Many pc-board assemblies require shields to reduce susceptibility to interference from electromagnetic fields. A classic example is a radio receiver, in which the front end usually needs high ...

The chipmaker says it will leave the traditional desktop PC circuit board business. As a result, the venerable tower PC will likely begin to fade. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A team of South Korean scientists say they have developed a new circuit board using fibre optics that can dramatically increase a ...

We’re dumping more and more old computer parts as technology moves on relentlessly. Wouldn’t it be great if we could do something useful with discarded components? Well, one man has done just that – ...

True 3-D interconnects and packaging. Rigid PCBs are inherently 2-D. Rigid-flex, however, allows you to fold, bend and twist ...

Protecting design IP. Broadly speaking, the data in a design include the following categories. The design data in an ECAD/PCB ...

Scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain -- 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This offers greater ...