Category:PCB PCB Industry Information
This Group provides continually the latest information on the most recent trends, forecasts and analysis in the printed circuit board space.
Over 1 million electronic components go obsolete every year. We've all been hurt by obsolescence during our careers, isn't it time to be proactive? Optimum Design strongly encourages th...(view more)
“EzeeCube is a modular media hub and automatically syncs photos, videos and contacts from your iOS and Android phones or tablets. EzeeCube hardware is built from ground up and is powered by XBMC, an o...(view more)
1. Why they’re green Have you ever wondered why the majority of PCBs are that iconic dark green colour? The green that you see is actually the colour of the soldermask showing through the glass. I...(view more)
In the last ten years, the technology for manufacturing lightweight, flexible PCBs has made huge progress. Lightweight flex circuits are usually associated with materials like Kapton. The use of those...(view more)
On January 31, 2017, Bannockburn, Illinois-IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries has recently issued the Statistics Research Report of North America PCB industry in December 2016. The repo...(view more)
Karl wrote in to tell us about a software package called EagleUp that will import your Eagle CAD PCB designs into Google SketchUp. It bridges the gap between the two using the open source image proces...(view more)
When it comes to making PCBs at home really quickly, there’s not much to improve upon with Ryan’s bodged up Epson printer that prints an etch mask directly on a piece of copper clad board. Like mo...(view more)
A stripboard is a circuit board with holes and printed strips of metal. These boards are a good way of connecting simple to medium complicated circuits. I highly recommend using stripboar...(view more)
Minimization of all solder joint defects should be the goal for any SMT manufacturer. Through understanding the defect, its root causes, as well as how to prevent it, you can greatly improve the quali...(view more)
It may look like toilet paper, but Flexiramics is actually a ceramic that can withstand incredibly high temperatures. This new material was developed by the Dutch startup Eurekite at the Univers...(view more)