Importance of NPI (New Product Introduction) in PCBs
New Product Introduction (NPI) and getting your design ready for full production is a process that is as exciting as it is risky and is wrought with complexities. Most new…
PCB Prototyping And It’s Importance in Design
To succeed in the electronics and hardware space, a company and it’s engineers must satisfy a consumer or business need with fresh, exciting products. Engineering expertise and strategic timing are…
Reasons For The Semiconductor Shortage 2022
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, consumers have increasingly run into problems when trying to purchase particular electronics or products that require semiconductors to functionally operate. This is due…
Diodes: Forward vs Reverse Biasing Guide
PCB and PCB assemblies often contain hundreds or even thousands of components, each specifically selected by the engineer designing the project. Each component serves a purpose and understanding the basic…
Components Shortage: Should I Use A Broker?
Desperate times are driving people to desperate measures. Unprecedented long lead times on SMT parts, components, and materials are driving more and more companies into considering using component brokers and…
PCB Corrosion and How to Prevent It
PCB corrosion is a major cause of failures in electronics. What corrosion does is it increases the resistance of the copper traces on a circuit board and as it accumulates,…