NEWS
GreenSource Fabrication Scores Financing for New UHDI Plant
NORTH CHARLESTOWN, NH -- GreenSource Fabrication will receive a $10 million new markets tax credit from local sources to support a new printed circuit board man... Read More...
PCEA Announces PCB Detroit Technical Conference Sessions and Tabletop Exhibitors
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registrants for PCB Detroit this June will gain access to several technical sessions and a tabletop exhibition, the Printed Circuit Enginee... Read More...
February Component Data Show Sustained Sales Optimism
ATLANTA - The Electronic Components Industry Association reported a solid improvement in the overall sales sentiment index for electronic components in February... Read More...
Taiwanese PCB Sales Rose 2.8% in Q4, TPCA Says
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese PCB manufacturers produced a global output value of NT$217.5 billion in the fourth quarter, up 2.8% year-on-year. Read More...
PCEA Names 2025-26 Directors and Officers
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The PCEA (https://pcea.net) membership elected its board of directors for the next two years at its annual meeting in October. Read More...
AT&S Appoints New CEO
LEOBEN, GERMANY – AT S has appointed Dr. Michael Mertin as CEO and member of the management board, effective May 1, for a term of three years. Read More...
Fleming Named First PCEA Training Tech Director
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA Training (https://pceatraining.net) today named respected industry veteran Paul Fleming technical director, PCB design. Read More...
Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Sees Solid Q4 Results, SEMI Reports
MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor manufacturing industry closed 2024 with strong fourth quarter results and solid year-over-year growth across most of the... Read More...
Electronics Industry Demand Rises in February
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Orders, capacity utilization, and backlogs all increased in the past month, pushing electronics industry demand higher according to IPC’s Febr... Read More...
Altair Reports 11% Climb in Annual Software Revenue
TROY, MI – Altair announced full-year software revenue of $611.9 million, an increase of 11.3% over 2023. Read More...
North American PCB Industry Sales Up 20% in January
BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in January were up 19.9% compared to January 2024, IPC announced in findings from its North American PCB Statisti... Read More...
Rogers Sees 8.6% Decrease in Annual Revenue
CHANDLER, AZ – Rogers Corp. announced $830.1 million in annual revenue, marking an 8.6% decrease from the previous year. Read More...
Ansys Announces 12% Increase in Full-Year Revenue
PITTSBURGH, PA – Ansys announced $2.5 billion in full-year revenue, a 12.1% year-over-year increase. Read More...
North American EMS Industry Down 2.4% in January
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in January were down 2.4% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North ... Read More...
Icape Group Acquires UK's Kingfisher PCBs
FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group has expanded its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Kingfisher PCBs. Read More...
FEATURES
The Via-in-Pad and Wrap Plating Process
How and why to achieve higher-density placement and routing. PCB pin count and interconnect densities are increasing almost daily. Due to the associated high f... Read More...
Controlled Impedance on High-Speed Flex PCBs
Front-end analysis can help estimate the proper hatch opening – if any – for a flex PCB. Flex PCB and rigid-flex PCB designers are aware of the typical lack of... Read More...
NIST 800-171 Compliance
Are your PCB supplier’s security measures up to par? In today’s interconnected digital landscape, safeguarding sensitive information is not just a priority – i... Read More...
PCB Cost Modifiers
A look at variables that influence board price. How does one calculate the actual cost of fabricating a printed circuit board? Naturally, each PCB is differen... Read More...
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...
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...
PRODUCTS
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...
Ucamco Launches Integr8tor Nexus and UcamX v2024.11
Ucamco's Integr8tor Nexus v2024.11 and UcamX v2024.11 feature improvements and upgrades over previous releases. Read More...
Vishay Rolls Out High Voltage MLCCs
Vishay's VJ….W1HV surface-mount high voltage multilayer ceramic chip capacitors are offered in seven case sizes ranging from 1206 to 2225. Read More...
FlexLink Launches 1-LV-S and 1-LV-R Laser Markers
FlexLink's 1-LV-S and 1-LV-R laser markers are designed to enhance PCB production efficiency by offering precise, high-speed and contact-free laser marking. Read More...
Stackpole Rolls Out RNCE Resistors
Stackpole's RNCE thin film resistors are said to withstand higher temperatures, high-moisture and high-sulfur environments, with exceptionally low changes in re... Read More...
Keystone Electronics Launches Low Profile PCB Edge Connectors
Keystone Electronics' compact SMT PCB edge connectors feature a horizontal orientation, making them well-suited for parallel board-to-board or board-to-componen... Read More...
Würth Releases Redcube Press-Fit Connectors
Würth Elektronik's Redcube Press-Fit for Automotive range of threaded connections is specially optimized for the automotive industry. Read More...
Hirose Releases DF53 Series Connector
Hirose's DF53 Series connector is its newest addition to its SignalBee connector platform. Read More...
Kyocera AVX Releases SpiCAT SpiSCAP Simulation Software
SpiCAT SpiSCAP online engineering simulation software is for evaluating and selecting SCC and SCM Series supercapacitors for power challenges in industrial, ene... Read More...
Würth Launches Vibration-Resistant Capacitors
Würth Elektronik's Aluminum Electrolyte and Aluminum Hybrid Polymer capacitors are now available in vibration-resistant versions in their SMT variants. Read More...
SV Microwave Rolls Out Angled Solderless Connectors
SV Microwave's 30° solderless PCB compression mount connectors are able to attain edge launch-like performance anywhere on the board. Read More...
Vishay Releases TSM3 SMD Trimmers
Vishay Intertechnology's TSM3 multi-turn, surface-mount cermet trimmers are designed for space-constrained industrial, consumer and telecom applications in hars... Read More...
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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[…]
Created on: Feb 25, 2025
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Ramp-to-Peak: The First Thought in a Reflow Profile
Ramp-to-Peak: The First Thought in a Reflow Profile
Ramp-to-peak (RTP) or ramp-to-spike (RTS) have become the favorite reflow profiles. To achieve a RTP profile, simply maintain a constant heating slope (delta temperature/delta time). A ratio of from 1° to 3°C/sec has been shown to be effective. This preferred ratio[…]
Created on: Feb 10, 2025
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In Memoriam: Jim McElroy
In Memoriam: Jim McElroy
So sorry to share the news that Jim McElroy, founding chief executive of iNEMI, has passed away. I truly enjoyed Jim, and even though I probably ticked him off a time or two with things I wrote, he was such[…]
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