NEWS
MKS Breaks Ground on $40M Thailand Facility
ANDOVER, MA – MKS Instruments has begun construction on a $40 million chemical manufacturing facility and technical center near Bangkok. Read More...
CELUS Integrates AI Design Platform with Cadence OrCAD X
AUSTIN, TX – CELUS has announced the integration of its AI-assisted electronics design platform with Cadence’s OrCAD X software. The move aims to streamline PCB... Read More...
Global Semiconductor Sales Jump 18.8%
WASHINGTON – Semiconductor sales of $167.7 billion in the first quarter, up 18.8% from the same time the previous year, but down 2.8% from the previous quarter,... Read More...
'Crippling' Tariffs Crush Sales Sentiment in April, ECIA Says
ATLANTA -- Calling the tariffs levied by the US and China "crippling," the Electronic Components Industry Association said sales sentiment plummeted i... Read More...
After the Applause: A Newcomer's Wrap on PCB East 2025
As the booths are rolled up and the last coffee cup is cleared from the Boxboro Regency, I find myself reflecting on my first PCB East (https://www.pcbeast.com)... Read More...
Siemens to Acquire Wevolver; Steve Flagg and Bram Geenen Comment
MUNICH – Siemens Digital Industries Software announced its intent to acquire Wevolver, a move that will enhance its previous acquisition of Supplyframe platform... Read More...
Nano Dimension Cuts Costs, Sets Strategic Focus Following 2024 Transformation
WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension reported full-year 2024 revenue of $57.8 million, up 3% year-over-year, and a net loss of $96.9 million, primarily due to the reval... Read More...
TTM Technologies Reports 14% Revenue Growth
SANTA ANA, CA – TTM Technologies reported a revenue of $648.7 million, up 14% from the same period last year. Read More...
PCB East 2025 Conference Opens Today
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The annual PCB East (https://www.pcbeast.com) conference, featuring more than 75 hours of in-depth electronics engineering training, opens ... Read More...
Cadence’ Systems Design Tool Revenue Spikes 50%+ in Q1
SAN JOSE – Cadence reported first quarter revenue of $186 million at its System Design and Analysis segment, up from $121 million in the year-ago period. Read More...
North American PCB Industry Shipments Slip 3.1% in March
BANNOCKBURN, IL — The 90-day moving average among North American printed circuit board fabricators fell 3.1% from a year ago, IPC announced today. Read More...
PCEA Announces Additional PCB Design Training Classes
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – APRIL 24, 2025 – PCEA Training (https://pceatraining.net) announced additional classes have been added for its industry-leading Certified P... Read More...
EIPC and PCEA Announce Upcoming ‘Design to Fabrication’ Technical Symposium
GELEEN, THE NETHERLANDS AND PEACHTREE CITY, GA – April 24, 2025 – The EIPC, European Institute for the PCB Community) and Printed Circuit Engineering Associatio... Read More...
Principal Minerals Purchases Assets of Denkai America, Saving Last US Copper Foil Plant
CAMDEN, SC – Principal Minerals Co. has purchased the operating assets of Denkai America, the sole manufacturer of electrodeposited copper foil in the US. Read More...
Component Sales Sentiment Holds Steady in March; April Forecast Remains Positive
ATLANTA – The electronic component sales outlook was stable in March and is expected to remain so during the current month, according to the ECIA’s monthly surv... Read More...
FEATURES
Component Land Patterns: A Primer
A manufacturer’s perspective on determining parts layout. A land pattern refers to the footprint or layout of surface-mount components on a printed circuit boa... Read More...
For Design Tools, Another Record. Can It Last?
If a recession is indeed ahead, Wally Rhines thinks the PCB design software industry is a “great place to hide.” The figure tells the story: sales of printed c... Read More...
Are You Using Too Many Vias?
Conventional wisdom regarding via count is wrong. Here’s the proof. Conventional wisdom has suggested: The cross-sectional area of a via should have at least ... Read More...
What is the Best Material for a High-Speed PCB?
Consider return loss and insertion loss – but don’t stop there. Material selection for high-speed printed circuit board design (http://www.PCBwest.com) is one ... Read More...
Sequential Lamination in PCB Manufacturing
Higher layer count boards with mechanically drilled blind or buried vias may be built separately, then laminated together. Sequential lamination is a fundament... Read More...
