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The biennial trade show – the industry’s largest outside Japan – was filled with new machines, if not new technologies.

Datasheet Df values are adequate, but copper roughness is critical.

What the optimal assembly solution for a 2-mil thick flexible PCB is, and other mysteries.

Slight current overloads result in unpredictably long fusing times.

Last spring, Toshiba disclosed to its shareholders that there were some accounting irregularities, causing it to delay its earnings report for the first quarter.

For those new to electromagnetic compatibility, I’m not about to get into the physics of electromagnetic theory, but will jump straight to the electronics design challenges and then move on to provide tips that you can get on with straight away to overcome these.