Electronics and Microelectronics Manufacturing Reference Materials

Description: Company: Leading provider of equipment, processes and reporting systems. Goal: Improve productivity in large dairy farms ...

Description: The purpose of this white paper is to describe how the active vibration isolation solution developed by ETEL S.A. can guarantee a high process stability as well as an increased throughput in ...

Description: The engineering department at LAPP's North American headquarters in Florham Park, NJ uses a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer to assure the raw compounds that go into cables are the ...

Description: The medical device market is expected to significantly diversify and almost double in value to $90 billion by 2025, but vendors face significant cost and packaging challenges if they are to ...

Description: This series will focus on learning the principles and basics of crafting electronic kits through simple crafts made with Raspberry Pi. ...

Description: Want a new kind of home improvement project that leverages technology instead of nails and hammers? Here are eight smart home improvements that leverage your Raspberry Pi and Arduino skills. ...

Description: Technology companies have to deal with a serious fact: There might not be enough young professionals to fill all positions in the near future. What companies like ROHM Semiconductor Europe do to win ...

Description: When it comes to microelectronics and photonics packaging assembly, components such as die are placed onto packages. All automated die bonding systems require some type of vision processing for the ...

Description: We're all familiar with Underwriters Lab, and we're used to seeing the UL symbol on the cord tag of our electrical appliances. But things electrical - which were just being introduced when UL was ...

Description: Defining "clean" is actually more complicated than it sounds. Cleanliness can be in the eye of the beholder (I mean, we all had a college roommate who swore they were tidy, but let's be honest!) and ...

Description: Instrumentation Technologies has been working with electron and hadron accelerators for many years. We have provided Fast orbit feedback (FOFB) solutions for electron accelerators previously, using ...

Description: Itron, an American giant and a world leader in IoT technologies for utilities and smart cities, invited IoT solution providers to participate in their London Smart City Challenge with the aim of ...

Description: An important milestone has been reached recently at ESRF in the EBS storage ring commissioning. EBS project, known as Extremely Brilliant Source, has started back in 2015 and it is a great achievement ...

Description: The value of light-enabled products and services is estimated to be between $7 and $10 trillion annually, which means the science of light represents roughly 13% of the world's economy1 . With the ...

Description: Outlines methodology for quantifying a getter's performance related to hydrogen (H2) absorption performance in uptake capacity and uptake rate, and provide a fundamental understanding on how to select ...

Description: Fractured production and operational disruption: The true costs of long lead times for custom sensors Product manufacturing and construction projects requiring custom temperature sensor components are ...

Description: Plug-and-play fiber optic network components simplify remote I/O installation and maintenance Control engineers face important decisions when extending industrial networks to monitor or control remote ...

Description: In dynamic lighting control applications, "0-10" describes the use of an analog controller to adjust the voltage in a 2-wire bus connecting the controller to one or more LED drivers equipped with a ...

Description: Spot curing is ideal for precision curing of a small diameter area, up to about 10 mm, either manually or in an automated process. In electronics applications spot curing is commonly used for bonding ...

Description: Any manufacturers worth their salt know that prototyping is an extremely important step in the innovation process and needs to be planned for and invested in, but many aren't aware that simply ...

Description: Why are PCB Prototypes so Important? ...

Description: Prototyping is a unique asset for manufacturers when it comes to realizing a specific market goal. It's no secret that the companies which don't neglect the prototyping stage of innovation are often ...

Description: 6 Reasons to Transition to In-House PCB Prototyping ...

Description: There are so many electronics, variables, and design specifics to go over before you actually bring a final iteration of your prototype to mass production that it can almost seem too complex to ...

Description: This article exposes the biggest myths about outsourcing and reveals the true benefits of in-house prototyping ...

Description: The case for in-house: How owning your own solution improves rapid prototyping and product development ...

Description: Much attention has been given to 3D printing in recent years as the technology has allowed users to manufacture a wide variety of items - from common mechanical parts to more outrageous projects like ...

Description: When it comes to bringing PCB prototype(s) from conception to production, there are many things you can do along the way to ensure that all of the variables are taken care of beforehand and are not ...

Description: The first part of this two-part series will reveal some of the unexpected expenses associated with outsourcing your PCB design data, as well as some options for how you can deal with them. ...

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Description: I keep coming back to The Internet of Things, which is not surprising, given that all things seem to be getting smart (at least in a technical sense) in a hurry. One item that recently caught my eye - ...

