NEWS

Ventec Consolidates German Facilities

Ventec Consolidates German Facilities

10 October 2024

SUZHOU, CHINA – Ventec has announced plans to consolidate two German facilities into a single production and logistics center.  Read More...

FTG Circuits Reports 13% Increase in Q3 Sales

FTG Circuits Reports 13% Increase in Q3 Sales

10 October 2024

TORONTO – Firan Technology Group's Circuits segment saw sales increase by $3.6 million, or 13.3%, over last year's third quarter.  Read More...

PCEA Names Stephan Schmidt Recipient of 2024 Membership Award

PCEA Names Stephan Schmidt Recipient of 2024 Membership Award

08 October 2024

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today announced Stephan Schmidt as recipient of the third annual PCEA...  Read More...

PCEA Names Susy Webb Recipient of 2024 Leadership Award

PCEA Names Susy Webb Recipient of 2024 Leadership Award

08 October 2024

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today announced Susy Webb as recipient of the third annual PCEA (http...  Read More...

Electronic Component Sales Sentiment Dips in September

Electronic Component Sales Sentiment Dips in September

07 October 2024

ATLANTA – The electronic component sales sentiment fell to 98.8 in September, marking a decrease of nearly 10 points from August and ending a two-month trend of...  Read More...

Würth to Close PCB Plant After Drop in Orders

Würth to Close PCB Plant After Drop in Orders

07 October 2024

NIEDERNHALL, GERMANY – Würth Elektronik will close its PCB production plant in Schopfheim, Germany, citing a "dramatic decrease" in orders due to the ...  Read More...

PCB Design Software Sales Spike in Q2

PCB Design Software Sales Spike in Q2

07 October 2024

MILPITAS, CA — Sales of software for printed circuit board and multichip module design rose 8.2% to $399.2 million in the second quarter ended in July, the ESD ...  Read More...

PCB Design Software Sales Increase 8% in Q2

PCB Design Software Sales Increase 8% in Q2

30 September 2024

MILPITAS, CA – PCB and multi-chip module design software revenue grew 8.2% in the second quarter, totaling $399.2 million, according to the Electronic System De...  Read More...

Semiconductor Sales Increase 21% in August

Semiconductor Sales Increase 21% in August

04 October 2024

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor sales hit $53.1 billion in August, the highest-ever total for the month and a year-over-year increase of 20.6%, the Semiconduc...  Read More...

TTM Receives $30M from DoD to Fund Expansion

TTM Receives $30M from DoD to Fund Expansion

01 October 2024

SYRACUSE, NY – TTM Technologies has received a $30 million grant from the US Department of Defense to help fund an expansion of its PCB manufacturing capabiliti...  Read More...

Electronics Industry Sentiment Drops Sharply in September

Electronics Industry Sentiment Drops Sharply in September

30 September 2024

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Industry sentiment in the electronics sector declined significantly in September due to rising cost concerns and weakening demand, according t...  Read More...

Icape Group Announces 8% Decrease in H1 Revenue

Icape Group Announces 8% Decrease in H1 Revenue

26 September 2024

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, France – Icape Group announced €86.6 million ($97 million) in revenue for the first half of the year, down 8.4% compared with the first half...  Read More...

Nano Dimension to Acquire Markforged for $115M

Nano Dimension to Acquire Markforged for $115M

26 September 2024

WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension and Markforged have agreed to a definitive agreement in which Nano Dimension will acquire all outstanding shares of the 3-D printer...  Read More...

AT&S Sells Korean Plant to Somacis

AT&S Sells Korean Plant to Somacis

24 September 2024

LEOBEN, Austria – AT S has completed the sale of AT S Korea, including its PCB manufacturing plant in Ansan, South Korea, to Somacis for around €405 million ($4...  Read More...

North American PCB Sales Climb 35% in August

North American PCB Sales Climb 35% in August

24 September 2024

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in August rose 35% year-over-year, IPC reported in its monthly North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-t...  Read More...

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FEATURES

Driving PCB Manufacturing Innovation and Efficiency

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

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

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’

‘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

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

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

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...

Connecting the Industry, from Boards to Assemblies

Connecting the Industry, from Boards to Assemblies

HDP is embarking on new rounds of evaluations of laminates and lead-free solders. The High-Density Packaging User Group, the nonprofit consortium of electronic...  Read More...

