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IDC Slashes 2025 Smartphone Growth Forecast to 0.6%

IDC Slashes 2025 Smartphone Growth Forecast to 0.6%

29 May 2025

NEEDHAM, MA – IDC this week sharply reduced its global smartphone shipment forecast to 0.6%, down from 2.3% projected earlier this year. The downgrade reflects ...  Read More...

IDC Lifts PC and Tablet Forecasts

IDC Lifts PC and Tablet Forecasts

29 May 2025

NEEDHAM, MA – IDC has raised its global PC forecast, projecting shipments will grow 4.1% year-over-year to reach 274 million units. The upgraded outlook follows...  Read More...

PCB Management Forum to Debut at PCB West 2025; Gene Weiner and Mike Buetow Comment

PCB Management Forum to Debut at PCB West 2025; Gene Weiner and Mike Buetow Comment

28 May 2025

SANTA CLARA, CA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA (https://pcea.net)) today announced the debut of the PCB Management Forum at PCB West (https...  Read More...

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FEATURES

Component Land Patterns: A Primer

Component Land Patterns: A Primer

A manufacturer’s perspective on determining parts layout. A land pattern refers to the footprint or layout of surface-mount components on a printed circuit boa...  Read More...

For Design Tools, Another Record. Can It Last?

For Design Tools, Another Record. Can It Last?

If a recession is indeed ahead, Wally Rhines thinks the PCB design software industry is a “great place to hide.” The figure tells the story: sales of printed c...  Read More...

Are You Using Too Many Vias?

Are You Using Too Many Vias?

Conventional wisdom regarding via count is wrong. Here’s the proof. Conventional wisdom has suggested: The cross-sectional area of a via should have at least ...  Read More...

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PRODUCTS

Asahi Kasei Launches Sunfort TA Series Dry-Film Photoresist

Asahi Kasei Launches Sunfort TA Series Dry-Film Photoresist

Asahi Kasei Sunfort TA series dry-film photoresist enables high-resolution circuit patterning using conventional stepper exposure and laser direct imaging (LDI)...  Read More...

Siemens Announces Xpedition Standard PCB Design Tool

Siemens Announces Xpedition Standard PCB Design Tool

Siemens Xpedition Standard AI-enhanced PCB design platform combines cloud collaboration, AI automation and professional-grade toolsets tailored for small and mi...  Read More...

Zuken Launches CR-8000 2025 PCB Design Software

Zuken Launches CR-8000 2025 PCB Design Software

Zuken CR-8000 2025 printed circuit board design (http://www.PCBwest.com) software features updates to Design Gateway and Design Force, including intelligent sch...  Read More...

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