A miniature “electroadhesive” stamp can pick up and place down objects as small as 20nm wide – about 1,000 times finer than a human hair. The inventors say the technique can be scaled up to a manufacturing setting to print micro- and nanoscale features, for instance to pack more elements onto ever smaller computer chips. .

Altium releases Altium Designer 20 PCB ECAD.

VJ Electronix introduces XQuik III high-speed component counter.

Rigol Technologies debuts RSA3000E spectrum analyzer.

On the latest episode of Reliability Matters, Indium's Kay Parker discusses SMT solder paste printing and her experience as a new engineer in the electronics assembly industry.

The October issue of PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is now available.

IDC says worldwide shipments of traditional PCs, comprised of desktops, notebooks and workstations, reached 70.4 million units in the third quarter, up 3% year-over-year.

MLCC and thick film chip resistor manufacturers are experiencing price increases in feedstock metals as they enter the fourth quarter, meaning higher chip prices could follow.

Registration for CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY's 2020 NPI Awards is now open.

Jabil is planning temporary closures over the holiday season of its facilities in South San Jose, Fremont and Livermore, furloughing 909 workers.

The US Chamber of Commerce called the announcement that the US and China have reached a phase one trade agreement "a ray of hope for the US-China trade relationship."

ACI Technologies will host an open house at its manufacturing factory in Philadelphia on Nov. 5.

Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.69 trillion in 2019, an increase of 5.3% over 2018, IDC said.

Naprotek named Paramjit Singh senior director, engineering/QMS.

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