Posts about Materials
The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo 2026 Highlights: Advanced Batteries Meet Advanced Flex PCB Design
Detroit’s waterfront skyline, the host city for The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo 2026
EMI Shielding for Flex PCBs: What Designers Need to Know
As electronic products become smaller and more densely packaged, flexible circuits bring signals, po...
Conformal Coating for Rigid and Flex PCB Assemblies
Printed circuit board assemblies are used in products that need to perform reliably in demanding env...
How to Prevent Flex PCB Bend Failures
Flexible circuit boards can solve difficult packaging and motion challenges, but only when they are ...
Custom Wire Harness Assembly: What Engineers Need to Know
Modern electronic systems often require more than point-to-point wiring. Power, signals, sensors, an...
Why Polyimide Film Is Used in Flexible Circuit Manufacturing
Polyimide film is one of the most widely used base materials in flexible circuit manufacturing. Its ...
Top Challenges and Failure Modes in Rigid-Flex PCB Design
Rigid-flex printed circuit boards combine the component stability of rigid PCBs with the routing fre...
CEM-3 vs. FR-4: Choosing the Right PCB Base Material
Selecting the right base material for a printed circuit board affects more than the initial laminate...
Core vs. Prepreg Materials in Flex and Rigid PCBs
Core and prepreg materials both provide dielectric insulation within a printed circuit board, but th...
PCB and Flex Material Shortages in 2026: Alternatives and Sourcing Strategies
PCB sourcing teams are facing a more complicated material environment than they were a few years ago...
Metal Core PCBs in Automotive Applications
As vehicles become more electronic, compact, and power-dense, thermal performance has become a bigge...
IPC Class 3 Manufacturing for Flex and Rigid PCBs
In high-reliability electronics, a flexible circuit or printed circuit board cannot simply function ...
How DPC, HTCC, LTCC, DCB & AMB Ceramic Substrates Power Quantum Computing & High-Performance Data Centers
Introduction Next-gen quantum computing hardware and AI data center infrastructure are hitting hard ...
Automate 2026: How Flexible PCBs Support the Future of Robotics and Automation
Automate 2026 brought robotics, AI-enabled automation, machine vision, motion control, autonomous mo...
Flexible PCB Connectors: Molex, ZIF, LIF, Crimp, and Soldered Options for Reliable Interconnect Design
Flexible PCB Connectors: Options for Reliable Flex Circuit Interconnect Design Flexible printed circ...
ISO 13485 Flexible PCB Manufacturing for Medical Devices
Medical devices are becoming smaller, smarter, and more connected, creating greater demand for compa...
Highlights from Space Tech Expo USA 2026
Space Tech Expo USA 2026 brought together a wide range of companies working across satellites, launc...
Flex PCB Design Considerations for Point‑of‑Care Medical Devices
Point‑of‑care (POC) medical devices are designed to deliver diagnostics and monitoring directly at t...
What Are Metal Core PCBs Used For? Applications, Benefits, and Industry Examples
As electronic devices become more powerful and compact, managing heat has become one of the most imp...