Getting to 3nm: It Really is Scaling Every Which Way!
By Debra Vogler With chipmakers looking toward 5nm manufacturing, it’s clear that traditional scaling is not dead but continuing in combination with other technologies. The industry sees scaling enabled by 3D architectures such as die stacking and the stacking of very small geometry wafers. Interconnect scaling also comes into play. This year’s Scaling Technologies TechXPOT at […]
Top 5 Ways to Mitigate PCB Component Availability Problems
The electronics design world is by now aware that we’re in a very serious period of components shortages. The hardest hit seem to be ceramic capacitors, but other passives as well as a variety of connectors and silicon parts are also caught up in the shortage storm. Allocation and shortages hit every few years, but this one seems to be the worst in recent memory. It could be a problem until 2020 and the supply chain and world of components manufactures will likely be a different animal coming out of it.
Queen’s University Belfast opens £7.5 million advanced manufacturing technology facility
Queen’s University Belfast has opened a new £7.5 million state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing technology facility, supporting its mission to enable more competitive supply chains with increased productivity.Details on the facility were announced at the university’s ‘Manufacturing Beyond the Horizon’ conference. The collaborative investment is one of the biggest in manufacturing by Queen’s, the UK Government and […]
MACOM Introduces New Wideband Double-Balanced Mixers for High-Performance Test and Measurement, Microwave Radio and Radar Applications
LOWELL, Mass.–MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”), a leading supplier of high-performance RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic solutions, today announced a new portfolio of wideband double-balanced mixers, covering the 8 – 43 GHz and 18 – 46 GHz frequency ranges. Delivering low conversion loss, high linearity and a wide intermediate frequency (IF) bandwidth, the new MAMX Series […]
Avnet Names New Americas Leader for Electronic Components Group
PHOENIX-Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), a global technology company, today announced that Tony Roybal has been named regional president, Americas electronic components for Avnet, reporting to Phil Gallagher, senior vice president and global president, electronic components. In his new role, Roybal will oversee all activities related to Avnet’s electronic components business in the Americas and manage the operations […]