Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)

Phoenix Contact has created a wire-to-board connector whose wires are initially installed using push-in action. Called the DD31PS series, they are effectively two connectors in one, with a end to match the on-board receptacle at one end, and push-in wire sockets at the other. They are all double-row connectors with a 3.81mm pitch and 4 to 20 positions. “The push-in ...

The IPC, the industry association for printed circuits and electronics assembly chose the anniversary of President Biden issuing the Presidential Determination 2023-06, to lament the lack of investment in the US PCB industry. The Presidential order, signed in March 2023, invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA), which was designed to stimulate US investment in PCB manufacture and ‘related technologies’. According ...

At Embedded World today, Samtec announced mid-board optical transceivers for embedded and rugged applications, including phased array radar and medical imaging. ‘Mid-board’ describes optical links that replace PCB tracks for very high speed signals. The new transceivers, branded Halo-C, are aimed at PAM4 modulated 56Gbit/s (112Gbit/s in development) per lane links with 16 channels (eight bidirectional). Read all the latest news from Embedded ...

Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology has finalised plans to close its Schopfheim PCB production site in Switzerland, first announced in October. “The management and works council have now reached an agreement on a reconciliation of interests and a social plan, which was presented to the affected employees at a works meeting on Thursday, February 6, 2025,” according to the company. ...

Samtec has designed a series of surface-mount board-to-board connectors that can handle 28Gbit/s NRZ signals and are only 2mm tall when mated. SLH/TLH Series “offer connections in high data rate rugged environments such as automotive, industrial IoT, robotics, military and aerospace”, it claimed. TLH is the part with the narrow raised ridge along the center, and SLH is the part ...

Having spent years on and off trying to make a pcb using a cnc machine without breaking tool after tool, there was a minor triumph over the weekend (right). The test pcb is still not ‘right’ as an eccentricity in the (cheap) cutting bit collet (noticed afterwards) means that the tracks are ~0.2mm narrower than they should be – hence ...

It's a kinda alchemy - turning the UK’s electronic waste into gold. Except the gold was already present, but 'recovering' doesn't have quite the same...ring!

Dow has introduced a range of solvent-less silicone conformal coatings to protect electronics components. The CC-8000 series, as it will be known, are dual-cure silicones where ultra-violet exposure gives a fast initial cure to ‘grab’ any loose parts, while exposure to moisture gradually cures areas from which the UV was obscured. “The ability to cure in seconds with broad spectrum UV ...

CUI Devices has announced single-position terminal blocks in blue, green, red, white or yellow, that can be snapped together to create custom colour-coded PCB-solder-mount screw-less terminal blocks. There are three types: TBL-0014-750 – 7.5mm pitch top-entry poke-in TBL-0015-750 – 7.5mm pitch side-entry poke-in TBL-0016-1000 – 10mm pitch side-entry lever-operated 7.5mm types are rated at 0-40A and 0-300V (UL), or 41A ...

Kyocera AVX has introduced a series of solderless wire-to-board removable edge connectors. Called 9169-000, they combine insulation displacement contacts for the wire with beryllium copper compression contacts for board edge pattern. Locating ribs engage with slots on the PCB edge for polarisation against improper insertion, and moulded plastic clips drop into holes in the PCB to improve retention. “It is ...