What Is a PCB Substrate? Every home needs a foundation upon which to build. Likewise, every printed circuit board needs a substrate. The PCB substrate is the physical material that holds the traces and components. Choosing the right substrate is the first step toward building a high-quality PCB. Why the Substrate Matters A printed circuit … Read more
There Are Differences Between Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing and Printed Circuit Board Assembly, But You Might Be Asking What Are They? You may have heard some vendors claim that they can “manufacture” printed circuit boards. Other vendors claim they can “assemble” circuit boards. Are they saying the same thing, or is there a difference between printed … Read more
Got a New Tech Idea for the New Year? You’re Going to Need a Printed Circuit Board Vendor Are you an entrepreneur with a genius new technology idea? If your new product requires computing power, then you’re almost certainly going to need a strong, high quality, and reliable printed circuit board. You could always hire … Read more
Proud to Be a Lead-Free PCB Assembly Provider There’s a reason that in the United States we no longer allow lead in paint or in gasoline. Though lead is a naturally occurring element, it can be highly toxic to humans. It has been connected with behavior and learning problems, lower IQ, slowed growth, anemia, and … Read more
How Printed Circuit Boards Brought the Super Bowl to Your Home The confetti has fallen. The Kansas City Chiefs walked away with Super Bowl LIV rings. Whether or not you felt a particular attachment to either team, you have to admit that the game was thrilling right up to the very end. What you might … Read more
Circuits: Newer Doesn’t Always Mean More Expensive A lot of us assume that when a new technology or new model comes out on the market that it will be more expensive than the previous version, especially if it offers more capabilities. While this might be true for automobiles and cell phones, it’s not true for … Read more
Printed circuit boards are all around us. They are tucked inside the computer, tablet, or smart phone you are using right now to read this article. PCBs are in the car you drove to work, the camera that films your favorite sports team, the smart thermostat adjusting the temperature in your home, and even in … Read more
How We Handle Component Procurement Many printed circuit boards are designed using similar materials. As a PCB assembly service provider, we keep all the most common printed circuit board components on hand. What happens if your circuit board contains a unique component? We are happy to help you procure the right parts for your circuit … Read more
LG Shows Off a Rollup TV at CES 2018 Imagine if you could unroll your television like a poster or a map when you were ready to watch the latest episode of Stranger Things. As soon as the episode was over, you could roll your TV right back up and stick it in the corner. … Read more
After years of buzz, on Wednesday, December 20th, Magic Leap released a rendering of its blockbuster-in-the-making augmented reality device. The Magic Leap One is a set of augmented reality goggles that uses at least six cameras and multiple microphones to layer the unreal on top of the user’s reality. It comes with a Lightpack to … Read more