Having just returned from the IPC Apex trade show, and listening to comments from stakeholders who are charged for volunteering their time to develop standards, one wonders if there is
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Defense Department specifications (aka mil specs), once the foundation (and bane, depending on whom you asked) of electronics design and production, continue to fade away. I was around for the
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Big news today: ASMPT SMT Solutions is facing a possible divestiture, joint venture, or spinoff and public listing. This includes the DEK printers, SIPLACE electronics assembly placement machines, and several
I have to admit, the news that Kulicke & Soffa will wind down its electronics assembly equipment business as part of a revamp of its strategic plan makes me a
While the potential impacts of tariffs have been discussed in spades across the boardrooms, lunchrooms and mediasphere, there’s one aspect to them that in my opinion has been underreported.
Apple on Monday announced plans to invest some $500 billion and and hire 20,000 workers in the United States over the next four years. The centerpiece of the splashy news is a future 250,000 sq. ft. factory in Texas where the iPhone maker will build AI servers and other high-end systems.
Ramp-to-peak (RTP) or ramp-to-spike (RTS) have become the favorite reflow profiles. To achieve a RTP profile, simply maintain a constant heating slope (delta temperature/delta time). A ratio of from 1° to 3°C/sec has been shown to be effective. This preferred ratio is dependent on the conditioning of the flux vehicle to achieve solder paste and heat uniformity between the smallest and largest mass of components populated on the PWB. A typical RTP reflow profile is shown in Figure 1.
So sorry to share the news that Jim McElroy, founding chief executive of iNEMI, has passed away. I truly enjoyed Jim, and even though I probably ticked him off a time or two with things I wrote, he was such a gentleman he kept it to himself.
Walmart’s just-announced acquisition of Vizio will draw plenty of attention, but not nearly what it deserves. The spotlight is on the synergy between the world’s largest physical retailer and a Top 10 maker of smart TVs. Walmart, which already sells Vizio flatscreens by the boatload, is expected to benefit by expanding its ad-targeting capabilities to connected television, per Axios and other analysts.
But I find it intriguing for other reasons: It is an audacious revamping of the OEM-distributor relationship.