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Test Protocols for Evaluation of New Lead-Free Alloys Outlined in White Paper by IPC SPVC | IPC
Free IPC white paper, Analytical Procedures for Portable Lead-Free Alloy Test Data, provides set of test protocols for evaluation of new lead alloys.
TechOnline | Fulfilling the Promise of Distributed Manufacturing
Outsourcing is increasingly being embraced by high-tech manufacturers. Yet brand owners such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and semiconductor companies face additional and often unexpected challenges when they engage in distributed manufacturing. In many cases, these operations can
TechOnline | Steps Towards First-Time Silicon Success
As costs rise and product cycles shrink, chip developers are putting increased efforts on "getting the chip right" the first time around. A silicon foundry can assist in several ways to hel
TechOnline | Online Research Library for the Electronics Engineering Community
TechOnline's technical paper library is the largest library of free technical white papers, publications, and resources for electronics engineers. The library includes technical papers, white papers, research papers, technical guides, technical briefs, conference papers, case studies, application
TechOnline | Getting Started in HDI Fabrication
High-density interconnect (HDI) fabrication is the fastest growing segment of the printed circuit industry — HDI/microvia technologies are the printed circuit board (PCB) architectures of the future. Smaller component pitches, larger application specific integrated circuits (ASICS) and field
TechOnline | Silicon Design Chain Cooperation Enables Nanometer Chip Design
Shrinking process technology nodes, increasing chip complexity, more complicated design verification tasks, and shorter times-to-market have multiplied the difficulty of designing SoCs. It's not
TechOnline | Best Practices for Reducing Risk through Environmental Compliance Data Collection
This white paper describes GreenSoft's data collection services for RoHS/REACH/Full Disclosure Material Data.
TechOnline | Applying IEC 61508 to Integrated Circuits
Today's deep integration of modern automotive systems is causing car suppliers and manufacturers to situate the burden of hardware integrity at the most basic level of safety control: the microcontroller. This requires, on the one hand, closer cooperation between IP Provider, SiP, original
TechOnline | Mentor Graphics Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Kits Save Time and Improve Design
Creating a custom IC or analog/mixed-signal design environment is a very time-and resource-consuming initiative, yet design teams are constantly facing mounting pressure to shorten time-to-market. Ac
TechOnline | Xilinx Virtex-5 (UMC 65nm Process) FPGA (XC5VLX50)
UMC's 65nm process is the first pure-play foundry technology to enter the market. The Xilinx Virtex-5 is the latest FPGA solution for next generation systems for wired/wireless networking, audio/video, storage/server and other markets.
