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April 19th, 2024
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THE LEAD

Austin's tech workforce grew faster than any other metro area between 2019 and 2023, while New York City won the biggest share of relocating tech workers and the San Francisco Bay Area continued to dominate AI talent.

The Commerce Department released its first annual report outlining key aspects of its work to bring back manufacturing and supply chains to the US.

TECH NEWS

JEDEC published the JESD79-5C DDR5 SDRAM standard, which includes features designed to improve reliability and security and enhance performance in applications from high-performance servers to emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning.

Ranking the top engineering graduate programs by pay.

Vishay released blue and true green LEDs in MiniLED package.

How to measure pulsed RF signals with an oscilloscope.

Kyocera AVX launched SNA and SNL series capacitors.

PCB East 2024 features an all-day forum on UHDI: From Design to Manufacturing.

The challenges in designing automotive radar systems.

PCEA will host a pair of free technical talks on PCB design layout and land pattern generation as part of its meeting at the Del Mar Electronics Show on Wednesday, April 24.

MATERIAL GAINS
How Do We Power 5G Networks?
5G network capacity is predicted to increase as much as 1000-fold by 2030. That's a stunning increase that can be attributed to effects such as our digital lifestyles and digital business transformation. Clearly, our dependence on online services that are available anytime, anywhere and at full speed shows no sign of abating.

ALUN MORGAN

Alun Morgan





















BUSINESS NEWS

Micron Technology is poised to get $6.1 billion in federal grants to help pay for factory projects in New York and Idaho.

Shennan Circuit reported first quarter revenue of CNY3.96 billion ($574 million), up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Mycronic announced a 39% year-over-year sales increase for the first quarter, totaling SEK1.7 billion ($155.4 million).

KLA has announced that it is exiting the flat panel display (FPD) business by the end of the year, but will continue to provide services to the customer base for its discontinued products.

US states like Arizona and New Mexico are expected to become more tempting for investments, partly thanks to an EV cluster that will emerge in the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

TSMC said the earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3 caused estimated losses of NT3 billion ($92.44 million) to the company in the second quarter.

PCB manufacturers are upbeat about the long-term demand prospects for automotive PCBs notwithstanding the recent decline in car demand.

Foxconn this month started a rotating chief executive system in an overhaul of its management designed to nurture successors.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will look at manufacturing in Indonesia, following a meeting with the country’s President Joko Widodo.

Driven by the aggressive India push from Apple, the southern state of Tamil Nadu has become the top state in terms of electronic goods exports.

Hiring in India’s electronics industry increased 154% year over year in March, with telecom topping the hiring demand.

Zestron named Whitlock Associates representative in Florida.

Instrumental announced it has joined Nvidia Metropolis, a partner program focused on bringing to market a new generation of vision AI applications.

SMTXtra appointed MaRC Technologies representative for the Pacific Northwest.

Sono-Tek named SMarTsol Technologies representative in Mexico.

DESIGNER'S NOTEBOOK
Designing for PCB Assembly
Printed circuit board assemblies animate a collection of components designed to do something useful. Joining those components on a board that completes the connections with a circuit pattern is the best solution we have to create modern electronic devices.

JOHN BURKHERT JR.

John Burkhert Jr.






















TECHNICAL ARTICLES


Preserving Solder Paste Integrity
PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY



PCB Defect Detection Algorithm Based on CDI-YOLO
Nature



End-To-End Material Thermal Conductivity Prediction Through Machine Learning
Journal of Applied Physics

EVENTS

April 24: Advanced Electronics Assembly ConferenceBudapest, Hungary
April 24-25: Del Mar Electronics & Manufacturing ShowSan Diego, CA
May 7-9: CTMA Partners MeetingProvidence, RI
May 9: Advanced Manufacturing Conference & Line TourCounty Clare, Ireland
May 14-16: Electronics in Harsh Environments ConferenceCopenhagen, Denmark
May 28-29: New-Tech Exhibition 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
May 28-30: Semicon Southeast Asia 2024Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 28-31: Electronic Components and Technology ConferenceDenver, CO
June 4-7: PCB East 2024Boxborough, MA
June 10-12: PCBAA Annual ConferenceWashington DC
June 14: Printed Circuit Engineering Professional (CPCD) ClassOnline
June 18-20: 2024 SMCBA Conference & ElectroneX ExpoSydney, Australia
Oct. 8-11: PCB West 2024Santa Clara, CA


SUBMISSIONS

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BOOK-TO-BILLS/MARKET TRENDS
             Feb. Trend
EMS 1.22 Up
ICs16. 16.3% Up
PCBs 1.07 Up
Component Sales Sentiment 100.8% Up
Changes are year-over-year.    
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