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NEWS

IDC: Worldwide Smartphone Market to Grow Nearly 6% in 2024

29 August 2024

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5.8% year over year in 2024 to 1.23 billion units, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobi... Read More...

Celus Launches Assisted Design Platform

28 August 2024

AUSTIN, TX – Celus has announced the worldwide availability of its assisted hardware design platform that allows engineers to find the right components for thei... Read More...

North American EMS Industry Up 2% in July

26 August 2024

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in July were up 1.9% compared to July 2023's total, IPC reported in its North American EMS Statistical Program. T... Read More...

PCB East 2025 Conference Task Group Named

26 August 2024

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today announced the PCB East (https://www.pcbeast.com) 2025 Conferenc... Read More...

North American PCB Sales Down 21% in July

26 August 2024

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in July were down 21.2% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North Am... Read More...

Wus Sees Big JH1 Jumps in Revenue, Profits

23 August 2024

KUNSHAN, CHINA - Wus Printed Circuit (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. reported first-half sales of CNY5.4 billion ($759 million), up 44% from a year ago. Read More...

ISU Petasys to Build Korean PCB Plant

22 August 2024

DAEGU, KOREA – ISU Petasys will invest KRW300 billion ($223.3 million) here to build a PCB manufacturing plant. Read More...

Daeduck Reports 8% Increase in Q2 Revenue

21 August 2024

ANSAN, KOREA – Daeduck Electronics announced second quarter revenue of ₩238.2 billion ($178.5 million), up 8.4% from the second quarter of 2023. Read More...

Report: AI Spending to Reach $632B in 2028

21 August 2024

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence, including AI-enabled applications, infrastructure, and related IT and business services, will more ... Read More...

CMK Reports 8% Growth in Quarterly Revenue

21 August 2024

TOKYO – Japanese PCB manufacturer CMK reported an 8% year-over-year increase in revenue for the quarter ending on June 30, totaling ¥22.9 billion ($157.6 millio... Read More...

Electronic Component Sales Sentiment Rises in July

21 August 2024

ATLANTA – The electronic component sales sentiment rose to 103.4 in July, 4.5 points higher than June and an encouraging sign of positivity entering the second ... Read More...

Nano Dimension Announces Record Q2 Revenue

20 August 2024

WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension reported record revenue of $15 million for the second quarter, up 2% from last year's second quarter. Read More...

Long Young to Build 2 Thai Factories

19 August 2024

KUNSHAN, CHINA – Long Young Electronic has announced plans to invest CNY200 million ($28 million) to build two new factories in Thailand. Read More...

Flex PCB Market to Reach $19.7B in 2024, TPCA Forecasts

16 August 2024

TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – The global flex PCB market will gradually recover from its 2023 downturn, with the market size expected to reach $19.7 billion in 2024, repres... Read More...

Eltek Reports 4.5% Decrease in Q2 Revenue

15 August 2024

PETACH TIKVA, ISRAEL – Eltek announced revenue of $10.5 million for the second quarter, down 4.5% compared to last year's second quarter. Read More...

FEATURES

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...

Measuring Quality Over Time

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...

How the PCB Stackup Helps Control EMI

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...

Exploring the Impact of AI

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...

Connecting the Industry, from Boards to Assemblies

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...

Thermal Vias are Ineffective. Here’s Why.

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...

Creating the Ultra Library

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...

Building the Efficient Design System

EMA founder Manny Marcano lays out his strategy for untethering methodology and technology. EMA Design Automation has for years been exclusive distributor of C... Read More...

High-Density Interconnect Technology: An Overview

Design and manufacturing considerations for HDI PCBs. High-density interconnect (HDI) technology has been a major enabler of advancement in the electronics ind... Read More...

How Interconnects Work: Anatomy of Crosstalk

Models for understanding sources, quantification and mitigation of crosstalk. Crosstalk in PCB and packaging interconnects is arguably one of the most complica... Read More...

Do Trace Coatings or Via Fillings Improve (Thermal or Electrical) Conductivity?

Coating traces or filling vias is usually a wasted expense. We are often dismayed by the number of individuals (and especially board manufacturers) who suggest... Read More...

Establishing Design Rules for Laser Depaneling of Printed Circuit Boards

Analysis and summary of the most fundamental design guidelines. Technological advantages associated with the use of laser systems include flexibility, material... Read More...