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NEWS

North American Printed Circuit Board Sales Up 15% YoY in August

BANNOCKBURN, IL — The 90-day moving average shipments of printed circuit boards by North American fabricators in August rose 15.1% from a ye... Read More...

SMTA 'Members of Distinction' Awards Announced

MINNEAPOLIS -- The SMTA is proud to honor the 2022 “Members of Distinction” award recipients who have shown exceptional dedication to the as... Read More...

Wearables Shed Shipment Gains in Q2

NEEDHAM, MA – The wearables market faced another challenging period in the second quarter as global shipments declined 6.9% year over year t... Read More...

Electronics Companies Take 'Split Manufacturing' Approach to Combat Counterfeit Components

MUNICH -- A consortium of Fraunhofer institutes and German industrial companies is developing a split-manufacturing approach for semiconduct... Read More...

Tempo Automation Still Expects ACE Convergence Acquisition Deal to Close this Quarter

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tempo Automation expects its planned transaction with ACE Convergence Acquisition will close in the current quarter, compan... Read More...

PCEA Announces Free Technical Sessions for PCB West 2022

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registrants for the PCB West (https://www.pcbwest.com) exhibition this fall will gain access to nine free technical ses... Read More...

PCEA Issues Call for Abstracts for PCB East 2023

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) seeks abstracts for the upcoming PCB East (http... Read More...

SigmaTron Q1 Sales Rise 23% YoY

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron International today reported fiscal first quarter revenues increased 23% to $105.5 million while net inco... Read More...

Custom Interconnect Ltd. to Add PCBA, Advanced Packaging Capacity in UK

ANDOVER, UK -- Custom Interconnect Ltd. announced it is creating an advanced semiconductor packaging, power device and volume printed circui... Read More...

FEATURES

Why I4.0 and Reshoring Go Hand in Hand

The path to digitize a factory is both closer and cheaper than most engineers realize. Reshoring has been a buzzword for a few years now. But when supply chain... Read More...

Robust Tacking Material Technology to Reduce Tool and Fixturing Complexity in Power Module Assembly

A solution for flux-free formic acid reflow? Growing performance demands for power electronics systems, driven by rapid advancements in application areas su... Read More...

M2M Communication is Here. Do We Still Need Judgment Calls?

Data-driven processes require IP coordination among vendors – and that means humans. We hear a lot these days about smart manufacturing, but is there a broad c... Read More...

Tackling Head-in-Pillow Defects with Vapor Phase Reflow

An EMS finds VPS dramatically reduced HiP in BGA/LGA connectors. Head-in-pillow (HiP) defects are one of the most common issues that affect printed circuit boa... Read More...

OSP Myths Dispelled

A new specification tackles the application and performance of organic solderability preservatives. After many years of starts, stops and debate, an industry c... Read More...

Defluxing of Copper Pillar Bumped Flip-Chips

A case study showed a well-balanced aqueous cleaning agent removed Pb-free, water-soluble tack flux residues better than straight DI water. Solder bump technol... Read More...

Leveraging Systems and Processes to Evolve NPI

A cross-functional team approach for completing prototypes and ramping to production. Faster, better, cheaper has always been a mantra in electronics manufactu... Read More...