Share on:

Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Share with email

Suggested Items

American Made Advocacy: Going Beyond the CHIPS Act to Power American Manufacturing

03/26/2024 | Travis Kelly -- Column: American Made Advocacy
Where have all the factories gone? A tour of America’s former bustling manufacturing communities is a stark reminder that, for the past three decades, we let the microelectronics manufacturing ecosystem disappear overseas, primarily to Asia. For decades, foreign competitors seeking to control critical markets played a long game. Government investment and subsidies were effective in undercutting U.S. and European companies. As other countries created this unfair competitive advantage in manufacturing, the know-how also migrated in their direction. This resulted in the serious workforce challenges the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries face today.

MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions’ New Book Now Available for Download

03/27/2024 | I-Connect007
I-Connect007 is pleased to announce the launch of The Printed Circuit Assembler’s Guide to… Encapsulating Sustainability for Electronics by Beth Turner at MAES. The latest in a series of educational books published by I-Connect007, this book is an introductory guide to understanding encapsulation resins and a tool for application troubleshooting. 

Happy’s Tech Talk #26: Balancing the Density Equation

03/14/2024 | Happy Holden -- Column: Happy’s Tech Talk
Printed circuit design and layout is a creative process that has profound implications for electronic products. With the need for more parts on an assembly, or the trend to make things smaller to be portable or for faster speeds, the design process is a challenging one. The process is one of “balancing the density equation” (Figure 1) with considerations for certain boundary conditions like electrical and thermal performance. Unfortunately, many designers do not realize that there is a mathematical process to the layout of a printed circuit

A Brief History of IPC APEX EXPO

03/13/2024 | Alicia Balonek, IPC
In 1998, the Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association (SMEMA) approached IPC for help. Because of IPC’s success with the Printed Circuits Expo and recognizing the need to establish control of its own event, the discussions between SMEMA and IPC ensued. This led to a merger between the two organizations and provided SMEMA with IPC member benefits.

Electronics Circuit World Convention: A Brief History

03/07/2024 | David Bergman, IPC
In 1978, a new event called the Printed Circuit World Convention (PCWC) was born. It brought together printed wiring board (PWB) associations from around the world to focus on advancing technology, growing the market, and providing insight into the management of the manufacture of printed boards.
Copyright © 2024 I-Connect007 | IPC Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. Log in