Analysis
North American PCB industry sales Up 4.5% in July
IPC has announced the July 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Programme. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.98.
Silicon photonics: to SOI and beyond
The primary market for silicon photonics today is optical communication. Silicon photonics will be central in data centre evolution in the short-term for 100G (already well implemented in data centres), and then 400G and 800G pluggables.
Supplyframe Commodity IQ Report
Supplyframe have unveiled the results of its latest Commodity IQ Report that provides an overview of market dynamics (including pricing, lead time, and demand) in the electronics industry.
IPC releases Quality Benchmark Study for Electronics Assembly
IPC's Study of Quality Benchmarks for Electronics Assembly 2022 is now available.
Specialist EEE distributor Princeps appointed by KEC
Princeps has announced a franchise agreement with specialist UK interconnect manufacturer KEC Limited. Under the authorised reseller agreement, Princeps will supply KEC’s full portfolio of interconnect products, including D-type connectors, M-12 connectors and cables, Profibus connectors & cables, backshells, bulkhead glands, panel fittings and conduit systems.
A brief guide: choosing display technologies for your project
Display technologies come in all shapes and sizes from small LCD, OLED and TFT for displaying basic letters through to large TFT displays suitable for streaming. This piece from Ignys discusses some core considerations that designers must make to ensure that the correct monitors are utilised.
UK safety tech sector sees strong sales and job growth
British safety tech firms are leading the global fight against online harms and are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the UK tech industry, according to an independent report published by the government.
Bridging the engineering skills gap
It is no secret that the demand for engineers continues to exceed supply, and much more needs to be done to encourage young people to pursue a STEM education and career. Throughout the last 10 months working at Student Circuit, I’ve heard countless industry experts voice their concerns regarding the engineering skills gap, and how we can rally together to solve the problem.
The Industrial PC Market is projected to reach around $9.4bn by 2032
Industrial PC manufacturers are aggressively using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) across various industries to maximise their resources and prices, which opens many industrial PC market opportunities.
Global smartphone shipments declined by 3.2%
According to Omdia's smartphone preliminary shipment report for the second quarter of 2022, global smartphone shipments totaled 293.7 million units, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same period last year – and a 4.6% decrease compared to the previous quarter.