HSINCHU, Taiwan — June 29, 2021 — SEMICON Taiwan, the region’s premier gathering of the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, has been postponed from September 8-10 to December 2021 or January 2022 in response to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Taiwan, SEMI Taiwan announced today. The new event date will be announced once it has been confirmed.
Read more: SEMICON Taiwan Postponed to December 2021 or January 2022
Atlanta – ECIA members have identified research on the Americas DTAM market as a top priority. In response to the need for research in this area ECIA has developed and published detailed TAM and DTAM data for North America, Americas and Worldwide with regional splits for Capacitors, Resistors, and Inductors. The worldwide data publication is a joint effort with other regional associations that comprise the World Passive Trade Statistics (WPTS) organization. More recently, ECIA has developed detailed Americas DTAM data for Discrete Semiconductors. All of this research is provided exclusively to the companies that participate in the surveys.
“During 2021 ECIA has expanded its DTAM research for the Americas and published detailed data for the Top 50 North America Authorized Distributors working with the publication Electronics Sourcing,” explained Chief Analyst Dale Ford. “This research provided a foundation for sizing the total Americas DTAM market by major product categories. Using this Americas sizing data, ECIA surveyed its members and used analysis of the results to create regional DTAM sizing for 20 major Americas regions. This research has been delivered to all ECIA members.”
ECIA has conducted analysis of multiple data sets to develop quarterly DTAM estimates for the Americas for detailed component categories. This report and the associated Excel Workbook deliver the detailed results of this research and analysis to ECIA members.
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 24, 2021--Altium, LLC (ASX:ALU), announces a strategic partnership with Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS), a leading provider of electronic design, test automation, and measurement equipment. Keysight joins a growing group of Nexar partner organizations, including Arduino, Arrow, Avishtech, Diotech, Microchip, Samtec, Sintecs, and UltraLibrarian.
Keysight’s products encompass solutions across the electronics development lifecycle, including design simulation, prototype validation, automated software testing, manufacturing analysis, and network performance optimization. With annual revenues of $4.2B, the company serves a wide range of industries.
Altium’s Nexar platform provides partners access to the Altium 365 cloud-based ecosystem where PCB, electronics and mechanical designers, suppliers, manufacturers, and fabricators can access the tools, data, and community they need to create a printed circuit board or electronic product, from design through delivery.
“The partnership with Altium helps Keysight further grow their business while transforming the electronics design, development, and manufacturing process from isolated tool chains and disconnected processes into a streamlined, next generation workflow that is connected by a comprehensive data model for printed circuit boards,” Ted Pawela, Chief Ecosystem Officer at Altium, explains.
Faster Collaboration and Shorter Design Iterations at Any Stage in the Design Cycle
One of Keysight’s goals has been to streamline data sharing between electronic CAD tools and EDA simulation platforms, to quickly detect issues, and share findings among key stakeholders, at any stage of the electronics design cycle.
As a Nexar partner, Keysight will address Altium’s large community of designers with an integrated user-experience for signal and power integrity, within PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) software. PathWave ADS is used by engineers to verify signal and power integrity requirements, by means of channel simulation, circuit simulation and electromagnetic simulation - essential for high-speed consumer electronics, datacenter, RF microwave products, automotive, aerospace and more.
As part of the Nexar partner program, Keysight will be able to connect PathWave ADS to the Altium ecosystem through the Nexar API, aiding collaboration and making advanced simulation more accessible to all hardware engineers and PCB designers.
“Keysight is excited about working with Altium to improve our customers’ workflows,” said Tom Lillig, General Manager of PathWave Software Solutions at Keysight. “Our PathWave software framework allows interoperability across our customers’ entire product development lifecycle, from design through validation and manufacturing. Engineers can use the same measurement software during both their simulation and test phases. This allows our customers’ teams to work more closely together, more easily correlate measurement results, share data more efficiently, and ultimately get to market faster. We’re thrilled to bring the Altium Nexar PCB design community into the PathWave framework for applications like DDR and PCIe. Keysight is already the industry leader in both the simulation and test of high-speed circuits. Together with Altium, we can complete the end-to-end high-speed PCB design workflow.”
Streamlining the Simulation Process with Nexar
Typical design cycles involve extensive iterations. As a PCB design evolves, layout engineers need to frequently communicate design changes to both mechanical engineers, and signal integrity experts, to reach design sign-off. This is a bottleneck, slowing the overall design cycle. To improve the process, signal integrity simulations need to be performed earlier— with schematic-based ‘pre-layout’ simulation, to avoid later rework of the PCB layout.
As Stephen Slater, Product Manager for PathWave ADS, elaborates, “PCB layout engineers want to be as efficient as possible and avoid rework, while at the same-time SI engineers want more frequent access to sanitized layout data. Today signal and power integrity engineers check the electrical performance of the PCB using PathWave ADS to perform electromagnetic extraction, channel simulation and to test for compliance to high-speed digital standards. Yet, when they find an issue to fix, the primary communication method is through phone calls, email and screen captures. This can be improved.”
