The hallmark of any good supply chain services provider is its ability to accommodate a repertoire of specialized engineering expertise such as manufacturing and contract electronics assembly packages...

There are different approaches to mounting components onto a printed circuit board with each method having its own strengths and weaknesses. This brings up the need of understanding what a given circu...

Surface mounted technology (SMT) has grown in popularity over the past few years and has widely replaced through-hole technology. But why is SMT so preferable to through-hole mounting, and can th...

BIATORBAGY, HUNGARY -- Scanfil EMS will shutter it subsidiary here by the second quarter next year and take a EUR 1.3 million ($1.4 million) charge.Scanfil Kft employs about 200 workers and salaried e...

WILSONVILLE, OR – Siemens is reportedly almost ready to announce a deal to buy Mentor Graphics, Reuters is reporting tonight.Siemens will pay for $4.5 billion to $4.6 billion in cash for the EDA softw...

Before ordering a high volume of PCBs for your next new design, it is always good to first assemble a prototype or order a low volume batch that all can be tested for any errors. PCB prototype as...

If you want to put a quality product on store shelves, it's usually not a good idea to go with the very first design your engineers come up with, right? New product ideas have to be tested and ref...

So, you've got yourself a successful PCB manufacturing and engineering business, but suddenly need to ramp up business and start producing even more products for your clients. There can be two rou...