Will Apple’s “Air Tags” be the next big thing in electronics?

The rise of the digital enterprise is creating an opportunity for organizations to radically rethink business models, operating processes and team structures. Research from McKinsey suggests two of the keys to successful digital transformation.

MIT researchers designed a blueprint for a device that could harvest terahertz radiation to enable self-powering portable electronics.

iNEMI will hold a webinar on the impact of mold compound flowability on quality and warpage in wafer/panel level packaging (WLP/PLP). The consortium’s recently completed Wafer/Panel Level Package Flowability and Warpage project focused on identifying and understanding the effect of the material factors and key process parameters important for achieving higher yield in flow and warpage control for mold first WLP/PLP assembly processes.

Schleuniger introduces CrimpCenter 64 SP automatic crimping machine.

Our April issue is now out! Highlights include articles on BGA impacts on PCB fabrication, cleaning and drying prior to conformal coating, understanding time and frequency domains, plus lots more!

SafeRFQ rolls out SafeRFQ.com RFQ exchange for EMS companies.

Looking for training on SMT assembly, or are you an engineer who needs to learn PCB design? Check out the upcoming PCB2Day workshops in Austin, TX, in June.

What leads to signal integrity issues in a PCB?

South Korea is struggling to retain its lead in global next-generation 5G telecom services, as the coronavirus pandemic further cools sentiment of consumers whose interest in the technology has waned due to cost and quality concerns.

Manufacturing economic activity contracted in March, say the nation's supply executives, according to ISM.

How is the PCB industry responding to Covid-19? An update from the editors of PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY.

Samsung Electronics has suspended its home appliance factory in South Carolina after two of its workers tested positive for Covid-19, according to reports.

A Gartner survey of 317 CFOs and finance leaders revealed that 74% of organizations will move at least 5% of their previously onsite workforce to permanently remote positions post-Covid 19.

Manufacturing takes more of a beating in downturns than other sectors – and it’s still scarred from the last one.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space named Dan Smith ECAD specialist.

Vistesco Technologies named Stefana Buraga hardware PCB designer.

Ansys promoted Craig Hillman director of product management, new and emerging technologies.

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