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NEWS

TPCA Identifies Global PCB Trends, Says Rethink China Strategy

29 May 2020

TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association today said four global trends will affect the printed circuit board industry in the next three yea... Read More...

IDC Lowers 2020 Global Tablet, PC Shipment Forecast

29 May 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MA – IDC lowered its guidance for the global tablet, notebook PC, desktop PC, and workstation market for 2020, with shipments expected to reach 360.... Read More...

Q1 Global Wearable Device Shipments Up 30%

28 May 2020

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year-over-year during the first quarter, as total device volume reached 72.6 million units, acc... Read More...

N. American PCB Orders Up 20% in April

28 May 2020

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American PCB orders in April increased 19.9% year-over-year but fell 7.3% sequentially, says IPC. Read More...

Nakahara: PCB Market to Shrink 5-6% in 2020

28 May 2020

TAIPEI – The worldwide bare board market will fall 5 to 6% year-over-year this year, the leading industry analyst said yesterday in a prerecorded webinar. Read More...

Mike Flatt, Ex Continental Circuits Chair, Passes Away

28 May 2020

MESA, AZ -- Longtime printed circuit board executive and IPC board member Michael Flatt passed away on Mar. 6. He was 81. Read More...

Schweizer Electronic Opens $110M PCB Plant in China

28 May 2020

JIANGSU, CHINA – Production has begun at Schweizer Electronic's new EUR100 million ($100 million) printed circuit board plant here. Read More...

Autodesk Reports Q1 Revenue Up 20%

27 May 2020

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Autodesk reported first quarter revenue of $885.7 million, up 20.4% year-over-year. Read More...

Global Device Shipments to Decline 14% in 2020

27 May 2020

EGHAM, UK – Global shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones are on pace to decline 13.6% in 2020, totaling 1.9 billion units, according to Gartner. Read More...

Keysight Reports Fiscal Q2 Revenue Down 18%

27 May 2020

SANTA ROSA, CA – Keysight Technologies reported fiscal second quarter GAAP revenue was $895 million, down 17.9% year-over-year. Read More...

KLA Launches Electronics Business Group from Ex Orbotech Unit

26 May 2020

MILPITAS, CA – KLA Corp. formed a business group focused on growth in its electronics, packaging and components businesses. The EPC group brings together ICOS, ... Read More...

HDP User Group Offers Free Automotive Electronics Webinar

26 May 2020

CAVE CREEK, AZ – High-Density Packaging (HDP) User Group is hosting a webinar to provide the latest information on standard requirements and developments in aut... Read More...

Productronica China to be Held in July, as Scheduled

26 May 2020

SHANGHAI –The producers of Productronica China and its related shows confirmed it will be held here as scheduled in July. Read More...

2019 Revenue of Largest China PCB Firms Up 29%

22 May 2020

SHANGHAI – The total revenue of 100 China-funded PCB companies in 2019 was 110.6 billion yuan (US$15.8 billion), up 29.1% year-over-year, says the China Printed... Read More...

Altium's Latest Cloud Collaboration Platform Links ECAD and MCAD

21 May 2020

SAN DIEGO – Two years after it was teased at a series of worldwide seminars with key customers and media, Altium’s cloud platform for PCB design has begun to re... Read More...

FEATURES

Detection Devices for Novel Coronavirus, Part II

In the previous newsletter, I wrote about the possibility of using our electronics advancements to create detection devices for the novel coronavirus. Read More...

High-End Systems Product Needs

SiP, MCP and DDR5 support faster speeds and higher power requirements. Read More...

Materials Considerations for Automotive Radar Designs

A holistic view of 77GHz radar sensors as a PCBA build, considering fabrication, assembly and packaging materials. Read More...

It Was Predicted for Years. Engineers Are Finally Taking Over PCB Design.

Recent salary survey results suggest newcomers may be entering the field. Read More...

Stop Thinking about Current Density and Via Temperature

Via temperature is determined by the temperature of the trace associated with the via, not the current itself. Read More...

Detection Devices for Novel Coronavirus

Novel coronavirus infection rates decreased over the past few weeks, and several countries are planning to ease stay-at-home restrictions that will permit some ... Read More...

Designing for Higher Power in Smaller Form Factors

The redesign of a power adapter, using thermal modeling software. Much has been written about the benefits of moving thermal design activity higher up the prod... Read More...