Thermal Vias are Ineffective. Here’s Why.

Thermal Vias are Ineffective. Here’s Why.

Adding thermal vias can take up valuable board space with little benefit. We have developed several articles and publications in the past questioning the value...  Read More...

Creating the Ultra Library

Creating the Ultra Library

Building and maintaining what's said to be the world's largest CAD (http://www.pcdandf.com/pcdesign/menu-research/cad-cam-pcb-software) database requires strong...  Read More...

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PRODUCTS

Pulsonix Releases 13.0 Design Tool

Pulsonix Releases 13.0 Design Tool

Pulsonix Version 13.0 PCB design tool features a significantly improved ECAD/MCAD process along with other new features.  Read More...

Hirose Releases FH75M FPC/FFC Connector

Hirose Releases FH75M FPC/FFC Connector

Hirose's FH75M series flexible printed circuit/flat flexible connector supports MIPI D-PHY (1.5GBPS) and eDP1.3 (5.4Gbps) specifications in a miniature footprin...  Read More...

Vishay Releases Commercial and Automotive Grade Power Inductors

Vishay Releases Commercial and Automotive Grade Power Inductors

Vishay Intertechnology's commercial IHLL-1008AB-1Z and automotive grade IHLP-1008ABEZ-5A inductors offered in the 2.5mm by 2.0mm by 1.2mm 1008 case size.  Read More...

InstaDeep Launches DeepPCB Pro Design Tool

InstaDeep Launches DeepPCB Pro Design Tool

InstaDeep's DeepPCB Pro PCB design tool uses AI to automate, optimize and accelerate the design process from start to finish.  Read More...

TTM Technologies Releases Xinger Ultra Wide Band Balun Transformers

TTM Technologies Releases Xinger Ultra Wide Band Balun Transformers

TTM Technologies' XMB0220K1-50100G and XMB0465Z1-50100G balun transformers are engineered for diverse end markets, including test and measurement, telecom, comm...  Read More...

Zuken Launches Harness Builder 2025

Zuken Launches Harness Builder 2025

Zuken's Harness Builder 2025 for E3.series software includes new features and enhancements designed to elevate the precision, flexibility, and efficiency of wir...  Read More...

Würth Rolls Out WE-PLC Transformers

Würth Rolls Out WE-PLC Transformers

Würth Elektronik's WE-PLC transformers are said to be ideal for galvanic isolation of the power line communication system from the power supply.  Read More...

Polar Instruments Rolls Out Speedstack v24.09

Polar Instruments Rolls Out Speedstack v24.09

Polar Instruments' v24.09 update for its Speedstack stackup design tool is a major update for drill documentation.  Read More...

Würth Launches WR-SMA PCB Solderless Connector

Würth Launches WR-SMA PCB Solderless Connector

Würth Elektronik's WR-SMA PCB Solderless connector allows for quick and easy assembly without damage to the PCB.  Read More...

Victory Rolls Out Thick Copper Inlay PCB

Victory Rolls Out Thick Copper Inlay PCB

Shenzhen Victory Electronics Technology's thick copper inlay PCB is its newest high-performance PCB.  Read More...

Fanuc Launches Robodrill α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500 VMC

Fanuc Launches Robodrill α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500 VMC

Fanuc America's Robodrill α-D28LiB5ADV Plus Y500 vertical machining center features an extended Y-axis stroke (500mm) and increased table size, without increasi...  Read More...

Fanuc Releases 500i-A CNC

Fanuc Releases 500i-A CNC

Fanuc America's 500i-A CNC features five-axis integrated technology and supports users' evolving needs including easier operations, more security and optimized ...  Read More...

Würth Launches WE-EMIP EMI Absorber Sheet

Würth Launches WE-EMIP EMI Absorber Sheet

Würth Elektronik's WE-EMIP EMI absorber sheet features an integrated adhesive layer that makes the patch easy to stick on.  Read More...

Hirose Rolls Out FH82 Series FPC Connector

Hirose Rolls Out FH82 Series FPC Connector

Hirose's FH82 series FPC connector offers space savings that enables a reduction in size of automotive, consumer, medical, smart home, wearable and other electr...  Read More...

Quilter Adds Differential Pair Capability

Quilter Adds Differential Pair Capability

Quilter's automated PCB design tool can now automatically detect, calculate and custom-route differential pairs.  Read More...

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