NEWS

Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Sees Solid Q4 Results, SEMI Reports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Icape Group Reports 2% Decrease in Annual Revenue

Icape Group Reports 2% Decrease in Annual Revenue

13 February 2025

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group announced €181.6 million ($189.4 million) in full-year revenue, down -2.2% compared to 2023's total.  Read More...

MKS Instruments Announces 4.7% Increase in Q4 Revenue

MKS Instruments Announces 4.7% Increase in Q4 Revenue

13 February 2025

ANDOVER, MA – MKS Instruments reported $935 million in fourth quarter revenue, up 4.7% from the fourth quarter of 2023.  Read More...

DuPont Raises Profit Forecast on Strong Electronics Demand

DuPont Raises Profit Forecast on Strong Electronics Demand

12 February 2025

WILMINGTON, DE – DuPont has increased its forecast for 2025 profits on the back of a strong demand for electronics, particularly the rapidly-growing market for ...  Read More...

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FEATURES

NIST 800-171 Compliance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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...

PCB Design. No Humans Required.

PCB Design. No Humans Required.

An electronics startup is developing AI-driven design software that lessens manual intervention. The role of artificial intelligence in PCB design is a growing...  Read More...

AI: The Shiny New Tool in the Engineer's Toolbox

AI: The Shiny New Tool in the Engineer's Toolbox

Searching for components and automating schematic capture are just two of the ways AI will be implemented in PCB design. During the past 10 years, artificial i...  Read More...

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PRODUCTS

Stackpole Rolls Out RNCE Resistors

Stackpole Rolls Out RNCE Resistors

Stackpole's RNCE thin film resistors are said to withstand higher temperatures, high-moisture and high-sulfur environments, with exceptionally low changes in re...  Read More...

Keystone Electronics Launches Low Profile PCB Edge Connectors

Keystone Electronics Launches Low Profile PCB Edge Connectors

Keystone Electronics' compact SMT PCB edge connectors feature a horizontal orientation, making them well-suited for parallel board-to-board or board-to-componen...  Read More...

Würth Releases Redcube Press-Fit Connectors

Würth Releases Redcube Press-Fit Connectors

Würth Elektronik's Redcube Press-Fit for Automotive range of threaded connections is specially optimized for the automotive industry.  Read More...

Hirose Releases DF53 Series Connector

Hirose Releases DF53 Series Connector

Hirose's DF53 Series connector is its newest addition to its SignalBee connector platform.  Read More...

Kyocera AVX Releases SpiCAT SpiSCAP Simulation Software

Kyocera AVX Releases SpiCAT SpiSCAP Simulation Software

SpiCAT SpiSCAP online engineering simulation software is for evaluating and selecting SCC and SCM Series supercapacitors for power challenges in industrial, ene...  Read More...

Würth Launches Vibration-Resistant Capacitors

Würth Launches Vibration-Resistant Capacitors

Würth Elektronik's Aluminum Electrolyte and Aluminum Hybrid Polymer capacitors are now available in vibration-resistant versions in their SMT variants.  Read More...

SV Microwave Rolls Out Angled Solderless Connectors

SV Microwave Rolls Out Angled Solderless Connectors

SV Microwave's 30° solderless PCB compression mount connectors are able to attain edge launch-like performance anywhere on the board.  Read More...

Vishay Releases TSM3 SMD Trimmers

Vishay Releases TSM3 SMD Trimmers

Vishay Intertechnology's TSM3 multi-turn, surface-mount cermet trimmers are designed for space-constrained industrial, consumer and telecom applications in hars...  Read More...

Kyocera AVX Releases Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters

Kyocera AVX Releases Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters

Kyocera AVX's BP1206 and BP2816 series thin-film band-pass filters are said to deliver highly repeatable and reliable RF performance for high-frequency wireless...  Read More...

Pasternack Releases Angled RF Connectors

Pasternack Releases Angled RF Connectors

Pasternack's angled printed circuit board connectors to meet are designed to meet the demands of RF designs for military and test-and-measurement applications. ...  Read More...

Kyocera AVX Rolls Out 2-Piece Stript Crimp Contacts

Kyocera AVX Rolls Out 2-Piece Stript Crimp Contacts

Kyocera AVX's 9140-000 series of two-piece Stript crimping contacts accommodates wire size from 22-28AWG and carries high current up to 8A per contact.  Read More...

Stackpole Releases CSNL2512 Shunt Resistors

Stackpole Releases CSNL2512 Shunt Resistors

Stackpole’s CSNL2512 series of shunt resistors offers a 3W power rating in a compact package.  Read More...

Hirose Launches ZK1 Series Connector

Hirose Launches ZK1 Series Connector

Hirose's ZK1 Series FPC-to-board connector features a plug side with a terminal-less design that contributes to size and weight reduction by switching from disc...  Read More...

Polar Instruments Rolls Out Speedstack v25.01 Design Tool

Polar Instruments Rolls Out Speedstack v25.01 Design Tool

Polar Instruments' v25.01 update for its Speedstack stackup design tool features several new features and improvements.  Read More...

Würth Rolls Out Dual-Wire ICLEDs

Würth Rolls Out Dual-Wire ICLEDs

Würth Elektronik's range of RGB LEDs with integrated controllers now includes dual-wire ICLEDs.  Read More...

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