Printed Circuit Board Assembly Magazine

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Global smt packaging the global assembly journal for smt advanced packaging professionals enters it s 19th year providing the latest printed circuit board technology and electronics manufacturing news process tips and smt industry news to professionals in the surface mount and semiconductor advanced packaging industry news. The pcb is the canvas or substrate that provides electrical connection and mechanical support of all the other components on the printed circuit assembly. Components are generally soldered onto the pcb to both electrically connect and mechanically fasten them to it. Made in america is great if you can do it by greg papandrew caveat lector.

Choose your specific area of interest below. Circuits assembly magazine online magazine. Printed circuit engineering association news editorial contributions npi award circuits assembly magazine white papers e books hall of fame research market data directory of ems companies pcb design history cad cam pcb software providers pcb design engineer salary surveys pcb update events pcb west industry events. The copper lines on bare board called traces electrically link connectors and components to each other.

A pcb with components mounted on is called an assembled pcb and the manufacturing process is called pcb assembly or pcba for short. I connect007 is the most extensive global source for news and original content serving the printed circuit design fabrication and assembly ems markets. Dendrites on pcb assemblies by bob willis focus on business. Cross sectioning is a destructive method in which a pcba is cut open to view the raw innerlayers solder connections or internal component devices.

A printed circuit board pcb mechanically supports and electrically connects electrical or electronic components using conductive tracks pads and other features etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and or between sheet layers of a non conductive substrate. Printed circuit engineering association news editorial contributions npi award circuits assembly magazine white papers e books hall of fame research market data directory of ems companies pcb design history cad cam pcb software providers pcb design engineer salary surveys pcb update events pcb west industry events. Global smt packaging is the world s leading b2b magazine. Cross sectioning can be beneficial to printed circuit board assembly pcba qualification as a means to understand process capability and identify potential design and manufacturing concerns.

A printed circuit board pcb is a primary part on the bom. An advanced circuit board won t be able to give its functionality until components are mounted on it.