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NEWS

ECIA: Despite Quarantines Easing, Major States Maintain Strict Orders

04 June 2020

ALPHARETTA, GA – A new ECIA survey finds that while overall concern regarding Covid’s impact on the electronics supply chain has moderated significantly, the ex... Read More...

Rick Hartley to Host Webinar on IoT PCB Design on June 25

04 June 2020

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced signal integrity and electrical noise expert Rick Hartley will host a two-hour webinar on IoT PCB Design and L... Read More...

Q1 WLAN Market Up 2% in Q1

04 June 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments rose 2.3% year-over-year in the first quarter... Read More...

Global PC, Tablet Shipments to Fall 7% in 2020

04 June 2020

SINGAPORE – Global PC and tablet shipments will fall 7% year-over-year to 367.8 million units in 2020, according to Canalys. The firm expects the global PC mark... Read More...

Global Smartphone Shipments to Decline 12% in 2020

04 June 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The worldwide smartphone market is forecast to decline 11.9% year-over-year in 2020, with shipments totaling 1.2 billion units, according to In... Read More...

Amphenol Makes Progress in 2019 in Sustainability

03 June 2020

WALLINGFORD, CT – Amphenol released its 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting the progress the company has made over the past three years in the areas of res... Read More...

Aspocomp Receives Grant for 2nd Phase of Finland Plant Investment

03 June 2020

OULU, FINLAND – Aspocomp has been granted €1.35 million by the ELY Center to implement the second phase of its Oulu plant investment. Read More...

NI to Buy OptimalPlus in $365M Deal

02 June 2020

AUSTIN, TX – National Instruments has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OptimalPlus, a global data analytics software company, in a deal valued at ... Read More...

iNEMI/SMTA to Host Webinar on Proposed Testing Protocols for Connector Reliability

02 June 2020

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI and SMTA will host a webinar June 16 on proposed testing protocols to align connector reliability with application requirements. Read More...

Q1 Semiconductor Equipment Billings Up 13% YoY

02 June 2020

MILPITAS, CA -- Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings rose 13% year-over-year in the first quarter, according to SEMI. Read More...

What Slowdown? Semiconductor Sales Rise 6% YoY in April

01 June 2020

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide rose 6.1% year-over-year to $34.4 billion in April. Read More...

TPCA Identifies Global PCB Trends, Says Rethink China Strategy

29 May 2020

TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association today said four global trends will affect the printed circuit board industry in the next three yea... Read More...

IDC Lowers 2020 Global Tablet, PC Shipment Forecast

29 May 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MA – IDC lowered its guidance for the global tablet, notebook PC, desktop PC, and workstation market for 2020, with shipments expected to reach 360.... Read More...

Q1 Global Wearable Device Shipments Up 30%

28 May 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year-over-year during the first quarter, as total device volume reached 72.6 million units, acc... Read More...

N. American PCB Orders Up 20% in April

28 May 2020

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American PCB orders in April increased 19.9% year-over-year but fell 7.3% sequentially, says IPC. Read More...

FEATURES

Detection Devices for Novel Coronavirus, Part II

In the previous newsletter, I wrote about the possibility of using our electronics advancements to create detection devices for the novel coronavirus. I receiv... Read More...

High-End Systems Product Needs

SiP, MCP and DDR5 support faster speeds and higher power requirements. Ed.: This is the sixth of an occasional series by the authors of the 2019 iNEMI Roadmap.... Read More...

Materials Considerations for Automotive Radar Designs

A holistic view of 77GHz radar sensors as a PCBA build, considering fabrication, assembly and packaging materials. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) an... Read More...

It Was Predicted for Years. Engineers Are Finally Taking Over PCB Design.

Recent salary survey results suggest newcomers may be entering the field. Each year PCD F surveys the PCB design community concerning issues surrounding their ... Read More...

Stop Thinking about Current Density and Via Temperature

Via temperature is determined by the temperature of the trace associated with the via, not the current itself. Many designers and some EDA design tools place h... Read More...

Detection Devices for Novel Coronavirus

Novel coronavirus infection rates decreased over the past few weeks, and several countries are planning to ease stay-at-home restrictions that will permit some ... 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...