EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
A Startup for Startups
MassChallenge may have a “wacky model,” but that’s not stopping the not-for-profit accelerator program from helping innovators get to market.
by Mike Buetow
AOI
Yardsticks for Gauging AOI Effectiveness
State-of-the-art AOI can detect 99.5% of component faults and failures. Older technology, on the other hand, detects much less. Can a value be placed on the higher detection rate?
by Zulki Khan
EMBEDDED COMPUTING
Bright Future for Worldwide Merchant Embedded Computing Markets
The MEC market, a specialized subset of electronics assembly, is a dynamic industry with
a healthy growth forecast.
by Jerry Watkins
EMS COMPANY OF THE YEAR
New Vision at Lightspeed
Small tier EMS companies are perpetually undercapitalized and short of resources. But every so often, one emerges that has the vision and the capability to rival their larger competitors.
by Mike Buetow
INSPECTION
Understanding 3D AOI, What It Is, and What It Isn’t
3D inspection is a buzzword, but it lacks a standard meaning or definition.
by Axel Lindloff
RETROSPECTIVE
In Memoriam
A look back at friends and colleagues who left us in 2013.
CAVEAT LECTOR
The Year of the Startup.
Mike Buetow
ROI
Bad models.
Peter Bigelow
FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Reliability trends.
Susan Mucha
SCREEN PRINTING
What’s driving 0.4mm CSPs?
Clive Ashmore
DEFECTS DATABASE
Clean the bath.
Dr. Chris Hunt
SELECTIVE SOLDERING
Reworking connectors.
Chris Denney
GETTING LEAN
The Lean toolbox.
Todd Baggett
TEST AND INSPECTION
In a flash.
Jun Balangue