IPC Releases Two New Standards: IPC-A-610H and IPC-J-STD-001H
IPC released two leading standards for the electronics assembly industry. IPC J-STD-001H, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies is recognized worldwide as the sole industry-consensus standard for soldering processes and materials. IPC-A-610H, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, is a post-assembly acceptance standard used to ensure electronic assemblies meet acceptance requirements for the electronics industry. These two documents can be used […]
ECIA Hosts Supply Chain Risk Management Webinar October 22nd
Atlanta – ECIA will host an interactive presentation by Richard Sharpe, CEO of Competitive Insights, on the topic of Supply Chain Risk Management, including key takeaways to make smarter and more targeted SCRM decisions, both reactive and proactive.“The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many supply chain related resiliency issues, ranging from shortages in product availability to meeting […]
Some Thoughts on Digital Transformation
As EMSNOW has been observing for many months now, the silver lining for the pandemic crisis seems to be the acceleration of the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies. Here, Cogiscan CEO Vincent Dubois offers some thoughts about first steps in that journey.
China Forecast to Represent 22% of the Foundry Market in 2020, Reports IC Insights
However, market uncertainty looms as TSMC’s shipments to HiSilicon ceased in mid-September. IC Insights recently released its September Update to the 2020 McClean Report that presented the second of a two-part analysis on the global IC foundry industry and included a look at the pure-play foundry market by region. China was responsible for essentially all of the total pure-play […]
Indium Corporation Announces Low-Temp Solder Seminar at LEAP Expo
Indium Corporation’s Anson Yu, Technical Manager for Global Accounts in Asia, will present at the LEAP Expo, November 3-5 in Shenzhen, China. Low-temperature soldering is not a “one alloy fits all” solution. Depending on the application, the actual temperature required for low-temperature soldering can vary widely. In Low-Temperature Solder Innovation—Durafuse™ LT and the Low- to Mid-Temperature Space, Yu […]