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Advanced PCB Manufacturing, Assembly, and More—a PCBWay Company Profile

Advanced PCB Manufacturing, Assembly, and More—a PCBWay Company Profile

In this article, we explore the PCB services, intelligent production process, quality strategies, and more offered by PCBWay.


News Oct 30, 2024 by Jeff Child
ESA Demos MEMs Rocket Thruster That’s as Small as a Coin

ESA Demos MEMs Rocket Thruster That’s as Small as a Coin

Miniature satellite thruster rocket engine with 1 mm combustion chamber requires MEMs fabrication techniques to manufacture. Uses only ice and electricity to create power.


News Sep 18, 2023 by Duane Benson
Industry and Academia Look Toward Sustainable Circuit Boards

Industry and Academia Look Toward Sustainable Circuit Boards

The shift to sustainable circuit boards may begin with minute changes to solder and substrates and larger changes to manufacturing techniques.


News Nov 22, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Siemens Touts its Online PCBflow as “DFM for the Rest of Us”

Siemens Touts its Online PCBflow as “DFM for the Rest of Us”

Setting out to break down the barriers to design-for-manufacturing (DFM) for small design groups, Siemens is positioning its PCBflow service as an online DFM collaboration space.


News Nov 15, 2022 by Jeff Child
Are Stretchable Electronics The Next Evolution in Wearable Technology?

Are Stretchable Electronics The Next Evolution in Wearable Technology?

Flexible PCBs add immense functionality, but what about stretchable electronics? New research is demonstrating just how malleable electronics design can be.


News Oct 01, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Molded Interconnect Devices May Be a PCB’s Partner in Design

Molded Interconnect Devices May Be a PCB’s Partner in Design

Molded interconnect devices, when conditioned with laser direct imaging, could be a helpful 3D supplement to PCB design.


News Sep 16, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Can a Vertically-Mounted Component Carrier Replace Flexible PCBs?

Can a Vertically-Mounted Component Carrier Replace Flexible PCBs?

This week, HARTING announced their latest product innovation that they say redefines the word "carrier."


News May 01, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Flex Power Modules’ New Point-Of-Load Regulator Aims to Pack Power, Save PCB Space

Flex Power Modules’ New Point-Of-Load Regulator Aims to Pack Power, Save PCB Space

The BMR4615001/001’s input ranges from 4.5 to 14 volts, while its output ranges from 0.6 to 3.3 volts.


News Nov 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
What’s Inside a PCB Manufacturing Facility? A Tour of Royal Flex Circuits

What’s Inside a PCB Manufacturing Facility? A Tour of Royal Flex Circuits

Take a look inside a PCB manufacturing facility.


News Feb 09, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Engineer Spotlight: MacroFab Co-Founder Parker Dillmann Explains PCB Design Trends

Engineer Spotlight: MacroFab Co-Founder Parker Dillmann Explains PCB Design Trends

AAC recently spoke with Parker Dillmann, lead EE and co-founder of MacroFab, a PCB manufacturing company that aims to take some of the old-school pain out of the product development and scaling processes.


News Jun 12, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
Teardown Tuesday: Steam Gaming Controller

Teardown Tuesday: Steam Gaming Controller

In this teardown, we inspect the innards of a wireless Bluetooth controller, called the Steam Controller.


News Feb 27, 2018 by Nick Davis
A Powerful Yet Flexible Capacitance-to-Digital Converter from ams

A Powerful Yet Flexible Capacitance-to-Digital Converter from ams

A new CDC capable of measuring capacitance changes ranging from a few picofarads to hundreds of nanofarads.


News Dec 25, 2017 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Motion-Activated Trail Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Motion-Activated Trail Camera

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the inner workings of a trail camera!


News Oct 17, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Teardown Tuesday: Epson XP-330 Printer

Teardown Tuesday: Epson XP-330 Printer

In this teardown, we investigate the PCBs, LCD, motors, and ribbon cables found inside the wireless all-in-one Epson XP-330 Printer.


News Aug 01, 2017 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Thermal Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Thermal Camera

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.


News Sep 13, 2016 by Alex Udanis