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If you’ve paid attention to the additive manufacturing space, then you’re aware of the interesting mechanical designs you can create with the right 3D printing system. The capabilities of 3D printing systems are expanding to include aircraft engine parts, medical implants, organic electronics, and even fully functional PCBs. The ability to create fully functional devices...

To anyone that follows the semiconductor or electronics industry or works in logistics, it is no surprise that component shortages, counterfeits, and price fluctuations bring an unwanted level of uncertainty to enterprise resource planning. Most of the past two years were characterized by constant shortages and long lead times for electronic components, opening the door...

With modern electronics becoming faster, smarter, and smaller, more and more PCB designers are working on progressively smaller boards. Finding a balance between efficient use of board space and form factor is like walking a tightrope, and PCB designers are always looking for creative ways to reduce the footprint of a circuit to miniaturize products.

Whether you work in aerospace, defense, or the medical field, embedded sensing capabilities are playing a greater role in new devices and technologies. These capabilities allow internet of things (IoT) and autonomous devices to have greater interaction with the analog world in which we live. While still in the proof of concept phase, the ability...

From smart homes to smart cars, smart watches, and smartphones, internet of things (IoT) devices are a fixture in our daily lives and will play a greater role in the future. With the range of applications broadening, additive manufacturing offers some real advantages for prospective IoT designers who are interested in developing unique IoT devices.

Unless you’ve been ignoring news over the past decade, you’re probably aware of 3D printing and additive manufacturing. The low cost of simple 3D printing systems allows any college student to create basic parts and devices from readily available 3D mechanical models. When it comes to 3D printing RF components, however, more specialized additive systems...

If you say the phrase “3D printing” to most people, it conjures images of depositing spools of plastic using a machine that looks nothing like a desktop printer. The technology is about 30 years old, but the systems and range of useful materials have gradually expanded over time.