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Semi Fab Equipment Investment Expected to Reach $110B in 2025; Ajit Manocha Comment

MILPITAS, CA - Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities in 2025 is anticipated to increase by 2% year-over-year to $110 billio... Read More...

AR/VR Shipments See Bumpy Forecast, According to IDC; Jitesh Ubrani and Ramon T. Llamas Comment

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments for AR/VR headsets grew 10% in 2024, according to new data from IDC. The launch of new products during the ho... Read More...

NAND Flash Prices to Recover in Q2 as Production Cuts and Inventory Rebuilding Take Effect, Says TrendForce

TAIPEI – NAND flash prices are expected to stabilize in the second quarter, while prices for wafers and client SSDs are projected to rise, t... Read More...

VS Industry Net Profit Drops 4% in 2Q Amid Less Favorable Forex

KUALA LUMPUR - VS Industry Bhd’s net profit fell nearly 4% to RM15.38 million ($225,000) for its second quarter ended Jan 31, from RM16 mill... Read More...

Viscom Sees Bright Spots Despite 2024 Revenue Dip; Restructuring and Personnel Measures Completed

HANOVER, GERMANY – Viscom reported fiscal 2024 revenue of €84 million ($90.9 million), down 29% from a year ago. Read More...

Worldwide Server Market Revenue Increased 91% in Q4; Lidice Fernandez Comments

NEEDHAM, MA - Server sales reached a record $77.3 billion during the fourth quarter, the second highest growth rate since 2019 with a year-o... Read More...

Peter Bigelow Named to IPC Hall

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- IPC this week inducted Peter Bigelow, retired president of FTG Circuits Haverhill, into its Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of ... Read More...

Lite-On Begins Construction on $690M Electronics Plant in Vietnam

HÀNỘI — Lite-On Technology this week broke ground on the first phase of its $690 million electronics plant in Quảng Ninh Province. Read More...

Jabil's Q2 Revenue Ticks Up; Mike Dastoor Comments

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Jabil reported fiscal second quarter net revenue of $6.7 billion, up 3% year-on-year excluding its divested mobility bu... Read More...

FEATURES

The Benefits of Nitrogen in PCB Soldering

Introducing nitrogen to the solder process can enhance reliability and yields. Inert gas soldering systems, which use a controlled nitrogen blanket atmosphere ... Read More...

Is the Industry Ready for a Solderless World?

The time is now for serial inventor Joe Fjelstad’s answer to simplifying component assembly. Joe Fjelstad is a renowned innovator, environmental advocate and t... Read More...

Understanding Solder Paste Viscosity and Thixotropy

Selecting the right paste requires an understanding of its properties. A solder paste’s viscosity and thixotropic properties influence its performance in diffe... Read More...

How Squeegee Blade Profile Helps Improve the Screen-Printing Process

A factorial design investigating solder paste volume under varied squeegee pressure and squeegee types. It is generally agreed that, on average, 40% to 60% of ... Read More...

‘It’s Got to Work’

STI Electronics prides itself on reliability and training the next generation of workers. With its home just a few miles from a major military and aerospace te... Read More...

Comparing Coated vs. Uncoated Stencils

While cheaper to use, uncoated stencils can have a detrimental effect on printing performance. In a recent study focused on optimizing solder paste transfer ef... Read More...

Ensuring Optimal Performance of Solder Paste in Challenging Environments

Heat and cold can prematurely degrade incorrectly handled materials. Solder paste is an elaborate mixture of metal powders, acids, thixotropes, solvents and a ... Read More...

Filling the Gap: Underfill Materials Dispensing for Electronics

The benefits of capillary flow underfills on solder joint reliability. In electronics manufacturing, underfill refers to a material that is applied to fill the... Read More...

Keeping Electronics Cool

Types of TIMs and their application methods. As demand for high-performance electronic devices continues to grow, managing heat dissipation effectively has bec... Read More...