Insulectro’s Technology Village to Feature 35 Powerchats at IPC APEX EXPO
Insulectro, the largest distributor of materials for use in the manufacture of PCBs and printed electronics, will present its popular and successful...
Arlon EMD and EMC Announce Expansion in California
Arlon EMD, a division of Elite Materials Company (EMC), announces a factory expansion at the Rancho Cucamonga, CA location. Arlon is a global...
Arlon EMC Receives IPC-4101 QPL Recertification
Arlon Electronic Materials has successfully completed an intensive two-day recertification audit by IPC Validation Services that examined Arlon’s manufacturing processes and testing procedures to assure that they are in...
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The Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Specialties of PCB Design
March 19, 2024 | Stephen V. Chavez, Siemens EDA
What were once specialties have become more generalized over time—PCB designers must learn about design automation, signal integrity (SI), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), complex high-speed design, mechanical design, and manufacturability/producibility. Design engineers must learn about layout, simulation, and supply chains—and in their place new specialties have emerged, like multi-gigabit SerDes channel design, advanced manufacturing, IoT, and multi-physics system verification.
Flexible Thinking: PCB Designers Still Wanted
March 13, 2024 | Joe Fjelstad, Flexible Thinking
From their relatively simple beginnings, PCBs were largely structured using through-components, including axial leaded resistors, capacitors and diodes, and the iconic dual inline bug-like IC packages. They were often assembled using breadboard and wire-wrapped connections that enabled the electronics hobbyists to prototype their imaginative circuit designs. Current generation PCBs rival their integrated circuit siblings in complexity as they have become even more closely associated with creating today’s mind-numbing products.
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