More and more electronics manufacturers are looking for electronics manufacturers to produce assembly for their own designs, and they want to reduce production costs. But many people still skeptical, ...

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...