Test engineers struggle to find the optimum balance between printed-circuit-board (PCB) cost and test coverage. Low coverage leads to excessive field returns, warranty replacements, and even lawsuits.

“For a printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer, testing presents a wide variety of both problems and opportunities,” writes Daniel Snedigar in the article “Practice makes perfect,” posted on the IPC ...

Printed circuit board testing has been around as long as printed circuit boards, also known as printed circuit assemblies and printed wiring boards. PCB technology started in the early 20th century ...

What methods can be applied to verify PCB functionality and safety? Which are suitable for mass production and for prototypes? What parameters are checked in each test? How to check a PCB without ...

There are many misunderstandings regarding how the type of manufacturing technology used in the assembly of printed circuit boards (PCBs) relates to automated test. To dispel some of the confusion, it ...

Key Companies Covered in the Printed Circuit Board Testing Service Research are Absolute Electronics Services, Accelerated Assemblies, Alpha EMS, American Progressive Circuits, Caltronics Design and ...

Staying lean, being nimble and acting on advice is the combination that has allowed a small Santa Clara tech company to thrive in a highly competitive part of Silicon Valley where its competitors have ...

The global electronics industry faces another shortage situation. What began as a governance dispute between the Dutch ...

As demand for dependable electronic components grows, businesses are placing greater importance on PCB quality, manufacturing ...

A method to produce single-layer deformable and stretchable printed circuit boards is reported and applied to enable the realization of metamorphic electronic products that can take on new ...