Protecting design IP. Broadly speaking, the data in a design include the following categories. The design data in an ECAD/PCB ...

True 3-D interconnects and packaging. Rigid PCBs are inherently 2-D. Rigid-flex, however, allows you to fold, bend and twist ...

Dr. Hayao Nakahara has been the leading analyst of the global printed circuit board market for three decades. He visits more than 200 PCB shops each year, and compiles an extensive list of the 100 ...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the 2025 New Product Introduction (NPI) Award winners for electronics assembly equipment, materials and software. The 18th annual NPI Awards ...

Stop designing products guaranteed to fail EMC testing. Au: This article emphasizes the need to concentrate on design of transmission lines, or the “spaces,” instead of the “wires.” The industry focus ...

When passive heat management isn’t enough, fans or blowers are “cool” solutions. It has been said that good things come in small packages. This is true of electronics up to a point. Chip companies ...

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The Global Electronics Association reported strong September results for the North American PCB industry, highlighting double-digit year-to-date gains in both shipments and bookings.

SEOUL – Doosan Corp. has launched mass production at its new flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) plant in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, targeting the fast-growing foldable smartphone and wearable ...

SAN JOSE, CA – Cadence Design Systems posted strong third quarter financial results, reporting revenue of $1.339 billion compared to $1.215 billion in the same quarter last year. GAAP operating margin ...

DONGGUAN, CHINA – Shengyi Technology, the world's second-largest seller of copper clad laminate, will invest CNY1.4 billion ($196 million) to establish a new plant in Thailand to meet international ...

Leveraging common fabrication processes to encapsulate transformers. Like embedded resistors and capacitors, embedded magnetics provide a means for reducing system size and cost. Transformers and ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $208.4 billion in the third quarter, rising 15.8% from the previous quarter, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). September ...