Printed-circuit boards (PC boards or PCBs) are literally the foundation of many of our electronic products. These copper-clad boards – often but not always using glass-epoxy FR-4 substrate, but ...

A new type of printed circuit board (PCB) could drastically reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills. Although most PCBs are difficult to recycle, such is not the case with this ...

The major challenges facing pc-board designers are signal integrity, power consumption, and thermal radiation. The DAC (Design Automation Conference) is the premier event of the EDA industry. It is ...

A bare chip that is mounted directly onto the printed circuit board (PCB). After the wires are attached, a glob of epoxy or plastic is used to cover the chip and its connections. The tape automated ...

Excerpt: The Iran war has disrupted a key raw material used in circuit boards, sending prices surging 40% in April alone and ...

Miniand is selling a new developer board called the Hackberry A10. It features an Allwinner A10 processor for about $60. It’s basically a little computer with a CPU, memory, and storage built in. It ...

Inexpensive mini computers with ARM-based chips have gotten a lot of attention this year. But if you’re willing to spend a few dollars more you can get a much more powerful and versatile system with ...

Global electronics face rising costs as Middle East conflict disrupts key material supplies. Printed circuit board prices ...