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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.
Nominations are being accepted through April 17 for the term that begins at SMTAI, Oct. 4-8 in San Diego.
Candidates must be SMTA members who have demonstrated commitment to the association.
To nominate a board member, visit http://www.smta.org/nominations/nominations.cfm, or contact JoAnn Stromberg at joann@smta.org.
The SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies and related business operations.
ITASCA, IL – Kester recently completed an expansion project at its Itasca headquarters to dedicate more floor space to solder paste and tacky soldering flux products.
Floor space was increased more than 3,000 sq. ft., the company said.
The project was centered on improving environmental control for these products, and to improve product quality, says the firm.
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Pricing for commodity electronics components is falling at a moderate rate, but the pace of erosion reflects the fact that pricing has already hit rock bottom in many commodity categories, according to iSuppli Corp.
Design engineers can search the manufacturer’s parts library, including certified footprints and schematic symbols, and then order parts in real-time from Digi-Key’s online database via PCB123’s LiveBOM tool.
“By eliminating the need for designers to build out their own parts libraries, we are saving designers a tremendous amount of time and energy, which translates into greater productivity and reduced costs throughout the entire design flow,” said Sunstone president and chief executive Terry Heilman.
Digi-Key president and COO Mark Larson said, “We know our colleagues at NXP share our view that providing reliable information and getting components in front of engineers at the point of part selection through the integration of our information databases into design software such as the PCB123, is another way of providing our mutual customers within the engineering design community with superior service.”
“NXP continually looks for industry innovators to collaborate with to best serve our customer base,” said John Tuley, senior director, distribution Americas of NXP Semiconductors. “Sunstone Circuits and its world-class PCB123 software, combined with Digi-Key’s electronics parts database, present design engineers with the perfect solution to quickly and easily design and build prototype PCBs – creating unique opportunities for NXP and our customers.”
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