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NEWS

Optimism for January in ECIA Component Sales Sentiment Survey

06 January 2025

ATLANTA – Electronics supply chain participants' concerns about December sales were not as pronounced as originally projected, with a component sales sentiment ... Read More...

PCEA Releases ‘AI for PCB Design’ White Paper

06 January 2025

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today released the groundbreaking keynote presentation from PCB West (htt... Read More...

PCB East 2025 Conference Registration Open

06 January 2025

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) this week will open registration for the technical program for PCB East (... Read More...

Electronics Industry Sentiment Dips in December

03 January 2025

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The electronics industry faced a dip in sentiment this December, as the Demand Index declined 1.8% according to IPC’s December Sentiment of th... Read More...

Fraunhofer IAP, Notion Systems Partner to Advance EHD Printing

02 January 2025

POTSDAM, GERMANY – The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP (Fraunhofer IAP) and Notion Systems have announced a strategic partnership to furth... Read More...

North American EMS Industry Up 10.6% in November

02 January 2025

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in November were up 10.6% from last November's totals, IPC's North American EMS Statistical Program reported. The... Read More...

North American PCB Sales Up 4.7% in November

02 January 2025

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in November were up 4.7% compared to the same month last year, IPC announced in findings from its North Ame... Read More...

Nano Dimension Terminates CEO, Appoints Interim

26 December 2024

WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension has appointed Julien Lederman as interim CEO after Yoav Stern was terminated from the position. Read More...

UK Watchdog Raises Concerns Over Synopsys-Ansys Merger

20 December 2024

LONDON – The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has found that Synopsys’ proposed $35 billion purchase of Ansys could reduce competition in the supply of se... Read More...

Meiko Plans $300M PCB Fab Expansion in Hanoi

20 December 2024

HANOI – Meiko Electronics reportedly plans to invest $300 million to build a new PCB fabrication facility here. Read More...

AI-Based Design Startup Raises $6.8M in Seed Funding

19 December 2024

MONTREAL – Cadstrom, an AI startup that aims to allow electrical engineers to design electronic devices with minimal respins, announced that it has raised $6.8 ... Read More...

Icape Group Acquires UK PCB Distributor

18 December 2024

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group has announced the acquisition of 100% of the capital of ALR Services, a British PCB distributor. Read More...

AT&S Lowers 2026/27 Financial Outlook

17 December 2024

LEOBEN, AUSTRIA – AT S has revised its financial outlook for the fiscal year 2026/27, lowering revenue forecasts due to ongoing market challenges. Read More...

ECIA Survey Finds Optimism for Electronic Components in Q1

17 December 2024

ATLANTA – After expressing strong confidence for November sales sentiment in all component categories, survey participants projected equally strong pessimism fo... Read More...

Ventec Chooses Thailand for PCB Material Manufacturing Facility

17 December 2024

SUZHOU, CHINA – Ventec has selected Thailand as the location for a $17 million PCB material manufacturing facility. Read More...

FEATURES

Maximizing Yields with Minimal Iterations

DfM practices for preventing common fab and assembly defects. Printed circuit board (PCB) design is an area of engineering that blends art and science, and a s... Read More...

Clearance and Creepage in PCB Design

An overview of standards and guidelines for high-voltage applications. PCB line spacing is relevant to both safety and function when it comes to traces. Compri... Read More...

American Standard Circuits’ Push for UHDI is On

After new technology investments, the flagship operation of the Chicago-based fab is primed for growth. As the US electronics manufacturing industry braces for... Read More...

How to Run a Design of Experiments

A review of the six fundamental steps behind scientific process development. Design of experiments (DoE) is an efficient method for planning experimental tests... Read More...

Collaborating Across the Industry

The High Density Packaging User Group drives innovation through active partnerships. For more than 30 years, the High Density Packaging User Group (https://www... Read More...

Rocking and Rolling at ZIW

The annual user event was tuned into AI, but that’s not the only melody being played. Zuken welcomed customers and partners to Cleveland in September for the e... Read More...

Driving PCB Manufacturing Innovation and Efficiency

Can a production fabricator thrive in Middle America? Through its novel automation, Summit’s Chicago plant is proof-positive. In 1979, Eagle Electronics laid i... Read More...

Balancing Stackups and Circuitry

A symmetrical build is one of the keys to minimize board warpage. A stackup’s construction should be balanced to keep board warpage within IPC specifications. ... Read More...

Managing Signal Integrity in High-Speed PCBs

Nine considerations to prevent signal degradation due to crosstalk and EMI. With demand growing for AI chips the need for high-speed PCBs is on the rise. As op... Read More...

Can Thailand Pad its PCB Gains?

2023 saw only a handful of fabricators gain ground, but SE Asia is primed to boom. Small it was, but the Thailand Electronics Circuit Asia exhibition held in B... Read More...

Fundamentals of Signal Integrity at Various Frequencies

Tips and tricks for applications of all speeds, from 1MHz to gigabit level. How do you know a high-speed design application from an ordinary one? What qualifie... Read More...

Young Guns: The 2024 Designers Salary Survey

The annual snapshot of the industry finds the PCB design workforce is – at last – skewing younger. Is the PCB design workforce finally getting younger? After y... Read More...

PCB Design. No Humans Required.

An electronics startup is developing AI-driven design software that lessens manual intervention. The role of artificial intelligence in PCB design is a growing... Read More...

AI: The Shiny New Tool in the Engineer's Toolbox

Searching for components and automating schematic capture are just two of the ways AI will be implemented in PCB design. During the past 10 years, artificial i... Read More...

‘Everybody is Growing’

The East Coast trade show brings news of a steady industry, while puncturing myths about AI. Members of the electronics community gathered in the Boston suburb... Read More...