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Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Digi-Key Electronics opened its new distribution center this week at its headquarters. The new facility triples the location’s shipping rate to 81,000 boxes per day of electronic parts.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jeff Child
Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Upping the game for low pin count, high throughout DRAM, Infineon’s third generation HYPERRAM device doubles bandwidth to 800 MB/s in a 49-pin BGA.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jeff Child
Additive PCB Manufacturing Process Offers Efficiency and Environmental Perks

Additive PCB Manufacturing Process Offers Efficiency and Environmental Perks

InnovationLab says its additive PCB process is more energy efficient and produces less waste than traditional PCB manufacturing methods.


News Aug 12, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
Biden Gives CHIPS+ Act Final Stamp of Approval—But Not Everyone is Celebrating

Biden Gives CHIPS+ Act Final Stamp of Approval—But Not Everyone is Celebrating

A go-ahead has been given to the CHIPS and Science Act as President Biden signed off the law on Tuesday.


News Aug 11, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
As CHIPS+ Act Moves Ahead, Chipmakers Follow Suit With New Fabs

As CHIPS+ Act Moves Ahead, Chipmakers Follow Suit With New Fabs

With the go-ahead for the CHIPS+ Act in place, manufacturers are laying down plans for U.S. fab sites.


News Jul 27, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Semiconductor Industry Eyes Sustainable Manufacturing

Semiconductor Industry Eyes Sustainable Manufacturing

Semiconductor manufacturing has typically incurred a heavy environmental toll. Now, many facilities are prioritizing sustainability.


News Jul 15, 2022 by Lianne Frith
Manufacturers Raise Concern as CHIPS Act Sits on Back Burner

Manufacturers Raise Concern as CHIPS Act Sits on Back Burner

The consequences of the semiconductor shortage are looming large as the CHIPS for America Act remains at a standstill.


News Jun 28, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
TSMC Scales Down to 2nm Node, Announces New “FINFLEX” Architecture

TSMC Scales Down to 2nm Node, Announces New “FINFLEX” Architecture

At this year's North American Technology Symposium, TSMC announced new process nodes that may innovate chip design at an architectural level.


News Jun 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz
AMD Ups Performance with 2nd-gen Ryzen Embedded SoC

AMD Ups Performance with 2nd-gen Ryzen Embedded SoC

Aimed at industrial IoT and vision systems, AMD’s new generation of its Ryzen Embedded R-Series SoCs, doubles core count, links to four 4K displays, and includes Windows 11 support.


News Jun 21, 2022 by Jeff Child
Purdue University Kicks Off First Semiconductor Degrees Program

Purdue University Kicks Off First Semiconductor Degrees Program

With an eye on the semiconductor engineering shortage, Purdue University has launched a six-component flexible study program.


News Jun 15, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Intel Rethinks a Common Substrate to Combat Chip Shortage

Intel Rethinks a Common Substrate to Combat Chip Shortage

Intel is getting creative in how it addresses manufacturing slowdowns—this time, by doubling up on capacitors for both sides of the ABF substrate.


News Jun 13, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Can AI Tools in the Cloud Improve Semiconductor Manufacturing?

Can AI Tools in the Cloud Improve Semiconductor Manufacturing?

Google Cloud’s newest solutions are geared to improve productivity, yield, and ROI in semiconductor fabs.


News May 20, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Join AAC’s Sister Site—Control.com—at Its First Ever Control Automation Day

Join AAC’s Sister Site—Control.com—at Its First Ever Control Automation Day

Held on June 21st, Control Automation Day 2022 will zero in on PLC systems and be packed with keynote addresses, educational live sessions, and exciting giveaways from your favorite manufacturers.


News May 18, 2022 by Kimber Wymore
Update on Wafer Fabs: Shortages, Slowdowns, and New Facilities

Update on Wafer Fabs: Shortages, Slowdowns, and New Facilities

To keep pace with booming demand for 200-mm and 300-mm wafers, leading manufacturers are investing in new fabs globally.


News May 04, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Intel Eyes Tower Semiconductor for $5.4B to Strengthen Manufacturing Capacity

Intel Eyes Tower Semiconductor for $5.4B to Strengthen Manufacturing Capacity

Having felt the pressure facing the semiconductor supply chain, Intel is seeking to expand its manufacturing capacity by acquiring Tower Semiconductor.


News Feb 16, 2022 by Jake Hertz
With a New Factory on the Way, Nano Dimension Pushes for Widespread 3D-printed PCBs

With a New Factory on the Way, Nano Dimension Pushes for Widespread 3D-printed PCBs

Multi-layer PCBs are known for saving size and weight. Now, 3D printing these boards may be an option for more designers on a large scale.


News Feb 02, 2022 by Lianne Frith
Altium Unveils the First “Design With Manufacturing” Platform

Altium Unveils the First “Design With Manufacturing” Platform

Announced at AltiumLive, the new Altimade application brings designers, supply chain experts, and manufacturers all on the same continuous digital thread.


News Jan 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Science Cameras Bring Thermal Imaging to PCB and Hypersonic Research Alike

Science Cameras Bring Thermal Imaging to PCB and Hypersonic Research Alike

A flagship generation of scientific cameras from Teledyne FLIR may open up worlds of new use cases, from crop analysis to lock-in thermography in PCB testing.


News Jan 26, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Inside a Tech Lab: How Brooklyn’s Newlab Readies Hardware Startups for Takeoff

Inside a Tech Lab: How Brooklyn’s Newlab Readies Hardware Startups for Takeoff

Converted from the Brooklyn Navy Yard building, Brooklyn's Newlab is now a place for startups to prototype their ideas, raise funding, collaborate with other inventors, and create.


News Jan 24, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Gold, Silver, and Platinum: New Conductive Inks Offer Big Rewards in PCB Manufacturing

Gold, Silver, and Platinum: New Conductive Inks Offer Big Rewards in PCB Manufacturing

Electroninks, a developer of particle-free conductive inks, is now adding gold and platinum inks to its portfolio. All About Circuits spoke with CEO Brett Walker to hear how this fabrication technology could extend Moore's law—and ameliorate the e-waste problem.


News Jan 12, 2022 by Jake Hertz