South Korea underwent rapid economic development under a semi-military, virulently anti-communist government which banned trade unions and kept close checks on the economy. President Roe Tae Woo has, however, since 1987, introduced electoral and social reforms. Strikes and wage rises have followed, leading to a loss of competitive edge, and the growth of opposition parties has resulted in political stalemate.
Robert E. Bedeski provides a thorough analysis of the institutions of government in South Korea and how they have been transformed by the introduction of political pluralism, and of the attempt to liberalize without undermining economic success. He also examines the new political parties and their role within the framework of the South Korean political system, as well as their social context. State reforms are compared with developments in Taiwan, the Phillipines, North Korea, China and the former Soviet Union. The major themes of state-building an deconomic development are thoroughly explored. The author also deals with South Korea's international environment and changing foreign policy.

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Successfully Design and Manufacture Reliable Environmentally-Friendly Electronic Products

This state-of-the-art resource brings together contributions by a team of experts from the total electronics supply chain who show how to master the strategy, design, test and implementation issues of meeting global environmental regulations.

Edited by the founder of the New England Lead-Free Consortium and filled with over 130 detailed illustrations, Green Electronics Design and Manufacturing features:

• Guidance for lead-free conversions while maintaining quality and reliability for printed circuit board production and rework of surface mount technology and palted through holes
• Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) compliance for hex-chrome and future halogen free issues
• Detailed coverage of global environmental regulations and their impact on manufacturing and design processes
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Proven 2D and 3D IC lead-free interconnect reliability techniques

Reliability of RoHS-Compliant 2D and 3D IC Interconnects offers tested solutions to reliability problems in lead-free interconnects for PCB assembly, conventional IC packaging, 3D IC packaging, and 3D IC integration. This authoritative guide presents the latest cutting-edge reliability methods and data for electronic manufacturing services (EMS) on second-level interconnects, packaging assembly on first-level interconnects, and 3D IC integration on microbumps and through-silicon-via (TSV) interposers. Design reliable 2D and 3D IC interconnects in RoHS-compliant projects using the detailed information in this practical resource.

Covers reliability of:

• 2D and 3D IC lead-free interconnects
• CCGA, PBGA, WLP, PQFP, flip-chip, lead-free SAC solder joints
• Lead-free (SACX) solder joints
• Low-temperature lead-free (SnBiAg) solder joints
• Solder joints with voids, high strain rate, and high ramp rate
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• Chip-to-wafer (C2W) bonding and lead-free interconnects
• Wafer-to-wafer (W2W) bonding and lead-free interconnects
• 3D IC chip stacking with low-temperature bonding
• TSV interposers and lead-free interconnects
• Electromigration of lead-free microbumps for 3D IC integration

Contributors include Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Dietmar Steiner.