Description: Fujitsu has a prototype that "uses the tablet's camera to track your finger movements on a desk, as if you were typing away on an invisible keyboard." ...

Description: DRAM Controllers for System Designers - that provides a deep dive into DRAM controllers, and how they work. As with every other element of electronic system design, you need to get this one right. ...

Description: This is a big year for 40th anniversaries. We've "celebrated" (or at least acknowledged) the 40th anniversary of the mobile phone, and it's also the 40th anniversary of Ethernet. ...

Description: With the possible exception of humankind, everything these days seems to be getting smarter. ...

Description: A couple of weeks ago I saw an article by Peter Clarke on EE Times reporting on the coming of 3-D NAND flash memory. ...

Description: Following the state machine methodology when doing design work - whether for hardware, a communications protocol, or the software implementation of a communications protocol - has proven invaluable ...

Description: how fireworks displays have become so computer-driven over the years. ...

Description: Last month, TI announced a new near-field communications (NFC) interface transponder. ...

Description: For those who aren't familiar with the Nest, it's a "Learning Thermostat" which you don't need to program to schedule when our HVAC clicks on and off. It learns your habits - when you get home from ...

Description: Traditionally, through hole technology (THT) was used to construct the vast majority of PCBs. Over recent years, however, the use of surface mounted technology (SMT) has grown in popularity and is ...

Description: MultiWave Hybrid™ technology allows laser beams with different wavelengths to be combined into a single, coaxial beam. The individual laser beam wavelengths can be used together to create a ...

Description: Softwall modular cleanrooms are designed for functionality and reduced cost while providing all the flexible benefits of modular construction. They are tent-like, lightweight, easy-to-assemble ...

Description: Induction heating provides repeatable consistent results in all three areas soldered at the same time, not individually. Faster process time, increased production and even distribution of heating... ...

Description: Flexible and Stretchable Electronics ...

Description: Foldable electronics using graphene-based ink ...

Description: When developing an embedded system, deciding which portion of the system to design and which to buy off the shelf can be daunting. By designing and building a custom solution, you can customize the ...

Description: A cleanroom provides a controlled environment in which companies can produce contaminant-free products. Air showers are a vital component in maintaining that clean environment. They protect the ...

Description: Technical Devices Company serves the printed circuit board (PCB) industry, manufacturing machines which solder circuit boards; specialized circuit board cleaning machines to remove chemical residue, ...

Description: A two-turn helical coil is used to heat 3 spacers at once. Power is supplied for 30 seconds to melt the solder preforms on the three spacers and create a solder joint without over-heating the board. ...

Description: The need to solve static generation and dissipative problems has grown, not because of the increase in the computer chip use, but increased density of the chips. As industry puts more and more on a ...

Description: Invisible Parts By Elizabeth Modic, Senior Editor It sure is tough to promote your business when 95% of your customers won't let you talk about the work you do for them - mainly out of fear that ...

Description: One of the world's largest printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers was required to install air pollution abatement equipment to control the VOCs emitted during their soldering and coating process. ...

Description: Photodiodes bridge the gap between light and electronics. Many times precision applications such as CT scanners, blood analyzers, smoke detectors, position sensors, IR pyrometers and chromatographs ...

Description: For many years the consumer electronics industry has been employing infrared remote controls for the control of televisions, VCR?s, and cable boxes. This same tech-nology has recently started to ...

Description: Barry Industries products with a "CT" metallization scheme are widely used in customer applications that require solder mounting. This application note addresses the requirements for soldering to ...

Description: Today's electronic systems are managing an increased amount of state data. Programmable features, once considered high end add-ons, are now becoming the norm, especially in automobiles; one of the ...

Description: The Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts six substances: Lead - (Pb). Mercury - (Hg), Hexavalent chromium - (Cr(VI)), Cadmium - (Cd), Polybrominated ...

Description: There are many types of electronic modules in automobiles today and new ones are springing up rapidly. In many cases, low frequency modules (i.e., ones without RF capabilities) can all be tested using ...

Description: This application note is intended to explain the fundamentals of swept-tuned, superheterodyne spectrum analyzers and discuss the latest advances in spectrum analyzer capabilities. At the most basic ...

Description: There are two fundamental transducer designs used for power ultrasonic applications today, magnetostrictive and piezoelectric. Piezoelectric transducers utilize the piezoelectric property of a ...