If government rhetoric continually warns industry about serious quality and cybersecurity threats while government actions appear to reduce the mechanisms intended to address those threats, companies ...

Eternal vigilance is the price we pay for catching others’ screw-ups.

A lack of accountability can cause just as much damage. Some leaders refuse to recognize their own mistakes, let alone fix them. When they finally acknowledge a problem, they find someone else to ...

Bringing manufacturing intelligence upstream can reduce costly iterations and create a more continuous path from PCB design through production. For all the advances in PCB design technology, one part ...

MIAMI – Element Solutions and Solstice Advanced Materials have mutually agreed to terminate their proposed merger following shareholder feedback and discussions between the companies.

As devices shrink in pitch and increase in pin count, current density becomes a concern. The outer rows of the devices ...

That’s according to the 2026 PCD&F Salary Survey, which found many respondents earning salaries well into six figures. A ...

In a seller’s market, the most important strategy for maintaining PCB quality remains simple: do not trade product quality for speed. Faster delivery is never worth introducing risks that could ...

The SPEC element. An IPC-2581 SPEC element is created by the PCB design tool based on information entered during design. When ...

A supplier exit can expose gaps in sourcing strategy, manufacturing documentation and PCB supply chain resilience. Do not assume that tooling, test fixtures or manufacturing data can simply transfer ...

Dielectric selection is central to IMS performance, directly influencing thermal behavior, electrical isolation, and ...

Investment experts cite the “This time it’s different” fallacy as a warning against ignoring historical patterns and the ...