Silicon Valley Concepts Start with a Prototype
No place on earth inspires product designers more than Silicon Valley. The city is home to globally recognized companies like Apple, Microsoft, HP, and Adobe. Over recent years, the entire Bay Area became a hub for technological innovation. Although many product teams call Silicon Valley home, investors dished out more than $11 billion of venture […]
What are the Advantages of Surface Mount Technology in PCBA?
Surface mount technology (SMT) is an alternative to older through-hole (TH) printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing. Even when there are reasons to use through-hole components on your PCB, surface mounted components almost always win. In fact, almost all equipment manufactured commercially uses surface mounted technology. Let’s learn more about how surface mount components […]
Test Your New Project with Prototypes
As the product development team or company leader, you need to be methodical, organized, and battle-ready. Strategic assessment, market viability, and a competitive edge; these are elements of the campaign that you hope will see your product carve out a place in a hyper-competitive market. It’s no wonder that Sun Tzu’s text, The Art of […]
Working with your Contract Manufacturer for Best BOM Practices
Quality manufacturing and PCB assembly depend on an accurate bill of materials (BOM). While design and product iterations evolve, your team must ensure that every change and impact assessment includes updates to your manufacturing BOM. Selecting parts from a pool of “suitable” devices isn’t the only reason to maintain your BOM, as inaccuracies could lead […]
Printed Circuit Boards Make Today’s Medical Devices Possible
As technology provides greater convenience to consumers, it is also transforming how we access health and medical services. Advances in capabilities will continue to grow the market for medical devices, with analysts expecting it to reach $432.6 billion globally by 2025. One key component that supports this growth is printed circuit boards (PCBs). Modern medicine […]
High Tech Electronic Manufacturing in the Bay Area
High Tech Electronic Manufacturing in the Bay Area “Imitation is the purest form of flattery”, said the English cleric Charles Caleb Cotton in the early 19th century. If that really is the case, we should be flattered! What started as a novel approach to beat the trends of sourcing electronic assembly from abroad has turned […]
