Many designers and assemblers do not know what is readily available in high current heavy copper PCB. Heavy copper boards can contain three ounces to twenty ounces of copper conductors. Quite ...

Software automation in PCB assembly. Advantages and disadvantages of software automation in PCB assembly. The PCB assembly (PCBA) process is becoming more complex with evolving market trends such as ...

When we think of assembling a PCB, we’re almost always thinking about solder. Whether in paste form or on the spool, hand-iron or reflow, some molten metal is usually in the cards. [Stephen Hawes] is ...

Properly functioning printed circuit boards (PCBs) are essential for both manufacturers of electronic devices and developers if the overall intent is for the electronic device to function at high ...

Those of us who have our PCBs manufactured by Chinese PCB fab houses will be used to seeing tempting offers to also assemble our completed boards. Send the Gerbers as normal, but also send a BoM, and ...

Editor's note: This article addresses the need for designers of printed circuit boards for nextgen ICs to be savvy about package-on-package technology. New ways of working with sub-assembly printed ...

Abiding by these rules of thumb can help shape decisions on how to approach printed-circuit-board manufacture, with the “PCB assembler” playing a vital role. Many engineers, especially those just ...

NEW DELHI: Chinese handset and telecom equipment maker Huawei is starting printed circuit board, or PCB, assembling by setting up its SMT (Surface-mount technology) line in partnership with its ...