Yup. My career was in the semiconductor industry and we knew several decades ago that strain greatly enhanced the probability of dendrite growth. I didn't see anything new in that article other than maybe the ability to actually watch it happen.
And to put things slightly on topic, I'd be amazed if there were any devices in Elecraft products that weren't fabricated with that knowledge in hand.
73, Dave AB7E On 12/10/2012 12:23 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
The "whiskers" issue has been well-known in the two-way radio industry for decades. General Electric, in particular, had a running battle with the problem, especially in their MASTR (Sic) product line's front-end cavities. The product line was almost through it's life span before they figured out what the problem really was and the "fix". Google "Dendrites" for more than one probably wants to know. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [email protected]
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