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PCB Tombstoning: What Is It and How It Affects Your Design
PCB assembly is a delicate art. Throughout the board manufacturing and assembly processes, things can go wrong. Sometimes it's something as simple as a little cross-chatter between paths. Other times it's more severe issues like component burnout. All of these issues...
How did Covid-19 affect supply chains and particularly electronics manufacturers?
No one went through 2020 unaffected by the Covid-19 global pandemic that took the world by force. The global supply chain is no exception. How did Covid-19 affect electronics manufacturers? We reached out to our specialists to help us understand the impact that...
Design for Manufacturing: Everything You Need to Know
Building the average Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is complicated in the best of times. Ensuring an ideal mix of parts, materials, and placements is a skill that requires focus and knowledge. All too often, mistakes get made along the way and missed until it is too...
Common Causes of Degradation of Signal Integrity in PCBs
Signal distortion is a fact of life when it comes to circuitry. No matter how good the printed circuit board assembly, there are no perfect boards out there that can transmit signals to a T. All we can do is design our boards to the best of our skills with signal...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of modular design for electronics products?
The pros and cons of modular design for electronics products may leave you wondering what is best for your business. We reached out to some specialists for their perspectives on this question and its impact on businesses. Keep reading to better understand what you...
How to Survive a Component Shortage
The last few years have seen a drastic increase in order lead time. There was a time when you could expect to receive a full bill of materials (BOM) in as little as 8 to 12 weeks—now it is twice that timeframe. Worse, shortages in manufactured components are causing a...
Medical PCB Assembly: Benefits and Design Considerations
PCBs are an integral part of the electronics used in different industries. Everything from a simple LCD light display to an ever-upgrading phone houses a PCB. One industry that has seen an enormous improvement thanks to the advancement of PCBs is the medical industry....
How does outsourcing US manufacturing contracts overseas impact local economy?
As tax and labor laws change, many companies debate moving their factories overseas. These decisions can have a drastic impact on the cost of goods as well as other aspects of the economy. Keep reading to understand how some business leaders view the costs versus the...
PCB Via Stitching: Should You Consider It?
There are many different techniques that we employ when building circuit boards. Vital to all these constructions are vias – copper-lined connection ports that connect each layer of the board in one cohesive electrical flow. Vias are necessary for constructing...
PCB Milling: Everything You Need to Know
A PCB is a core aspect of any electronic used in a household or industrial setting. Good-quality PCB boards require PCB milling, which is the process of removing copper tracts from a sheet of PCB material to recreate the indication tracks, pads, and configurations...
What traits do entrepreneurs in the electronics industry look for in an electronics manufacturing partner?
Selecting an electronics manufacturing partner is an important step in your entrepreneurial journey. Our readers had suggestions for budding entrepreneurs as they seek out the perfect fit in an EMP. Keep reading to see what advice they have for you. Eden Cheng,...
How to Test for a Short Circuit on a PCB
Along the PCB construction process, engineers face many possible hazards that might damage each board. One of the most troublesome and damaging disasters to befall PCBs is the short circuit. This can occur anywhere along with the framework of a board and have several...