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NEWS

PCEA Names 2025-26 Directors and Officers

27 February 2025

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The PCEA (https://pcea.net) membership elected its board of directors for the next two years at its annual meeting in October. Read More...

AT&S Appoints New CEO

25 February 2025

LEOBEN, GERMANY – AT S has appointed Dr. Michael Mertin as CEO and member of the management board, effective May 1, for a term of three years. Read More...

Fleming Named First PCEA Training Tech Director

24 February 2025

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA Training (https://pceatraining.net) today named respected industry veteran Paul Fleming technical director, PCB design. Read More...

Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Sees Solid Q4 Results, SEMI Reports

21 February 2025

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor manufacturing industry closed 2024 with strong fourth quarter results and solid year-over-year growth across most of the... Read More...

Electronics Industry Demand Rises in February

21 February 2025

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Orders, capacity utilization, and backlogs all increased in the past month, pushing electronics industry demand higher according to IPC’s Febr... Read More...

Altair Reports 11% Climb in Annual Software Revenue

21 February 2025

TROY, MI – Altair announced full-year software revenue of $611.9 million, an increase of 11.3% over 2023. Read More...

North American PCB Industry Sales Up 20% in January

20 February 2025

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in January were up 19.9% compared to January 2024, IPC announced in findings from its North American PCB Statisti... Read More...

Rogers Sees 8.6% Decrease in Annual Revenue

20 February 2025

CHANDLER, AZ – Rogers Corp. announced $830.1 million in annual revenue, marking an 8.6% decrease from the previous year. Read More...

Ansys Announces 12% Increase in Full-Year Revenue

20 February 2025

PITTSBURGH, PA – Ansys announced $2.5 billion in full-year revenue, a 12.1% year-over-year increase. Read More...

North American EMS Industry Down 2.4% in January

20 February 2025

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in January were down 2.4% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North ... Read More...

Icape Group Acquires UK's Kingfisher PCBs

20 February 2025

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group has expanded its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Kingfisher PCBs. Read More...

Element Solutions Reports 10% Increase in Annual Electronics Sales

19 February 2025

MIAMI – Element Solutions reported Electronics sales of $1.56 billion in 2024, an increase of 10% from 2023's total. Read More...

Cadence PCB, Overall Revenues Climb in 2024

19 February 2025

SAN JOSE, CA – Cadence Design Systems reported a 40% year-over-year increase in annual revenue for its System Design Analysis segment. Read More...

Gartner: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 18% in 2024

17 February 2025

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2024 totaled $626 billion, an increase of 18.1% from 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Revenu... Read More...

Chinese PCB Manufacturer to Build Vietnam Plant

14 February 2025

HA NAM, VIETNAM – Red Board Electronics, a China-invested PCB manufacturer, will invest $110 million to build a facility here in Vietnam’s northern province. ... Read More...

FEATURES

The Via-in-Pad and Wrap Plating Process

How and why to achieve higher-density placement and routing. PCB pin count and interconnect densities are increasing almost daily. Due to the associated high f... Read More...

Controlled Impedance on High-Speed Flex PCBs

Front-end analysis can help estimate the proper hatch opening – if any – for a flex PCB. Flex PCB and rigid-flex PCB designers are aware of the typical lack of... Read More...

NIST 800-171 Compliance

Are your PCB supplier’s security measures up to par? In today’s interconnected digital landscape, safeguarding sensitive information is not just a priority – i... Read More...

PCB Cost Modifiers

A look at variables that influence board price. How does one calculate the actual cost of fabricating a printed circuit board? Naturally, each PCB is differen... Read More...

Maximizing Yields with Minimal Iterations

DfM practices for preventing common fab and assembly defects. Printed circuit board (PCB) design is an area of engineering that blends art and science, and a s... Read More...

American Standard Circuits’ Push for UHDI is On

After new technology investments, the flagship operation of the Chicago-based fab is primed for growth. As the US electronics manufacturing industry braces for... Read More...

How to Run a Design of Experiments

A review of the six fundamental steps behind scientific process development. Design of experiments (DoE) is an efficient method for planning experimental tests... Read More...

Collaborating Across the Industry

The High Density Packaging User Group drives innovation through active partnerships. For more than 30 years, the High Density Packaging User Group (https://www... Read More...

Rocking and Rolling at ZIW

The annual user event was tuned into AI, but that’s not the only melody being played. Zuken welcomed customers and partners to Cleveland in September for the e... Read More...

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

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

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?

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

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

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...