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THE LEAD
Indonesia said Foxconn is considering investing in the country’s new capital, a move that would bolster the $34 billion construction project.
Google said on Friday it would invest $3 billion to set up a data center campus in Indiana and expand sites in Virginia.
TECH NEWS
Will human soldiers ever trust their robot comrades? The Pentagon’s “trust engineers” are probing warfighters’ attitudes.
DARPA researchers will brief industry in June on microelectronics for photonic circuits and quantum computing.
Aven launches Cyclops 4K Ultra HD digital microscope.
The discounted price for the PCB East 2024 technical conference ends May 3, conference organizers said.
Almost every Chinese keyboard app has a security flaw that reveals what users type.
Talks on supply chain-driven circuit design and embedded inductor technology highlight the PCEA Boston Chapter meeting on May 2 in Lowell, MA.
PCB East 2024 features more than 80 hours of technical presentations, including an all-day forum on UHDI.
The history of Pan Pac including the technologies introduced at the annual symposium are the topic of this week's Reliability Matters podcast.
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FOCUS ON BUSINESS
The 80/20 Rule
Ask any longtime industry CEO and they will say 80% of their issues come from 20% of their customer base. Why do EMS companies keep bad fit customers? A number of reasons.
SUSAN MUCHA
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BUSINESS NEWS
Rogers Corp. posted first quarter sales of $213.4 million, up 4.3% sequentially on higher sales in the Advanced Electronics Solutions and Elastomeric Material Solutions business units.
Apple is deepening its ties with China even as it further expands production in Southeast Asia and India, highlighting the balancing act the iPhone maker is striking between politics and business.
Avary Holdings, the Chinese arm of Zhen Ding Technology, posted first quarter sales of evenue: CN¥6.69 billion ($923 million), flat with a year ago.
Hisense, the Chinese multinational appliance and electronics manufacturer, has pledged to invest R1.1 billion ($57 million) in South Africa over the next five years.
Unimicron reported first quarter was flat with 2023, while net profits plunged 41%.
Kvikna Medical named Daniel Sigtryggsson senior hardware design engineer.
Bharat Patel launched Signetronics LLC.
Heraeus Electronics named Ryan Banfield product manager, Thick Film
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THE FLEXPERTS
Tear Resistance in Flexible Circuits
Virtually all flex circuits use polyimide film as the primary insulator. Polyimide film has lots of great electrical and mechanical qualities, but tear resistance is not one of them. In static applications there is seldom an issue, but if there are multiple flexing cycles during service, preemptive steps mut be taken in the design to guard against tears. The key is ensuring that a tear does not start, because once it does, it tends to propagate.
MARK FINSTAD
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TECHNICAL ARTICLES
Thermal Vias are Ineffective. Here’s Why.
PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY
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Chemical Engineering Journal
Efficient and Selective Gold Recovery Using Amine-Laden Polymeric Fibers Synthesized by a Steric Hindrance Strategy
Journal of Electronic Materials
EVENTS
| May 7-9: |
CTMA Partners Meeting, Providence, RI |
| May 9: |
Advanced Manufacturing Conference & Line Tour, County Clare, Ireland |
| May 14-16: |
Electronics in Harsh Environments Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| May 28-29: |
New-Tech Exhibition 2024, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| May 28-30: |
Semicon Southeast Asia 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| May 28-31: |
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, Denver, CO |
| June 4-7: |
PCB East 2024, Boxborough, MA |
| June 10-12: |
PCBAA Annual Conference, Washington DC |
| June 14: |
Printed Circuit Engineering Professional (CPCD) Class, Online |
| June 18-20: |
2024 SMCBA Conference & ElectroneX Expo, Sydney, Australia |
| Oct. 8-11: |
PCB West 2024, Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov. 13: |
PCB Carolina, Raleigh, NC |
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SUBMISSIONS
Email industry press releases or links to the editors of PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY: pr@pcea.net.
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1.22 |
Up |
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16.3% |
Up |
| PCBs |
1.07 |
Up |
| Component Sales Sentiment |
100.8% |
Up |
| Changes are year-over-year. |
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ABOUT
PCB Update is a digital newsletter for PCB design, fabrication and assembly professionals, brought to you by Printed Circuit Engineering Association™. E-mail industry press releases or links to the editors of CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY or PCD&F: pr@pcea.net.
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