Through-hole assembly means bending leads on components and putting the leads through holes in the circuit board, then soldering them in place, and trimming the wires. That took up too much space and ...

In recent months, the ability to hide components inside a circuit board has become an item of interest. We could trace this to the burgeoning badgelife movement, where engineers create beautiful works ...

Conversely,experienced embedded designers know to mask or tent BGA vias at thedesign and layout level. Even when this step is omitted, adesign-for-manufacture (DFM) check mapped out at the planning ...

The complexity and density of electronics design has increased, partly due to the rise of the mobile industry, introducing new challenges for printed-circuit board (PCB) designers. Embedding ...

Antennas are sensitive to their surroundings. Thus, when there’s an antenna on the PCB, the layout for the design should take the requirements of the antenna into account, as this can make a huge ...

To help embedded system designers, semiconductor manufacturers including TI are developing feature-rich microcontrollers (MCUs) and embedded processors with smaller footprints. These devices feature ...

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT), the market and technology leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design solutions, today announced the technology ...

RS Components is continuing its initiative to get closer to the design community the launch of DesignSpark, designed to provide an online design environment for engineers. It is also launching ...

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Component distributor Anglia Components is now stocking PCB prototyping aids and accessories from UK company Vero Technologies for UK and EU customers. “Vero’s range includes both traditional and ...