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Trendforce Offers 10 Top Tech Trends for 2022

17 September 2021

TAIPEI – Market research firm TrendForce has issued its 10 major technology trends expected to take place across various segments in 2022: Read More...

PCB West Registrants Get Printed Circuit Engineering Professional Course Discount

15 September 2021

SAN DIEGO – Registrants for the PCB West (http://pcbwest.com/) four-day technical conference will get $400 off the new Printed Circuit Engineering Professional ... Read More...

Trackwise Designs Swings to H1 Loss on Higher Sales

15 September 2021

TEWKESBURY, UK -- Trackwise Designs reported first-half revenues of £4.1 million, up 71% from a year ago. Read More...

Zuken and Vitech Announce Co-Located Industry Events

14 September 2021

WESTFORD, MA, and MUNICH – Zuken and Vitech, a Zuken Company, announced co-located events for June of 2022. Zuken Innovation World Americas, Zuken USA’s annual ... Read More...

Q2 Worldwide Server Market Revenue Down Nearly 3%

10 September 2021

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide server market revenue declined 2.5% year-over-year to $23.6 billion during the second quarter, according to the International Data Corp.... Read More...

Global Semi Equipment Billings Up 48% in Q2

09 September 2021

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 48% year-over-year to a record high of $24.9 billion in the second quarter, a 5% increase sequenti... Read More...

July Global Semi Sales Up 29% YoY

08 September 2021

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor sales were $45.4 billion in July, an increase of 29% year-over-year and 2.1% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Indu... Read More...

Defense Department Establishes Supply Chain Resiliency Working Group

08 September 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- On Aug. 30, Gregory Kausner, performing the duties of Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, established a department-wide... Read More...

Pending Defense Appropriations Bill Includes Anti-China Provision

08 September 2021

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US House Armed Services Committee last week voted overwhelmingly in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year... Read More...

ZVEI: Europe Must Boost Onshore Chip Capacity

07 September 2021

FRANKFURT – “Europe must increase its capacities for the production of microelectronics chips in order to better avoid future supply bottlenecks and to be able ... Read More...

Taiflex’s August Electronic Materials Revenue Flat YoY

07 September 2021

KAOHSIUNG CITY, TAIWAN – Taiflex Scientific’s August Electronic Materials revenue totaled NT$842 million (US$30.5 million), a decrease of 0.16% compared to Augu... Read More...

ECIA: Decline in Component Sales Expected to Moderate in Q3

03 September 2021

ATLANTA – The cooling of sales of the electronics component supply chain is expected to moderate in September and through the end of 2021, according to ECIA’s A... Read More...

NCAB Group to Acquire RedBoard Circuits

02 September 2021

PHOENIX – NCAB Group signed an agreement today to acquire 100% of the shares in RedBoard Circuits. Read More...

Element Solutions Closes Acquisition of Coventya

01 September 2021

MIAMI – Element Solutions has closed its previously announced acquisition of Coventya Holding. Coventya joins MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions and will be... Read More...

Semi Firm to Increase Stake in Iteq

01 September 2021

TAOYUAN CITY – Win Semiconductors plans to spend NT$2.1 billion (US$76.4 million) to increase its stake in copper-clad laminate manufacturer Iteq, with the inte... Read More...

FEATURES

The Interaction of 2 Solder Paste Alloys with 5 Surface Finishes, Part 2

SAC 305 shows faster shear strength degradation than Innolot, while the surface finish has no effect. When a solder joint is exposed to cyclic stresses, therma... Read More...

In an Unpredictable World, PCB Design Engineering Stays Steady

PCD F’s annual salary survey reflects the consistency and stability of the PCB design industry. To say much has transpired in the past year and a half is the ... Read More...

Blockchain Technology and Electronics Manufacturing: Getting Started

From secure data exchange to managing EoL parts, the applications are numerous. In last month’s discussion of how electronics companies first began to use Blo... Read More...

State-of-the-Art Technology Flashes

Updates in silicon and electronics technology. Ed.: This is a special feature courtesy of Binghamton University. Integrated photonic circuits demonstrate ultr... Read More...

Designing for Higher Power in Smaller Form Factors

The redesign of a power adapter, using thermal modeling software. Much has been written about the benefits of moving thermal design activity higher up the prod... Read More...