eutectic

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Chamber pressure and product and shelf temperatures during primary drying are determined by the product's formulation's eutectic or collapse temperature.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or formed at the lowest possible temperature of solidification for any mixture of specified constituents. Used especially of an alloy whose melting point is lower than that of any other alloy composed of the same constituents in different proportions.
  2. adjective Exhibiting the constitution or properties of such a solid.
  3. noun A eutectic mixture, solution, or alloy.
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  • Nvidia defective chips use a type of bump called high lead, and are now transitioning to a type called eutectic, see here. —  The Inquirer
  • Most if not all substrates use eutectic pads to attach the bumps to as well. —  The Inquirer
  • If you use a eutectic pad with a eutectic bump, you get a much better connection than you do if you use a high-lead bump with a eutectic pad. —  The Inquirer
  • At this time, we have no good explanation as to why Nvidia chose to go the high-lead bump on eutectic pad route. —  The Inquirer
  • High-lead bumps have a much higher current capacity than eutectic bumps. —  The Inquirer
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  1. From Greek eutēktos, easily melted : eu-, eu- + tēktos, melted (from tēkein, to melt).

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  1. from Greek εὐ, well, + τήκειν, melt, fuse, later τηκτός, molten, dissolved (later τηκτικός, able to dissolve).
 

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