What methods can be applied to verify PCB functionality and safety? Which are suitable for mass production and for prototypes? What parameters are checked in each test? How to check a PCB without ...

When a tier-one automotive supplier, a long-time customer of Pensar Otra Vez, needed a new printed-circuit board (PCB) handler, project manager Mike Edwards automatically went back to the drawing ...

The printed circuit board assembly process has undergone revolutionary changes over the past three decades. What once relied primarily on manual component insertion and wave soldering has transformed ...

Device power supply (DPS) ICs have flexible force voltage and force current capacities to provide dynamic test capabilities to automated test equipment (ATE). The DPS IC is a voltage source when the ...

The Samina automated PCB coupon tester is an autonomous system that when given a test coupon will automatically position a TDR testing probe on each of the single ended test pad locations to measure ...

Recore 3D printer board developer [Elias Bakken] has posted about the automatic test procedure he developed using a stack-up of four (at least) pieces of vintage HP test equipment. In addition, his ...

As electronic products move from prototyping to mass production, manufacturers must rely on efficient, scalable, and ...

The evolution of PCBs from large and antiquated “printed wiring boards” to today’s fine-line designs on high-density interconnect (HDI) PCBs, IC substrates (ICS) and more, has been matched by ...

One of the first decisions involved in laying out a printed circuit board (PCB) is choosing the type and style of components to be used. This decision is mainly driven by the PCB’s electrical ...