2016 Magazine Archives

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THERMAL MANAGEMENT
How AC Currents Affect PCB Trace Temperatures, Part 2
Past articles looked at the relationship between trace current and temperature for pulses that propagated through the trace. A look at the slightly more complicated topic of analog waveforms to see if the same conclusions apply.
by Douglas G. Brooks, Ph.D. and Dr. Johannes Adam

PCB MATERIALS
Nano Anchoring Copper Foil for Next-Generation Printed Wiring Boards
Newly developed treatment technology for copper foil enables ultra-low profile surfaces.
by Osamu Suzuki, Akito Yoshii, Hironobu Tsubura, Makiko Sato, Naoki Obata and Yoshinobu Kokaji

How Can the IoT Be a Solid Rock to Build Products and Profits On?
by Jon Howes

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Plugging the leaks.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Cybersecurity is all fogged up.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Making sense of the Philippines.
  Joseph Fama
• GLOBAL SOURCING
  Where the supply chain begins.
  Greg Papandrew

TECH TALK

• DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
  For reference – or not?
  Duane Benson
• TECH TIPS
  Getting to the bottom of void problems on QFNs.
  Timothy O’Neil