The Government Circuit: News on Defense Electronics, Europe, and Sustainability
American Made Advocacy: Taking the Fight to Capitol Hill
Defense Speak Interpreted: SWaPing Nanosatellites for Defense Systems
I-Connect007 Editor’s Picks: Five Must-Reads for the Week
August 20, 2021 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
I’m at DesignCon as I start to pen this week’s must-reads. It’s good to be back in the convention centers, I have to say. In my last installment, I expressed the anticipation; I can now confirm that taking the pulse of our industry is so much easier when one is nearer the heartbeat. Some of our most-read news in the last week probably cannot, technically, be added to this list. This is because show announcements all trended to the top of our read lists–show announcements for shows and conferences that will be over by the time this list goes to publication. So, those I’m stripping off the list this week.
Not to worry, there’s still news aplenty this week: lessons learned in onboarding new designers; new Europe/UK distribution agreements; U.S. military veteran transition programs for electronics manufacturing jobs; a company acquisition; and a technical paper on soldering. These news items round out this week’s must- reads.
My Road to Becoming a Great Designer
Published August 15
This article, in our Education issue of Design007 Magazine, Chester shares his experiences entering the PCB industry just as the 2008 financial crisis washed over us all. Chester has some great insights and makes a great read in learning, growing, and moving on in our careers.
Ventec, Taiyo America Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Mainland Europe, UK
Published August 16
Effective October 1, 2021, customers in Europe will immediately benefit from this agreement for Ventec to take over the exclusive distribution of Taiyo products in mainland Europe, the UK and Ireland.
SEMI Teams with Manufacturing Institute to Help U.S. Military Veterans
Published August 16
From the press release, “About 200,000 men and women transition out of the military each year, and many of them have the skills and experience that would position them to excel in our industry,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “These highly trained, team-focused, disciplined and talented individuals have the opportunity to be successful in challenging and mutually rewarding careers with SEMI member companies. Our industry has not been very visible to them, but our participation in the Heroes MAKE America Initiative will bring more awareness to the ecosystem around the production of the chips that are enabling innovations across our lives.”
Factors Affecting Quality of Solder Joints in Multi-Busbar Interconnection
Published August 17
Narahari S. Pujari, from MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, shares the latest research in soldering for reliable interconnections.
Quantic Electronics Acquires BEI Precision
Published August 19
Quantic Electronics, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, announced the acquisition of BEI Precision Systems & Space Company, Inc. from J.F. Lehman & Company. BEI Precision designs, engineers, and manufactures highly accurate, resilient, and reliable position feedback sensors and frequency reference technologies for mission-critical space, land, air, and sea applications. Quantic Electronics holdings also include Ohmega and Ticer.
Share on:
Suggested Items
DesignCon: Suzanne Deffree Feeling Positive Energy
02/06/2024 | Marcy LaRont, PCB007 MagazineOn Tuesday, January 30, considered “day zero” of DesignCon 2024, I caught up with Suzanne Deffree, group event director, during the Samtec welcome reception. She gave me an update on the event, particularly the launch of an initiative called 40 Under 40, a years-long effort to enable the next generation of engineers, and their interest in sustainability. We also talked about Drive World, and the important new focus on electric vehicles.
I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week
02/02/2024 | Andy Shaughnessy, I-Connect007I’m writing this in Santa Clara, California on the last day of DesignCon. It was nice to get out of Atlanta, which was 28 degrees when I left. It’s a little rainy here, but it’s been in the 60s all week, and I’ll take that kind of weather any day. In this week’s must-reads, we have a little bit of everything, including sad news about the passing of our columnist Michael Ford. Everyone who knew him just loved the guy.
Rain or Shine, DesignCon 2024 is Happening
02/01/2024 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007Located in Silicon Valley, DesignCon may not be bulletproof, but it’s pretty close. If you’re an engineer working with chips, packaging, or PCBs, DesignCon is a must-attend show. Attendees and exhibitors said this year’s event seemed to be as busy as the 2019 show, which was a high-water mark for attendance right before the effects of the pandemic.
DesignCon 2023 Opens With Strong Attendance
02/02/2023 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007As George Costanza would say, “DesignCon is back, baby!” The show opened Wednesday morning, and it really felt like old times again. The aisles of the Santa Clara Convention Center were busy, and the classrooms for the technical conference were nearly full. And I spoke—or tried to speak—with quite a few engineers who spoke almost no English. That’s a good sign; in recent years, there were very few attendees from outside the U.S. because of Covid restrictions. The Pacific Rim is well represented this year.
DesignCon Returns to Santa Clara
12/29/2022 | DesignConDesignCon, the nation's must-attend event for chip, board and systems design engineers, today announces registration for the Jan. 31- Feb. 2 event at the Santa Clara Convention Center is now live. The 2023 expo will host technical paper sessions, tutorials, industry panels, product demos, 120+ exhibits and present some of the industry’s most influential companies, including host sponsor Amphenol and others such as Cadence, Keysight, Molex, Mouser, Samtec, and TE Connectivity.