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Download the all-digital, December issue of The PCB Magazine now! 2011 is gone, but not forgotten, thanks to our comprehensive look back at the PCB industry, including market summaries, technology trends and more!
We’re wrapping up 2011—a short calendar year for The PCB Magazine, which debuted in May—thanks to the help of feature contributors from IPC, Mentor Graphics and DownStream Technologies, in addition to regular columnists like Karl Dietz, John Coonrod and Abby Monaco, who provide their perspectives on the state of the PCB industry, 2011.
Straight from the tradeshow floor in Munich are the first of a huge catalog of newly produced video content from productronica, including interviews with Walt Custer, Atotech’s Dieter Walz, Joe Fjelstad and atg Luther and Maelzer.†
Don’t miss our columns department, starring Gray McQuarrie, Barry Olney, Steve Williams, Mike Carano and of course, our publishers, Barry Matties and Ray Rassmussen.
Don’t miss this all-inclusive look back at 2011—The PCB Magazine style!
Download the all-digital November 2011 issue of The PCB Magazine -- including feature articles, columns and interviews on this month's theme – Embedded Components!
As the market calls for more complex, compact circuit boards, saving real estate on top of the board becomes increasingly important. That’s why the use of embedded passives continues to gain ground is the electronics assembly process. Industry experts from Endicott Interconnect, Ohmega, Hofmann Leiterplatten as well as Harvey Miller provide a long list of feature articles that cover the ever-changing world of EP from all sides.
In our columns department, industry favorites Karl Dietz(Tech Talk), Steven Williams (Point of View), Mike Carano (Trouble in Your Tank), Barry Olney (Beyond Design) and GrayMcQuarrie (Solving DAM Problems) provide insights and perspectives unique to their specialties and experience within the electronics industry. Publishers Ray Rasmussen and Barry Matties also have a few things to say in The Way I See It and The Sales Cycle. This month, Ray’s looking at onshoring, the way he understands it, and Barry offers some sound advice on something that may just hurt a little: the truth.
Don’t forget to take a look at our recently added Highlights pages, with up-to-date announcements on things to do, see and know about in MilAero, Flex, Design and New Products/Supplier News.
From EP-related feature articles to video and industry sector highlights, we’ve got the monopoly on PCB industry news right here!
Download the all-digital October 2011 issue of The PCB Magazine -- including feature articles, columns and interviews on this month's theme -- Automotive Electronics!
Industry leaders from Rogers, Freedonia Group and Waysystems Group and more, provide a long list of feature articles explore the increasingly complex electronic systems require PCBs to accommodate functionality and space issues, as well as the performance, reliability and infotainment demands of today's automobile.
Our comprehensive list of October columnists includes Barry Olney, Karl Dietz, Mike Carano, Dale Smith, Steve Williams, John Coonrood and Gray McQuarrie. I-Connect007 Publishers Ray Rasmussen and Barry Matties bookend the issue with their columns, The Way I See It and The Sales Cycle. You definitely do not want to miss their unique perspectives this month, including our look at "How Apple Changed the World".
Like every month, we round out our content with relevant videos. This month's videos feature Dieter Bergman and Dan Gamota, who offer perspectives on standardization.
Don’t forget to take a look at our recently added Highlights pages, with up-to-date announcements on things to do, see and know about in MilAero, Flex, Design and New Products/Supplier News.
Download the all-digital September 2011 issue of The PCB Magazine -- including feature articles, columns and interviews on this month's theme -- optical interconnect!
Industry leaders from Calumet, ESCATEC and Altera, along with Happy Holden, Penumbra’s Steve DeWaters, Caltech and more, provide a long list of feature articles that put it all together when it comes to the many ways the technology is rapidly changing with regard to bringing fiber optic connections to the board level.
Our comprehensive list of September columnists includes Barry Olney, Karl Dietz, Mike Carano, Dale Smith, and Steve Williams. I-Connect007 Publishers Ray Rasmussen and Barry Matties bookend the issue with their columns, The Way I See It and The Sales Cycle. You definitely do not want to miss their unique perspectives this month!
Like every month, we round out our content with relevant videos, and these are worth watching, especially on a late-summer morning: First, there is Guest Editor Glenn Oliver and Jamal Izadian discussing flex materials for interconnect capabilities; next, Endicott Interconnect’s Jim Fuller on his company’s role in integrated and advanced circuit manufacturing and assembly; and finally, Honeywell’s Vicka White interviewing Paul Reid for his take on why he believes this is the "Year of Design."
Don’t forget to take a look at our recently added Highlights pages, with up-to-date announcements on things to do, see and know about in MilAero, Flex, Design and New Products/Supplier News.
The August 2011 issue of The PCB Magazine includes feature articles, columns and interviews on this month's theme--plasma!Industry leaders from Semblant, Nordson MARCH, Cleantech Investor, and more provide illuminating perspectives and informative articles explaining new applications for plasma in the electronics industry, along with overviews of the history that this fourth form of matter has had in manufacturing for nearly 100 years!
Our comprehensive list of August columnists includes John Coonrod, Barry Olney, Steve Williams, Mike Carano, Dale Smith, newcomer Gray McQuarrie, and of course, I-Connect007 Publishers Ray Rasmussen and Barry Matties.
