Karen Lin Apr 22,2014 934

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 814

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 1130

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...

PCB Design printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 1004

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...

PCB Designer printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 929

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...

PCB Layout Designer printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 21,2014 849

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 1161

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...

PCB Industry printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 18,2014 922

UPMG Announces 13 Booths Left for PCB West

ATLANTA – Just 13 booths remain for PCB West, the largest conference and exhibition for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley, UP Media Group Inc. said today. ...

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Karen Lin Apr 18,2014 1269

Report Recommendation: IPC's Forecast for N.A. PCB Industry

2012-2013 Analysis & Forecast for the PCB Industry in North AmericaPublished by IPC, July, 2013IPC Member Price: $450.00Standard Price: $600.00 Why are we guessing? How many times have taken par...

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Karen Lin Apr 18,2014 1919

PCB Experts Gather in Nuremberg; Reflect on Growth

Join the experts when the PCB world meets in Nuremberg, Germany, May 7-9, 2014. Speakers from all parts of the world share their know-how in 26 sessions with 123 presentations. The global PCB market h...

PCB market printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 18,2014 1569

Rogers Demos PCB Materials at DMEDS

Rogers Corporation will be showing samples of the company’s wide range of industry-leading PCB materials at the Del Mar Electronics & Design Show (DMEDS), April 30-May 1, 2014, at the Del Mar Fair...

PCB Materials printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 18,2014 1041

Advanced Circuits Celebrates 25 Years

Advanced Circuits, Inc., the third largest printed circuit board fabricator in North America, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Advanced Circuits has been the leader in the PCB industry in quality ...

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Karen Lin Apr 17,2014 1304

IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for February 2014

IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced today the February findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-on-year sales growth was...

PCB Industry Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Karen Lin Apr 17,2014 1128

PCBs made using a laser cutter

Joebell wrote this Instructable detailing the process of making a double-sided PCBs with a laser cutter: “With a little practice, you can make excellent double-sided PCBs by combining a laser cutter ...

Karen Lin Apr 17,2014 1605

Circuit Board Art

Circuit Board Art

Karen Lin Apr 17,2014 580

11FPCB maker Ichia sees net profits double sequentially in 1Q14

Flexible PCB (FPCB) and chassis maker Ichia Technologies has reported pre-tax profits of NT$265 million (US$8.82 million) for the first quarter of 2014, nearly double from the previous quarter. First...

printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 17,2014 614

Some China PCB makers pose threat to Taiwan makers

Some China-based PCB makers, including Founder Technology, Guangdong Goworld and Taigerbuilder Circuit (Suzhou), have entered the supply chains of Apple, Acer and HTC, becoming competitors of Taiwan-b...

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Karen Lin Apr 16,2014 579

Charlotte will spend $1 million to clean PCBs

CHARLOTTE, N.C. The city of Charlotte expects to spend more than $1.3 million to clean PCB contamination found in its sewer system.The Charlotte Observer reported (//bit.ly/1gyGvEu) that PCBs traced t...

clean PCBs，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 16,2014 1325

Altium’s 3D PCB toolset eases rigid-flex design

Focusing on core PCB design technology, Altium Designer 14 now supports flex and rigid-flex design, including schematic capture, 3-D PCB layout, analysis, and programmable design—all in a single unifi...

3D PCB toolset，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 16,2014 954

Coming soon to a PCB near you...

Since all the easy/obvious applications are already done what's next in the PCB design front? After all, we have had PC-based PCB layout tools since the late 1980s, and while layer counts have increas...

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