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DFM
Design Practices for Panelization and Depanelization
Panelization keeps small boards attached to each other within a single, larger substrate. Using arrays benefits the fabricator and the assembler. Here’s how the designer can help.
by Phil Lerma

EMS TOP 50
A Muddled Recovery
The EMS industry is recovering, but not broadly, with at least 22 of the top 50 companies experiencing lower sales last year, some by a billion or more.
by Mike Buetow

TEST AND INSPECTION
Manufacturing Test Solutions for SSDs
The setup and advantages of using a full solution, including a benchtop boundary scan tool, measurement instrumentation and programmable power supply, with both hardware and software integrated, unpowered short and open test and voltage measurement.
by Jun Balangue

GOLDEN WEST TECHNOLOGY
‘We’re Not Making Toys’
At 40 years and counting, Orange County’s longest-operating EMS is all about reliability.
by Chelsey Drysdale

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  The Boss.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Young and restless.
  Peter Bigelow

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Finding the source.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• SCREEN PRINTING
  Life in the fast lane(s).
  Clive Ashmore

• DEFECTS DATABASE
  Sulphur corrosion.
  Dr. Chris Hunt

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