About Us

Foresite Research

Areas of research 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

  • Zinc Whiskers

Research for Clients

Foresite resolves electronics reliability issues. Your ability to produce reliable electronics, existing or new, is in a constant state of flux (pardon the pun).

Contamination-related reliability issues can certainly be process related, but they can also be related to storage or service environment, materials, or even design.  Product requirements change (e.g. regulations) as do failure modes.  We can research your specific challenge.

Learn more about Client Proprietary Research

Industry Research

Foresite participates in and contributes to various industry research initiatives, including the establishment of IPC standards. When productive, Foresite teams with commercial and/or academic partners.

Find industry research results and analysis in the Resources Section of Our Website

Government-Sponsored Research

Throughout our history, Foresite has conducted funded research for the U.S. Government, both within the SBIR/STTR (small business research) program and outside that effort.

Recent research has focused on lead-free electronics for the Department of Defense.

Find government-sponsored research results and analysis in the Resources Section of Our Website