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Beyond Design: Refining Design Constraints

07/17/2025 | Barry Olney -- Column: Beyond Design
Before starting any project, it is crucial to develop a thorough plan that encompasses all essential requirements. This ensures that the final product not only aligns with the design concept but is also manufacturable, reliable, and meets performance expectations. High-speed PCB design requires us to not only push technological boundaries but also consider various factors related to higher frequencies, faster transition times, and increased bandwidths during the design process.

Knocking Down the Bone Pile: Addressing End-of-life Component Solderability Issues, Part 4

07/16/2025 | Nash Bell -- Column: Knocking Down the Bone Pile
In 1983, the Department of Defense identified that over 40% of military electronic system failures in the field were electrical, with approximately 50% attributed to poor solder connections. Investigations revealed that plated finishes, typically nickel or tin, were porous and non-intermetallic.

Digital Twin Concept in Copper Electroplating Process Performance

07/11/2025 | Aga Franczak, Robrecht Belis, Elsyca N.V.
PCB manufacturing involves transforming a design into a physical board while meeting specific requirements. Understanding these design specifications is crucial, as they directly impact the PCB's fabrication process, performance, and yield rate. One key design specification is copper thieving—the addition of “dummy” pads across the surface that are plated along with the features designed on the outer layers. The purpose of the process is to provide a uniform distribution of copper across the outer layers to make the plating current density and plating in the holes more uniform.

The Knowledge Base: A Conference for Cleaning and Coating of Mission-critical Electronics

07/08/2025 | Mike Konrad -- Column: The Knowledge Base
In electronics manufacturing, there’s a dangerous misconception that cleaning and coating are standalone options, that they operate in different lanes, and that one can compensate for the other. Let’s clear that up now. Cleaning and conformal coating are not separate decisions. They are two chapters in the same story—the story of reliability.

SMT007 Magazine July—What’s Your Competitive Sweet Spot?

07/01/2025 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team
Are you in a niche that’s growing or shrinking? Is it time to reassess and refocus? We spotlight companies thriving by redefining or reinforcing their niche—what are their insights? In the July 2025 issue of SMT007 Magazine, we spotlight companies thriving by redefining or reinforcing their niche and offer insights to help you evaluate your own.
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