ANDOVER, MA – MKS Instruments held a groundbreaking ceremony this week for its super center factory in Penang, Malaysia, that will support wafer fabrication equ... Read More...
CHANDLER, AZ – Rogers announced net sales of $210.3 million for the third quarter, a decrease of 1.8% from the same quarter last year. Read More...
WALLINGFORD, CT – Amphenol reported sales of $4.04 billion in the third quarter, up 26% from 2023's third quarter and a new record for the period. Read More...
TROY, MI – Altair Engineering is exploring a sale after receiving acquisition interest, Reuters reported, citing multiple anonymous sources familiar with the ma... Read More...
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registration for the technical program of PCB West (https://pcbwest.com/) held last week grew 9.6% year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engi... Read More...
BANGKOK – More than 95 projects are underway to build or expand PCB fabrication operations in Thailand, with most of those projects coming from Chinese or Taiwa... Read More...
NEEDHAM, MA – Global smartphone shipments increased 4% year over year to 316.1 million units in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile... Read More...
GURUGRAM, INDIA – Amber Enterprises has signed a joint venture with Korea Circuit to manufacture advanced printed circuit boards in India. Read More...
BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND – Cicor announced sales of CHF120.4 million ($139.6 million) in the third quarter, up 26.3% from the 2023's third quarter. Read More...
SUZHOU, CHINA – Ventec has announced plans to consolidate two German facilities into a single production and logistics center. Read More...
TORONTO – Firan Technology Group's Circuits segment saw sales increase by $3.6 million, or 13.3%, over last year's third quarter. Read More...
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today announced Stephan Schmidt as recipient of the third annual PCEA... Read More...
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today announced Susy Webb as recipient of the third annual PCEA (http... Read More...
ATLANTA – The electronic component sales sentiment fell to 98.8 in September, marking a decrease of nearly 10 points from August and ending a two-month trend of... Read More...
NIEDERNHALL, GERMANY – Würth Elektronik will close its PCB production plant in Schopfheim, Germany, citing a "dramatic decrease" in orders due to the ... Read More...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
Using the Weibull distribution to model gold wire bonding on ENEPIG. The most used distribution in reliability analysis may be the Weibull distribution. Its ge... Read More...
Power and signal placed on outer layers minimize radiated emissions. The PCB stackup is like a building's foundation; a product not built on a strong base will... Read More...
A special panel discusses the growth of AI tools and its possible effects on the industry. “Will AI take my job?” That’s the question on the mind of many arou... Read More...
HDP is embarking on new rounds of evaluations of laminates and lead-free solders. The High-Density Packaging User Group, the nonprofit consortium of electronic... Read More...
Adding thermal vias can take up valuable board space with little benefit. We have developed several articles and publications in the past questioning the value... Read More...
Building and maintaining what's said to be the world's largest CAD (http://www.pcdandf.com/pcdesign/menu-research/cad-cam-pcb-software) database requires strong... Read More...
Stackpole's HCS series of shunts offers resistance values as low as 0.1mΩ, making it ideal for applications requiring extremely high currents while minimizing s... Read More...
Hirose's TF70 two-piece FPC/FFC-to-board connector is designed for harsh environment applications including automotive. Read More...
Vishay has expanded its 299 PHL-4TSI snap-in, four-terminal aluminum electrolytic capacitors with new 350V, 500V, 550V and 600V rated capacitors. Read More...
AGC's Meteorwave ELL multilayer PCB materials are said to achieve one the of the industry's highest levels of low transmission loss and high thermal resistance.... Read More...
Number One Systems' Easy-PC v. 28 PCB design tool features more than 40 new enhancements. Read More...
Pulsonix Version 13.0 PCB design tool features a significantly improved ECAD/MCAD process along with other new features. Read More...
Hirose's FH75M series flexible printed circuit/flat flexible connector supports MIPI D-PHY (1.5GBPS) and eDP1.3 (5.4Gbps) specifications in a miniature footprin... Read More...
Vishay Intertechnology's commercial IHLL-1008AB-1Z and automotive grade IHLP-1008ABEZ-5A inductors offered in the 2.5mm by 2.0mm by 1.2mm 1008 case size. Read More...
InstaDeep's DeepPCB Pro PCB design tool uses AI to automate, optimize and accelerate the design process from start to finish. Read More...
TTM Technologies' XMB0220K1-50100G and XMB0465Z1-50100G balun transformers are engineered for diverse end markets, including test and measurement, telecom, comm... Read More...
Zuken's Harness Builder 2025 for E3.series software includes new features and enhancements designed to elevate the precision, flexibility, and efficiency of wir... Read More...
Würth Elektronik's WE-PLC transformers are said to be ideal for galvanic isolation of the power line communication system from the power supply. Read More...
Polar Instruments' v24.09 update for its Speedstack stackup design tool is a major update for drill documentation. Read More...
Würth Elektronik's WR-SMA PCB Solderless connector allows for quick and easy assembly without damage to the PCB. Read More...
Shenzhen Victory Electronics Technology's thick copper inlay PCB is its newest high-performance PCB. Read More...