THE LEAD
Foxconn is reportedly evaluating plans to assemble iPads in India, marking a significant expansion of its current operations focused on making iPhones.
A Carnegie Mellon PhD candidate has turned his apartment into a robotic environment using printed circuit boards that can breathe and bend.
TECH NEWS
Apple has joined 15 other firms in signing a voluntary commitment to ensure that AI's power is not used for destructive purposes.
Ultra Librarian and Footprintku AI will host a free webinar, DFM Aware CAD Libraries – Designing for Manufacturability Upfront, on Aug. 8.
Registration is open for the technical program for PCB West 2024, featuring more than 110 hours of in-depth electronics engineering training spread over nearly 50 sessions.
Vishay released CHA series resistors.
Electronics design software architect Charles Pfeil will keynote the PCB West conference and exhibition in October, giving a talk, “AI Roadmap for PCB Layout: New Opportunities for PCB Designers,” that will illustrate the capabilities and methodologies that will be needed for AI success with complex PCB designs.
The semiconductor industry is undergoing a technological shift fueled by applications that mandate intricate custom chip designs.
Susy Webb will present a new all-day webinar titled “Effective PCB Design Techniques” on Sept. 10, sponsored by PCEA.
Abstracts for next year’s PCB East technical conference are due Sept. 6, PCEA announced.
An Iranian knowledge-based company has succeeded in making flexible circuits with application in printing circuits on fabric and textiles.
Finding appropriate methods of cooling electronics allows engineers, designers and other professionals to prioritize sustainability by finding solutions that will make the products last longer and become more energy efficient.
A vintage computing enthusiast and fan of retro Apple computers has built the first new Apple Macintosh Plus compatible clone in 34 years.
THE ROUTE
A Status Plan for Implementing AI Takes Shape
Artificial intelligence is applied to electronics design and manufacturing is in its infancy, but interest is high and questions abound as to what it means – and even what it is.
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