The process of manufacturing semiconductors or integrated circuits (commonly called ICs or chips) typically consists of hundreds of steps, during which hundreds of copies of an integrated circuit are ...

Semiconductors are materials which have a conductivity between conductors (general metals) and nonconductors or insulators (such as ceramics). Semiconductors are made from pure elements, typically sil...

WASHINGTON—Oct. 3, 2016—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconducto...

Printed circuit boards are the base of electronic products in a variety of consumer and industrial applications. New PCBs always perform well. However, their performance will deteriorate with&nbs...

CHENNAI, INDIA – Foxconn has struck a deal to reopen a Nokia manufacturing plant here, pending government approval.Foxconn had acquired the plant from Nokia but closed it to avoid inheriting local tax...

MAUI, HAWAII – Charlie Barnhart & Associates will host a webinar Oct. 27 to present third quarter EMS industry data, as well as a fourth quarter forecast.The data will also be disseminated to Outs...

Advantages of Laser CUT SMT StencilsSmooth internal pad walls(<= 3µm)Aperture consistency reduces dpm’sHigh Pad positional accuracy.Stencil to PCB registration (caused by film distortion)No chemica...

Middletown, Pa. – Phoenix Contact’s new SDC 2.5 connectors plug directly into the PCB via through-contacted bore holes. This eliminates the need for an additional header and the soldering process, red...