North American EMS Industry Up 4.1 Percent in February
IPC releases EMS industry results for February 2024 IPC announced the February 2024 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.22. Total North American EMS shipments in February 2024 were up 4.1 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, February […]
North American PCB Industry Sales Down 11.6 Percent in February
IPC announced the February 2024 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.07. Total North American PCB shipments in February 2024 were down 11.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, February shipments were up 7.1 percent. PCB bookings in […]
How to tackle 15 electronics manufacturing challenges: Technical Guide from Critical Manufacturing
Speed and accuracy in New Product Introduction (NPI), adapting to new components and suppliers, and managing complex manufacturing processes, are just some of the challenges in electronics manufacturing. A product may involve thousands of components and several processes, requiring thorough traceability from raw materials to finished goods. To address these challenges, a modern Manufacturing Execution […]
US chip toolmakers skip Semicon China conference they sponsored amid ongoing trade war
Most U.S. semiconductor toolmakers and other major firms skipped the Semicon China 2024 conference, including those that sponsored the event, according to the South China Morning Post. As the U.S. and China are in the middle of a trade war over technology, U.S.-based firms allegedly reduced their presence at Semicon China out of concerns that it […]
From the Publisher: Relax, Your Data Is In The Cloud…Or Is It?
Language does matter. How we think about technology is shaped by the words we use. For example, using ‘cloud’ to describe the shared storage model for data implies an unlimited …