• A flexible printed circuit is as much a mechanical device as it is an electrical device. • The neutral bend axis may not be in the exact middle of the material stack. • The reliability of flexible ...

Things are about to get interesting in the world of PCB design software for the open source hardware community. This week, Altium launched the open public beta for its new Circuit Maker software, and ...

The advent of microcontroller modules like the Arduino opened up ability to build and program interactive objects to a whole generation of makers. Today these modules make it simple to control ...

Ah, the autorouter. Inside every PCB design tool, there’s a function called the ‘autorouter’. This function, when used correctly, is able to automagically lay traces between pads, producing a perfect ...

Circuit breakers with extra features increase efficiency, thus saving time and money in the long run. Equipped with a wide range of UL approvals, the customer enjoys the advantage of looking no ...

Troubled Forest Grove circuit-board maker Merix Corp., facing widening losses in recent months, said Tuesday it would merge with a competitor, St. Louis-based Viasystems, Inc. The merger, when closed, ...

The Voltera One aims to speed up how quickly engineers can test designs for novel hardware A high-speed printer that can produce circuit boards in minutes has won the Dyson engineering award. The ...

Sirenza Microdevices Inc., a Broomfield-based supplier of radio-frequency components for the communications and defense industries, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Micro Linear Corp. in an all ...

In one project, SCHMID will deliver a complete wet-process equipment setup featuring its advanced V+ and H+ systems. The second project involves the supply of technically critical horizontal H+ ...

A high-speed printer that can produce circuit boards in minutes has won the Dyson engineering award. The laptop-sized Voltera V-One uses different inks to turn circuit board designs into working ...