Characterizing Etchback and Dielectric Loss Tangent
Fabrication-aware simulations to aid PCB design success. As engineers design printed circuit boards (PCBs) to operate at higher data rates, the system’s signal... 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...
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...
PRODUCTS
Amphenol RF Extends SMA Connectors Line
Amphenol RF SMA connectors are now compatible with 0.81 mm and 1.32 mm cable, engineered for secure, routable RF performance in harsh environments. Read More...
Jiva Materials Launches RPCB PCB
Jiva Materials RPCB has a 67% smaller carbon footprint compared to FR-4. Is said to be fully compatible with low-temperature soldering and standard PCB assembly... Read More...
IMS Launches 20-GHz Temperature-Variable Attenuators
IMS AV-0607-C temperature variable attenuators for RF power amplifiers, broadcast equipment and multiband communication systems feature low-noise, thin-film con... Read More...
Vishay Upgrades LTO Series Thick-Film Power Resistor
Vishay LTO 150H resistor handles higher pulse energy for protection in high-stress environments. Absorbs up to 75J/0.1s and dissipates 150W at 45°C, with low th... Read More...
Vishay Releases AEC-Q100 Sensor
Vishay Intertechnology has launched the VEML6046X00, the first AEC-Q100 qualified RGBIR color sensor comes in.Page Break (administrator/index.php?option=com_con... Read More...
SnapChip Launches X-Refs.com Parts Search Engine
SnapChip's X-Refs.com AI-powered cross-reference search engine for electronic components ensures up-to-date part suggestions and seamless integration. Read More...
KiCad Releases KiCad 9.0.0 ECAD Tool
KiCad 9.0.0 ECAD software now features predefined sets of jobs; for example, plotting, exporting, and running design rule checks (DRC) on schematics and PCBs. Read More...
atg Luther Maelzer Releases A9L Flying Probe Tester
atg Luther Maelzer A9L large format flying probe tester handles circuit boards up to 36” x 26” (915mm x 660mm). Read More...
Antenova Launches Inpai Cellular Antenna
Antenova Inpai SMD cellular antenna is for NB-IoT and CATM on 4G/LTE networks, including telematics, Read More...
Ventec Releases VT-47LT Low CTE Prepreg for HDI
Ventec VT-47LT low CTE prepreg for HDI is classified as IPC-4101/126 prepreg, avoiding need for requalification of alternative IPC-4101 grades. Offers best-in-c... Read More...
Renesas and Altium Introduce Renesas 365 ECAD
Renesas 365, powered by Altium, streamlines electronics system development from silicon selection to system lifecycle management. Read More...
Celus Upgrades Design Platform with Component Search
Celus Design Platform simplifies and accelerates the design process with automated, AI-driven recommendations of millions of components. Read More...
Kyocera AVX Introduces 9258-100 Series BtB Compression Contacts
Kyocera AVX 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts provide full connector functionality in a miniature, low-profile, single-contact f... Read More...
Rogers Corp. Releases RO4830 Plus Circuit Materials
Rogers RO4830 Plus Circuit Materials are for cost-sensitive millimeter wave PCB applications, such as 76-81 GHz automotive corner radar sensors. Read More...
Harwin Kontrol Board-to-Board SMT Interconnects
Harwin Kontrol range of board-to-board interconnects (BBi) now come in single-row SMT connectors and cable assemblies featuring a 1.27mm pitch (0.05″). Read More...
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A Kiss to K&S
A Kiss to K&S
I have to admit, the news that Kulicke & Soffa will wind down its electronics assembly equipment business as part of a revamp of its strategic plan makes me a bit sad. The K&S division, which makes SMT placement machines[…]
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Will Tariffs Tax Market Research Efforts?
Will Tariffs Tax Market Research Efforts?
While the potential impacts of tariffs have been discussed in spades across the boardrooms, lunchrooms and mediasphere, there's one aspect to them that in my opinion has been underreported. Continue reading → The post Will Tariffs Tax Market Research Efforts?[…]
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Can Apple’s Investment Announcement Be Believed?
Can Apple’s Investment Announcement Be Believed?
Apple on Monday announced plans to invest some $500 billion and and hire 20,000 workers in the United States over the next four years. The centerpiece of the splashy news is a future 250,000 sq. ft. factory in Texas where[…]
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