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WEBAug 30, 2024 · That’s the suggestion of the annual PCD&F/ CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Designers Salary Survey. After last year’s survey found the most respondents in the 61-70 age group, this year’s found the largest number of respondents from the 26-30 age range at 19% (Figure 1), edging out the 61-70-year-old group by two percentage points.
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WEBSep 26, 2024 · AT&S Sells Korean Plant to Somacis. 24 September 2024. LEOBEN, Austria – AT S has completed the sale of AT S Korea, including its PCB manufacturing plant in Ansan, South Korea, to Somacis for around €405 million ($4... North American PCB Sales Climb 35% in August. BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in August rose 35% year-over ...
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WEB5 days ago · Through its novel automation, Summit’s Chicago plant is proof-positive. In 1979, Eagle Electronics laid its foundation in printed circuit board manufacturing, and by 1985, it established its current site in Schaumburg, IL, just a few miles from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The journey since then has been one of resilience and transformation ...
The 5 Pillars of PCB Design Best Practices - pcdandf.com
WEBMay 4, 2023 · I'll do that by breaking down PCB design best practices into five categories, or what I refer to as the five pillars. Digitally integrated and optimized: Under this pillar, I'll cover electromechanical co-design, design and manufacturing, library and data management, work-in-progress data management, and PLM integration.
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WEBAI: The Shiny New Tool in the Engineer's Toolbox. Searching for components and automating schematic capture are just two of the ways AI will be implemented in PCB design.
Show Them the Money: The 2023 PCD&F PCB Designer Salary …
WEBSep 1, 2023 · After last year saw an explosion in printed circuit designers and design engineers reporting salaries above $150,000, this year's survey conducted by PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY found an even higher number, with 22% reporting their salaries in that range, compared to 19% in 2022. The percentage of designers making more than $100,000 annually also rose from last year's results, with 55% in 2023 ...
Printed Circuit Design & Fab Online Magazine - From Microns to …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · From Microns to Nano. Published: 30 August 2024. by Peter Bigelow. PCB designs will soon enter a new dimension in miniaturization. Our industry has always been about creating cutting-edge, next-generation technology. Over decades this has been accomplished by striving to pack more capability in less space.
Printed Circuit Design & Fab Online Magazine - Balancing …
WEB5 days ago · A symmetrical build is one of the keys to minimize board warpage. A stackup’s construction should be balanced to keep board warpage within IPC specifications. In general, the following parameters must be symmetrical with respect to a fictitious center plane of the board: Dielectric thickness. Buildup of the dielectric.
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WEB5 days ago · Written by John Burkhert Jr. Category: Designer’s Notebook. Published: 30 August 2024. Whether in wire or trace form, keep copper thickness in mind for your design. Once upon a time, about eight decades back, we didn’t have printed circuit boards. We had copper wires that came in various diameters. Carrying a larger amount of current ...
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WEB5 days ago · Written by Mike Buetow. Category: Features. Published: 01 August 2024. An electronics startup is developing AI-driven design software that lessens manual intervention. The role of artificial intelligence in PCB design is a growing topic of debate throughout the industry, with discussions ranging from the previous inadequacies of autorouting ...