Rounding out our content this month are three interviews, beginning with Marcy LaRont’s Conversations with…Imagineering, followed by two video interviews from our RealTime with…IPC 2011 series. In the first, Guest Editor Stuart Hayton speaks to Rogers Corporation’s Greg Bull about receiving the New Product Innovation Award. In the second, Guest Editor Pete Starkey explores emerging uses for plasma with Semblant’s Tim Von Werne. Don’t forget to take a look at our recently added Highlights section, with up-to-date announcements from milaero, flexible circuits, design and new products/supplier news.
July 2011 issue of The PCB Magazine--including compelling articles and video on this month’s theme--imaging! Also, plenty of other great content is included, like our new News Highlights section featuring up-to-date announcements from four areas: milaero, flexible circuits, design and new products.Industry leaders from HTP HiTech Photopolymere AG, MuTracx, MicronSi, and others weigh in with Feature Articles on topics surrounding today’s imaging challenges, the history of imaging products and processes, and a look ahead to what’s coming.
Be sure to check out our regular columns, like Karl Dietz’s Tech Talk, and Harvey Miller’s Fab File, along with new contributor Steve Williams and his Point of View that promises a clear perspective on how unions are affecting the return of manufacturing to America.
The June 2011 issue of The PCB Magazine includes compelling articles and video on this month’s theme--materials!Industry leaders from Oracle, Rogers Corp., Insulectro, Saturn Electronics and more weigh in with Feature Articles on topics surrounding today’s PCB materials. Be sure to check out our regular columns, like Karl Dietz’s Tech Talk, and Paul Reid’s Reid on Reliability, along with new contributor Steve Williams and his Point of View that promises a clear perspective on American manufacturing.
Feature videos from the IPC APEX EXPO in Vegas 2011 and one from IPC Midwest 2010 include our RealTime with... footage on industry hot topics including like copper foil technology and ceramic core material. There’s also the second of five installments from Dale Smith on Lean Manufacturing, and Part Two of Barry Olney’s PCB Design Techniques for DDR, DDR2 & DDR3.
We hope you enjoy the June issue of The PCB Magazine!
Welcome to the May 2011 digital edition of The PCB Magazine presented by PCB007.
I-Connect007 is excited to bring this easy-to-navigate, all-digital monthly magazine right to your inbox each month. The PCB Magazine promises to deliver everything you would expect from an I-Connect007 publication: feature articles and columns by industry experts, video shorts, interviews, news and events from around the world and more--all geared to serving the global printed circuit board fabrication industry.
Click here to subscribe now! It’s free, easy and the best way to stay on top of what’s happening in the PCB industry around the globe.
The inaugural May issue of The PCB Magazine is devoted to cost reduction and lean manufacturing. Featured in this edition are articles on 3D Interconnection Technologies and MEMS. And, if you missed the IPC APEX EXPO show in Las Vegas this year, remember you can catch all the action from the show at www.realtimewith.com. We produced over 160 videos with leading experts covering all facets of the industry. Pete Starkey gives us a retrospective in his column this month as well.
We hope you enjoy The PCB Magazine!
The I-Connect007 Team
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Download the all-digital, February issue of The PCB Magazine now! Printed circuit materials have to satisfy many masters— physical, mechanical, thermal and electrical to name just a few. From laminates options and the bewildering catalogue of material properties and characteristics, how are the right materials chosen? What are the latest advances in technology and how can they help the designer achieve required performance levels? This month we’ve got the answers, with feature articles from Saturn Electronics, Dupont, Ventec Europe Limited and more!
Don’t miss our columns department, starring Dale Smith, Barry Olney, Mike Carano, Gray McQuarrie and of course, our publishers, Barry Matties and Ray Rassmussen.
In our Articles Department, veteran editor Joe Fjelstad explores the continuing evolution of Flexible Circuit Solutions. Volker Feyerabend of APROS Int. Consulting presents an in-depth look at Advanced Routing Technologies; specifically, Depth Routing.
And with the biggest industry show just days away, we also have a comprehensive 2012 IPC Apex Expo preview!
Download the all-digital, January issue of The PCB Magazine now! Our first issue of 2012 has feature articles, interviews and columns by industry veterans who have some pretty interesting ideas about what’s on the horizon for the PCB and electronics industries in 2012.This month, DownStream Technologies takes a look at three key areas of interest for the coming year and Mentor Graphics scopes the state of PCB design technology best practices and how it relates to the economy’s gradual recovery. Other contributors include a handful of regular columnists who’ve taken their opinions to feature status: Gray McQuarrie provides commentary on the second chance for making our manufacturing the best in the world. Regular PCB007 columnist Martyn Gaudion presents his unique perspective on what’s to come from a signal integrity point of view and Steve Williams explains how 2012 may be the “year of retrenching.” Other feature contributors include PentaLogix and Databeans, who offer plenty of insight into what to expect in 2012.
Don’t miss our columns department, starring Dale Smith, Barry Olney, Mike Carano and of course, our publishers, Barry Matties and Ray Rassmussen.
In our Articles Department, we’ve got veteran I-Connect Tech Editors, Harvey Miller and Pete Starkey. Miller, with his expert awareness of the domestic PCB industry, offers a comprehensive look at the state — and chances for survival — for the U.S. PCB shop. Fresh from productronica, Starkey shares an interview he conducted with Rainbow Technologies Founder Jonathon Kennett, who explains his take on primary imaging, Rainbow style. We also have a fresh handful of productronica videos and our industry highlights sections covering milaero, flex, new products, events and more.
2012 is here, folks, so be aware…be very aware — with the help of The PCB Magazine!
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