new manufacturing process or optimize an existing operation. Areas of research undertaken in-house and/or for clients include: Cleaning Processes & Chemistries; Cleanliness Limits; Contamination Testing; Dendrites & Dendritic Growth; Electromigration; Environmental Impact on Electronics; Flux Chemistries; Flux Residues; Ion Chromatography; Lead-Free Soldering Reliability; Materials Choices; Process Monitoring; Process Qualification; Re-balling Reliability; Residue Extraction; Solderability; Tin Whiskers; White Residues and Zinc Whiskers
