Electronics gear demand slowing, will rebound in '08.(MARKET
WATCH)
LOS ALTOS, CA -- Changes in corporate PC purchasing is slowing
electronics equipment growth, which will slip this year but recover in
2008, says Henderson Ventures (hendersonventures.com) in his . . .
Printable electronics pushes $2b.(MARKET WATCH)
SURREY, UK -- The market for printable electronics subassemblies
and components will top $1.7 billion this year, according to BPA
Consulting (bpaconsulting.com) estimates. However, growth depends . . .
Industry market snapshot.(MARKET WATCH)
INDUSTRY MARKET SNAPSHOT
Book-to-bills of various components/equipment.
OCT. NOV. DEC.
Semiconductor equipment (1) 0.94 0.96 . . .
March inventories, orders down.(MARKET WATCH)
TEMPE, AZ -- Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded
in March for the second consecutive month, while the overall economy
grew for the 65th consecutive month, says ISM (ism.ws). . . .
Semis sink.(MARKET WATCH)
SEMIS SINK
Trends in the U.S. electronics equipment market (shipments only).
% CHANGE
DEC. JAN. . . .
Getting a 'designer' education.(OUR LINE)
EVERY year, UP Media Group and Printed Circuit Design &
Manufacture host two technical conferences and trade shows. PCB Design
Conference West, now in its 16th year, and PCB Design Conference . . .
The proximity effect in differential pairs: tighter trace
coupling causes the resistance to increase.(THE SIGNAL DOCTOR)
QUESTION FROM RAUL in San Jose: I heard that as you bring two
traces together in a differential pair the resistance in each trace
dramatically increases due to the proximity effect. How much does . . .
Pre-etch conditioning.(OTHERS OF NOTE)
March Plasma has released an improved PCB panel pre-etch
conditioning technology that reportedly increases the throughput in
applications such as desmear and etchback. It is said that . . .
Spice simulation software.(OTHERS OF NOTE)
Multisim 10.0 and Ultiboard 10.0 are the latest versions of
Nl's interactive SPICE simulation/circuit analysis software used
for schematic capture, interactive simulation, board layout . . .
Liquid photoimageable soldermask.(OTHERS OF NOTE)
Taiyo America has released PSR-9000FXT, a liquid photoimageable
covercoat or soldermask for flexible printed circuit boards. It is said
to have excellent flexibility and low warpage throughout the . . .
Design software: PADS2007 is said to offer layout designers and
engineers the ability to implement RF and microwave circuitry us
PADS2007 is said to offer layout designers and engineers the
ability to implement RF and microwave circuitry using highly automated
functionality, perform design for fabrication (DFF) checking . . .
Design software.(OTHERS OF NOTE)
AutoVue 3D Pro SME is said to provide users of mid-range 3D CAD
packages with the freedom to choose their authoring tools and still work
with different mid-range 3D formats from partners, customers . . .
PDS solution.(OTHERS OF NOTE)
OptimizePl is a next-generation power delivery system (PDS)
solution said to be the first to provide minimum-cost decoupling
capacitor selection and placement to achieve desired PDS performance. . . .
Acid copper plating solution.(off the SHELF)
Atotech's Inpulse 2HF electrolyte coupled with the Uniplate
InPulse 2 is said to be ideally suited for blind microvia filling. The
process reportedly enables "super filling" which gives
unrivalled . . .
Power entry modules.(off the SHELF)
Schurter's new series DD21 and DD22 power entry modules were
designed for PCB mounting. The DD21 is equipped with multiple functions
including inlet connector, switching and fusing. In addition, . . .
Compact laser system.(off the SHELF)
The MicroLine UV 3000 is a compact laser system designed to cut
precise openings in polyimide coverlayer foils and to cut flex circuits.
It contains a new high-speed linear drive for flexible . . .
Japanese PCB production in 2006: retooling for higher margin
product lines keep many Japanese companies profitable in 2006.(THE
JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
recently released December's production data for Japanese printed
circuit board manufacturers. The release of these figures completes . . .
Metalization of high performance resin materials with a
graphite-based direct plating system: graphite systems coat and then
bin
While the interest in alternative metalization processes for the
manufacturing of printed circuit boards is extremely keen, there is even
greater interest today with respect to the requirement for . . .
Transforming the chemical supply chain: chemical management
services offer a new business model that can reduce cost and keep
co
The printed circuit board industry is just catching its collective
breath after complying with the European Union (EU) directive RoHs--the
Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in electrical . . .
The use of Six Sigma principles for successful RoHS
implementation: the change over to lead-free creates an excellent
opportunit
The conversion of electronics manufacturing processes to comply
with RoHS regulations provides a great opportunity for process
improvement in order to provide efficient, as well as . . .
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