“With Nexar and Altium 365, it’ll be much easier to keep track of conversations, and design revisions, ensuring everything is in one place, including comments, documented simulation assumptions, simulation results and files, notifications, and conversations key stakeholders need to know about,” Slater offers.
The Nexar API eliminates the need for intermediate files, providing simple, programmatic access to any design parameter for CAM/CAD software, simulation and analysis, PLM, ERP, and any other software application or system. Easier data exchanges help expedite the design process from schematics through manufacturing, to optimize designs and reduce time to market for electronics products. Keysight and Altium will continue to work together on future integrations.
To learn more about Nexar and to become a Nexar partner, please visit www.Nexar.com.
Direct Imaging systems manufacturer Altix increases its footprint in China
VAL-DE-REUIL, July 24, 2021
Xiamen Guangpu Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese manufacturer of LED lighting, photoelectric sensors, IoT based hardware and FPC products has expressed its trust in Altix by ordering multiple Direct Imaging machines.
The company’s ongoing success on the international market paves the way for its expansion of production capabilities.
Coupled to its current orders of both Contact Printing and Direct Imaging Reel-to-Reel (RtR) machines, Xiamen Guangpu Electronics Co., Ltd. ordered an additional Adix direct imager for multicolor soldermask applications.
Frédéric Baradel, Altix VP confides: ‘We are very pleased to further develop our presence on the Chinese market. This repeat order shows their confidence in our expertise to deliver high-quality equipment accompanied by dedicated customer service.’
The Adix is a dedicated UV LED DMD solution for all processes (inner and outer layer, soldermask) based on the innovative ALDS-Power4 + ™ technology with 4 LEDs per head
2020 was the tenth consecutive year of financial records for Elmatica, announcing the best annual financial results in the year of their 50th anniversary.
Elmatica delivered its best financial result ever in 2020, revenue increased by 7,5% based on organic growth only, while the EBITDA increased by 16,25%.
“I am humble and extremely proud to present such results achieved in a year filled with unpredictability and challenges, of course it's extra special to present it the year of our 50th anniversary. The growth of 2020 was something I never would have anticipated”, says CEO Didrik Bech.
Important with a global partner base
Elmatica has secured the PCB supply chain for industry leaders since 1971. Focusing on delivering predictability and security for PCB production, design and the supply chain. Even though the financial results are strong, Elmatica has felt the impact of COVID and experienced how the pandemic has challenged the manufacturing capacity to its limits and stressed the importance of having a solid and flexible global manufacturing base in Asia, Europe and USA.
“One of our advantages, in addition to our diverse portfolio, experience and reliable partners, is our agile and easy scalable business set-up with a decade-long focus on digitalization. This focus allowed Elmatica to be prepared for the COVID pandemic. It gave us the ability to assist our customers in prioritizing orders, provide quick overviews of the order situation and offer dual manufacturers for critical orders. Ensuring independent manufacturing operations that can be operated from a distance, is the best way to prepare”, says Bech.
COVID restrictions no hindrance
COVID restrictions with remote work space was no hindrance, as flexibility in workspace has been implemented since 2012.
“As we already had the routines and home office set-up implemented many years ago, it allowed us flexibility in the workplace. We experienced no “down time” and could perform business as usual. The only difference was an increased focus on internal communication, activities and new digital “meeting points”, says Bech.
Business opportunities and expansions
For business opportunities and industry demand, COVID has impacted the entire PCB supply chain. However some industries have been more affected than others.
“We saw a significant increase in demand, up to 30%, on orders related to the Medical industry last year, this increase has started to stabilize. The automotive industry has faced a serious decrease, whilst the defence industry is ramping up”, says Bech. Elmatica expanded with 6 new colleagues last year, which represents a 15% growth in our colleague base, while maintaining a unique company culture during challenging times. The outlook for 2021 is much more promising than 2020, with a present 68% increase in order booking. “The current raw material availability, lead time situation and production capacity is causing disruptions in the supply chain on a global level, despite this, and with our stable portfolio, we aim for a 15-30% increase in revenue in 2021”, says Bech.
Irvine, California, USA - Dr. Jeffrey Sokol has joined TopLine Corporation to provide guidance in matters involving aerospace and defense to C-level management, it is announced today. Dr. Sokol’s background as a Senior Engineering specialist in hybrid microcircuits, radiation effects, and system survivability contributes to TopLine’s growth plans.
Dr. Sokol received his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Science from SUNY at Stonybrook, his Master’s in Electrical Engineering from NYU, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The Polytechnic Institute of NY. He has 37 years of combined experience in electronic parts engineering, radiation effects, system survivability, and electrophysiology. He has worked with the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), NASA, NOAA, as well as various commercial enterprises, most recently Aerospace Corporation.
“Jeff’s experience spans such a wide swath of our industry. We are excited that he is a member of our advisory team, and look forward to working with him,” stated Martin Hart, CEO of TopLine. “Jeff is a well-respected Ph.D. and a Subject Matter Expert in the world of defense and aerospace.”
About TopLine
TopLine manufactures a wide range of solder columns for CCGA semiconductor packages, including Daisy Chain test packages for engineering development, profiling, and practice. TopLine products provide hands-on learning for engineers. For more information, visit www.TopLine.tv.
