SAN JOSE – The 90-day moving average for semiconductor equipment orders from North America-based manufacturers was $263.5 million in February, down 78% from last year, the SEMI trade group said. The bookings figures were the lowest since 1991.
In a statement, the company said the paper illustrates the importance of characterizing broadband commercial and defense systems for linearity. The information focuses on the tests used to determine the level of a system's distortion and how they relate to Intermodulation Distortion and Intermodulation Distortion Noise. It summarizes with the test methods and the instruments used.
It is downloadable at http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5989-9880EN.pdf.
SMYRNA, GA – PCB East returns this year to the greater Boston area as the premier annual East Coast conference and exhibition for PCB engineers, designers, fabricators and managers.
PCB East will be held Apr. 27 - May 1 in Waltham, MA at the Westin Waltham-Boston.
More than 30 technical courses will be offered at the 14th annual PCB East, along with Free Wednesday, a day of one-hour technical sessions and events free to all attendees.
Other highlights of the conference include several new speakers and the premiere of an Evening with Industry Experts.
The conference will be accompanied by a free one-day tabletop exhibition on Apr. 29.
Register by Mar. 26 to save up to $100.
For more information, visit www.pcbeast.com.
This show is produced by UP Media Group, parent company of Circuits Assembly and Printed Circuit Design & Fab.
TCA is a push-button test coverage analysis tool for coverage estimation (pretest program development) and coverage measurement (post-test program measurement) using PCOLA-SOQ1. It calculates theoretical coverage using CAD files and measures real coverage from the developed test programs.
The tool has been added to Agilents Medalist i3070 & i1000 platforms and other test and inspection equipment.
No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.
LONGMONT, CO – EMS firm DBM Technologies next month will relocate to larger digs in south Loveland, the former site of Wolf Electronix.
The May 20 event takes place at the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon, VA.
