Karen Lin Apr 24,2014 1914

Altium & Rosenberger Help PCB Designers Save Time

Sometimes it's the little things that trip you up and slow you down. When it comes to PCB design, the electronic components are sexier than things like connectors, so they get most of the attention wh...

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Karen Lin Apr 24,2014 2328

PCBs: The Most Overlooked Components

Many of today's semiconductors do a great job in circuit designs for measurement applications. ADC (analog-to-digital converter) and DAC (digital-to-analog converter) devices offer astounding resoluti...

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Karen Lin Apr 24,2014 2804

TPT to ramp up PCB production capacity

PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) will ramp up its PCB capacity to 1.2 million square feet a month in the second quarter of 2014 and to 1.5 million square feet by the end of the third quarter, accor...

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Karen Lin Apr 23,2014 2117

Elmatica scoops up ELCO PCB talent

Michel Buia has been appointed as Country Manager for Elmatica's French operations.Norwegian Elmatica is investing in France and with that appoints a new Country Manager, namely Michel Buia. Buia ha...

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Karen Lin Apr 23,2014 1789

Nordson MARCH Introduces New MaxVIA-Plus Plasma Treatment System for electronic circuit board fabrication

Nordson MARCH introduces its new MaxVIA-Plus plasma treatment system at the Korea Printed Circuit Association (KPCA) exhibition, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, 22-24 April 2014, in their distributor Worldtechnol...

electronic circuit board，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 23,2014 1620

Gold Circuit looks to swing back to profitability in 2014

PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics expects its operations to swing back to profitability in 2014 thanks to brisk sales of server and HDI boards. Sales of server-use boards currently account for 50% of...

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Karen Lin Apr 23,2014 2179

Germany's PCB Industry Sustains Growth

Germany's PCB market posted a 4.4% growth in February compared to the same period last year, according to the Central Association of the PCB and Electronic Systems. Cumulative growth for the first two...

PCB Industry Printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 23,2014 1972

Nanya PCB capacity utilization rate to hike in 2Q14

The capacity utilization rates of Nanya PCB's PCB and IC substrate lines are expected to climb higher in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the previous quarter, buoyed by orders from non-PC secto...

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Karen Lin Apr 23,2014 2498

Creating a Bodacious Bensonfruit Arduino Mega Proto Screwshield PCB

I must admit that I am aquiver with excitement about my project to create a pedagogical and phantasmagorical inamorata prognostication engine. Key decisions have been made, interesting developments ha...

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Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 6007

Which PCB Connectors Are Best?

At the outset of this blog, let me make full disclosure. I used to work for one of the companies that I mention in this article. Also, my current employer was spun off from, and still has a business a...

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Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 1995

PCB Test Jigs & My China Connection

Every time I have seen (or written) a comment that is even vaguely critical of industry in China, there seems to be an avalanche of responses in its defence. Often, they fight fire with fire, and so I...

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Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 1530

Welcome to PCB Designline

Well, it has to be said that this is a rather exciting time -- it's not every day that one gets to see the launch of a new EE Times Designline, especially one as tasty as our new PCB Designline. For ...

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Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 1361

How Would You Categorize PCB Tools?

For the past few weeks, I've been mulling the problem of how to compare and contrast the various printed circuit board (PCB) tools from the different vendors. Now, before we plunge into the fray, le...

PCB Tool printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 1984

Could You Use a Desktop PCB Printer?

Over the last few weeks, I've been involved in quite a few online discussions about creating low-cost PCB prototypes. Most of these conversations have involved sending one's design files to a manufact...

PCB Printer printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 1600

How Many Tools Are Needed to Design a PCB?

I was chatting with a friend the other day (yes, I do have friends, thank you very much). This guy knows a bit about electronics, but he's not really involved in depth. When started talking about prin...

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Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 2393

Free Webinar: Fundamentals of PCB Design

In celebration of the recent launch of the EE Times PCB designline and EDN PCB Design Center communities, those who don the undergarments of authority and stride the corridors of power have dubbed the...

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Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 1949

New Cadence TimingVision Technology Speeds PCB Interface Design

Cadence has just announced a new TimingVision technology within the Allegro PCB designer solution that is mind-bogglingly clever and that can speed the timing closure of high-speed PCB interfaces -- s...

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Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 1771

Are PCB Layout Designers an Endangered Species?

There have been a spate of recent announcements about astoundingly cunning PCB Layout technology. Two proclamations in particular spring to mind: New Cadence TimingVision Technology Speeds PCB Interfa...

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Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 1693

Unitech to ramp up capacity for any-layer HDI and flex-rigid boards

PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board will spend NT$1.5 billion (US$49.62 million) to ramp up its production capacity of any-layer HDI boards and flex-rigid boards in 2014, according to industry sou...

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Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 2400

Advanced Circuits Marks 25 Years in PCB Industry

Advanced Circuits, Inc., the third largest PCB fabricator in North America, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Advanced Circuits has been the leader in the PCB industry in quality and on-time delive...

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