Alpha Introduces TrueHeight® Preforms to Prevent Die Tilt with Consistent Bondline Thickness
Alpha Assembly Solutions, the world leader in the production of electronic soldering and bonding materials, is introducing ALPHA® TrueHeight® Preforms, a solder preform engineered with embedded spacer technology that can address all major applications requiring 75µm bondline and above. ALPHA® TrueHeight® Preforms are engineered with simplicity in mind to allow ease of implementation and maximum […]
North American PCB Sales Growth Turns Positive
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the September 2017 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Positive year-over-year shipment growth was seen in September for the first time this year. Strong order growth in recent months kept the book-to-bill ratio high at 1.14 in September. Total North American […]
Global Semiconductor Industry Posts Highest-Ever Quarterly Sales
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $107.9 billion for the third quarter of 2017, marking the industry’s highest-ever quarterly sales and an increase of 10.2 percent compared to the previous quarter. Sales for the month of September 2017 were $36.0 […]
SCOOPstudio Roundtable at SMTAi2017 – AI, The Smart in Smart Factory
Joel Scutchfield from Koh Young and Ranko Vujosevic from Optimal Electronics Corporation join SCOOP founder Philip Stoten to explore the idea that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is putting the Smart into Smart Factory. Filmed on location in the SCOOPstudio thanks to the sponsorship of Fuji America, KIC, Jabil, Mentor, Radius Innovation and the SMART FACTORY AWARDS.