North American PCB Sales Enjoyed Solid Growth in December IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced today the December 2016 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales growth in December was solid while the PCB book-to-bill ratio slipped to 0.98. Compared to the same month last year, North American PCB [...]
Taiwan-based PCB maker Unimicron Technology has set aside a capex budget of NT$4.946 billion ($153.19 million) for 2017, according to a Digitimes report. The company originally allocated a capex budget of NT$5.009 billion for 2016, but recently increased it to NT$11.748 billion, the highest in seven years. The article cited a Chinese-language Commercial Times report that [...]
'Can Do' in CAM Outsourcing: CAM Engineering – Automation In my last column, A Case for Outsourcing CAM Engineering, I laid the groundwork for why outsourcing is so important. As volume production in PCB has shifted significantly to Asia, manufacturers in Europe and North America have been focusing on high technology, quick-turn, prototype, and lower [...]
FPCB Makers Expected to See Weak 1H17 on Slowing iPhone 7 Demand Flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) makers Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect are expected to see weak revenue performances for the first five months in 2017 as demand for iPhone 7 has started weakening and the two suppliers are unlikely to regain [...]
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electronica 2016 Impressions November 17, 2016 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007 Germany’s third-largest city, and capital of the southeastern state of Bavaria, Munich was once more host to electronica, which can justifiably claim to be the world’s leading trade fair for electronic components, systems and applications. With more than 2,500 exhibitors filling 13 halls of the [...]
From the CEO: Rogers Announces Q3 2016 Financials November 14, 2016 | Rogers Corporation Selected quotes from our recent earnings call.Read the corporate financials news release: Rogers Reports Sales of $165.3 Million in Q3 In Q3 2016, Rogers achieved net sales of $165.3 million, exceeding our previously announced guidance. This is an increase of 3.1% over [...]
Speeding up the PCB Manufacturing Process Lino Sousa of Pluritec discusses the next generation of equipment that's speeding up drill room processes. He also explains how technologists can now coat soldermask, tack cure, and be ready for imaging in 25 minutes or less. Sousa says a three-year ROI can be found in reduced electricity [...]
Rogers to Exhibit High-Performance Circuit Materials at PCB West September 12, 2016 | Rogers Corporation Reading time 2 min (665 words) Rogers Corporation will bring its materials expertise to PCB West on September 14 at the Santa Clara Convention Center (Santa Clara, CA), booth 201. Rogers will exhibit its high-performance circuit materials in addition to [...]
Printed circuit board Surface Finishes – Advantages and Disadvantages By Al Wright, PCB Field Applications Engineer Epec Engineered Technologies Anyone involved within the printed circuit board (PCB) industry understand that PCB's have copper finishes on their surface. If they are left unprotected then the copper will oxidize and deteriorate, making the circuit board unusable. [...]