November 13, 2008 - Technology News
Integrated RF and PCB design flow
AWR and Mentor Graphics have announced AWR Connected for Mentor Graphics. This new synergy of design flow between AWR and Mentor ...
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October 30, 2008 - Industry News
Agilent acquires low-cost instrument supplier
Agilent Technologies, whose products are locally distributed by Concilium Technologies, has announced a substantial acquisition of the assets of ...
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October 30, 2008 - Industry News
Sensors drive global MEMS growth
Driven by new demand from consumer electronics and wireless applications, the global market for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) will ...
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October 2, 2008 - Technology News
Cooling chips with microjets
An increasingly important requirement of microelectronics is the development of thermal management systems for cooling chips. Chips ...
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October 2, 2008 - Industry News
Flexible PCB market to see strong growth
Innovative demands from various end-user verticals including telecommunications, automotive, medical and industrial packaging are ...
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October 2, 2008 - Top Story News
Demand for consumer electronics drives EMS market
The electronics manufacturing service (EMS) market is highly dynamic, driven primarily by the consumer electronics and communications sectors ...
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October 2, 2008 - Technology News
Advantages of vapour phase reflow for lead-free soldering
Vapour phase solder reflow found prominence in the early days of SMD production, and was once the most widely used method of reflow for ...
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July 23, 2008 - Industry News
Evaluating solder paste ... continued
The 20 February 2008 issue of Dataweek carried an article by Phil Zarrow, discussing the evaluation of solder pastes - specifically ...
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July 23, 2008 - Industry News
What we must do to compete globally - a contract manufacturer's perspective
It is becoming more and more important that South African electronics companies are going to have to start to compete more actively in the ...
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June 26, 2008 - Technology News
PCB design combining manual and automatic routing
The PADS Router from Mentor Graphics is an advanced, interactive trace editor that is available to printed circuit board designers as part ...
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June 26, 2008 - Industry News
Emerging market opportunities for optoelectronics
Application designs are utilising these light-emitting and light-detecting products more and more, resulting in a global market of ...
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May 1, 2008 - Technology News
Solder pots for RoHS compliant solders
A line of solder pots designed specifically for use with most lead-free solder alloys used for dip soldering and pre-tinning applications is ...
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April 17, 2008 - Technology News
Integrated RF shielding technology
RF Micro Devices has announced the introduction of its patent pending MicroShield Integrated RF Shielding technology. This technology ...
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March 19, 2008 - Technology News
New fabrication technology for increased computing speed
At the heart of all electronic devices and computers lie chips and electronic circuits that gain in complexity almost by the day. To keep ...
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February 21, 2008 - Technology News
Myths and beliefs in modern electronic assembly and soldering techniques, Santa Claus and resolutions for 2008
Santa Claus has long gone and resolutions for 2008 lie ahead, challenging us to bring them to a good end. The question arises ...
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February 21, 2008 - Technology News
Printing using micro stencils for LGA/QFN rework
If you are repairing land grid array (LGA) or area array devices, should you print the circuit board or the device terminations? What is ...
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September 21, 2006 - Technology News
PCB solderability assessment - the industry standard
Solderability testing has become more common in the industry particularly to assess components and printed board surface finishes during the ...
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September 20, 2006 - Industry News
Auditing a contract manufacturer for lead-free capability
Introduction of lead-free technology to your product involves every department in your company. Each engineer should understand the ...
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September 19, 2006 - Technology News
Zero defect wave solder set-up for lead-free
Wave soldering with lead-free materials is probably the most demanding of the changes to traditional assembly methods due to the higher ...
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September 19, 2006 - Technology News
Frequently asked questions on RoHS and WEEE
The European Commission - Directorate-General Environment, has posted on its website, a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document that is intended ...
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September 19, 2006 - Technology News
GEIA prepares to release three new standards dealing with lead-free electronics
The Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) in the United States, is in the final stages of publishing three industry ...
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September 6, 2006 - Technology News
Printed board assemblies sag during lead-free wave soldering
Today, the most common type of wave-soldering conveyor is the finger system. Although more expensive than the chain system, finger conveyors are more ...
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July 27, 2006 - Technology News
Does PCB pad finish affect voiding levels in lead-free assemblies
With European environmental legislation and market forces driving the change to lead-free solders for printed circuit board assembly, there will be ...
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February 24, 2006 - Technology News
Higher reliability achieved with use of 'lead-free' solder joints
At Loewe, the manufacturer of TVs and multimedia devices in Upper Franconia, Germany, serial production started a short time ago with lead...
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February 23, 2006 - Technology News
Lead-free SMT soldering defects - how to prevent them
The change from 63/37 eutectic to lead-free solder need not increase defects provided the new process is understood. This article examines the...
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