Flex Talk: E-Textiles—the Wild Frontier

May 23, 2018 | Tara Dunn, Omni PCB

How many hours is your car sitting idle outside in your driveway or a parking lot? What if your car was used for solar harvesting—converting heat to energy? What about biometric sensors in automotives: skin sensors for preventing DUI, posture identification to monitor driver fatigue, monitoring exposure to hazardous materials in a load for truck drivers.

All About Flex: Terms and Conditions

April 12, 2018 | Dave Becker, All Flex

An issue that is frequently addressed by many of us in the printed circuit industry, and by others in the world of contract fabrication and assembly, is dealing with the “Terms and Conditions” in a purchase agreement or contract.

ESI Targets Growing HDI Space

April 5, 2018 | Stephen Las Marias, I-Connect007

At the recent HKPCA and IPC Show 2017 in Shenzhen, China, Chris Ryder, director of product management for HDI at Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI), discusses how laser-based processing is addressing the challenges in HDI development, and MSAP technology and its impact on the PCB industry.

RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Miraco Company and Services Introduction

March 29, 2018 | Real Time with...IPC

Miraco's current quality manager, William Pfingston, fills Guest Editor Steve Williams in on the company's contract manufacturing capabilities and services, including strengths in design and flex circuits. He also talks about the company's expansion and organizational changes.

Three New Mars2020 Rover Technologies: What Powers the “Body Parts” on the Mars2020 Rover?

March 15, 2018 | Thy-An Tran, Pioneer Circuits Inc.

The Mars2020 Rover Mission, designed by JPL, is the next NASA Mars Exploration Program mission that is planned to launch in 2020. Some goals of the mission include to check for past signs of life, to help prepare for manned Mars missions, and to collect soil samples and cache them on the surface for potential return to Earth by a future mission.