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THE LEAD
When an international team of researchers set out to create an “AI scientist” to handle the whole scientific process, they ended up with an AI tool that they judged equivalent to an early Ph.D. student.
Inside Google’s seven-year mission to give AI a robot body.
TECH NEWS
Opinions vary widely on why AI for EDA IP chip design is not ready for prime time, from evolving standards, IP security, geopolitics and robust manufacturing and packaging.
Electronics design software architect Charles Pfeil will keynote the PCB West conference and exhibition, which takes place in Santa Clara, CA, on Oct. 8-11.
The White House announced a new task force to deal with the growing needs of AI infrastructure after a meeting between senior US officials and top technology and power company executives.
A recent study reveals why Americans should remain optimistic about the future of the EV charging infrastructure and the role electronics play in enabling widespread expansion.
A new IDTechEx report examines the impact of automation on additive manufacturing.
A design tip for turning a digital multimeter into a simple but precise thermometer delivering exactly 1 mV/°C with a 0.1°C margin of error.
Flex published its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting the company's global sustainability performance and progress from 2023.
MATERIAL GAINS
The Drive for Innovation
The world has barely experienced a fraction of the services 5G mobile promised to deliver, and already the drive toward 6G is gathering momentum. The standardization process begins this year, and the final specifications are expected to be released in 2028, with rollout beginning in 2030.
ALUN MORGAN
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BUSINESS NEWS
Note will build a new factory in Lund, Sweden, to meet a projected increase in demand in coming years.
Doosan has opened a flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) plant at the Horizon Industrial Complex in Gimje, Korea.
A joint venture between Foxconn and HCL Group has secured 30 acres of land in Noida, India, to set up a semiconductor outsourced assembly and testing (OSAT) unit.
Some 211,033 tech company employees have been laid off across more than 194 tech companies worldwide since the start of the year, with Dell, Intel, and Tesla leading the cuts, says a report from BestBrokers.
The US is partnering with India and its Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to grow and diversify global chip supply chains.
Padget Electronics, a subsidiary of Dixon Technologies, has signed an MoU with Asus to manufacture notebooks in India.
Orient Semiconductor Electronics is experiencing strong demand for AI servers and is expected to receive increased orders from memory module manufacturer Kingston Technology.
Circuit Technology Center installed four Hentec-Odyssey 1325 robotic hot solder dip machines.
Scanfil announced the approval of its near-term science-based targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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SEEING IS BELIEVING
The Merchants of Menace
Five years of weekly appeals to my greed lead me to risk some observations: 1) The players change, but the script is the same; 2) the players themselves are dilettantes, often with little to no operating or technical knowledge of our business or industry.
ROBERT BOGUSKI
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TECHNICAL ARTICLES
Dendrite Growth Dynamics
PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY
Iterative Printing of Bulk Metal and Polymer for Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Layer Electronic Circuits
npj Advanced Manufacturing
Attentive Context and Semantic Enhancement Mechanism for Printed Circuit Board Defect Detection with Two-Stage and Multi-Stage Object Detectors
Scientific Reports
EVENTS
Sept. 17-19: |
Zuken Innovation World, Cleveland, OH |
Oct. 2: |
Webinar: Enhancing PCB Performance with Embedded Capacitance and EDA Tools, Online |
Oct. 8-11: |
PCB West 2024, Santa Clara, CA |
Oct. 20-22: |
ECIA Executive Conference, Chicago, IL |
Oct. 21-24: |
SMTA International, Rosemont, IL |
Oct. 23-25: |
TPCA Show, Taipei |
Oct. 28: |
Certified Printed Circuit Designer Training, Online |
Oct. 30: |
NW Electronics Design & Manufacturing Expo, Hillsboro, OR |
Nov. 6-8: |
Nepcon Asia, Shenzhen, China |
Nov. 13: |
PCB Carolina, Raleigh, NC |
Nov. 28-30: |
GEIMS Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Dec. 4-6: |
International Electronics Circuit Exhibition (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China |
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BOOK-TO-BILLS/MARKET TRENDS |
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July |
Trend |
EMS |
1.32 |
Up |
ICs |
18.7% |
Up |
PCBs |
0.95 |
Down |
Component Sales Sentiment |
103.4% |
Up |
Changes are year-over-year. |
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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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