2015 Magazine Archives
September 2015 issue
FEATURES
PCB DESIGN
PCB Fusing Currents
What if a trace normally carries a nominal current, but then, under catastrophic failure conditions, is subject to a severe overload? How big does a trace need to be?
by Douglas G. Brooks, Ph.D. and Johannes Adam, Ph.D.
SALARY SURVEY
PCB Design Industry Thrives While in Need of New Recruits
Nearly 500 respondents around the world – our largest response yet – report greater compensation levels (and more gray hairs). But what else we learned this year may surprise you.
by Chelsey Drysdale
COVER STORY
China in Charge
The winners in 2014 in terms of revenue gains were flexible circuit manufacturers that built for Apple, but the annual NTI-100 ranking of the largest board fabricators reveals a quiet but steadier trend: the emergence of the domestic Chinese players.
by Dr. Hayao Nakahara
PLATING
Acid Gold Plating Bath for PCB Connectors
The winners in 2014 in terms of revenue gains were flexible circuit manufacturers that built for Apple, but the annual NTI-100 ranking of the largest board fabricators reveals a quiet but steadier trend: the emergence of the domestic Chinese players.
by Dr. Hayao Nakahara
FIRST PERSON
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CAVEAT LECTOR
On parts, programs and people.
Mike Buetow
MONEY MATTERS
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ROI
Corporate complacency breeds stagnation. How do know when it's time to make changes?
Peter Bigelow
TECH TALK
- DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
Shapes of things to come.
Yan Killy - TECH TIPS
The complications of laminate comparisons, and what we should do about it.
Amit Bahl
