Through-hole assembly means bending leads on components and putting the leads through holes in the circuit board, then soldering them in place, and trimming the wires. That took up too much space and ...

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the essential building blocks behind almost all modern electronic devices. These components ...

If you have ever had a project where you custom designed a circuit, you know how useful it would have been to develop a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) based on your design. Doing it commercially can get ...

As our smartphones and computers continue to become obsolete and get discarded, the environmental problem of electronic waste gets worse. Needless to say, the greater the number of electronic ...

Large electronics manufacturers are continuously looking to improve efficiencies and optimise the use of available resources. One of the biggest challenges they face is being able to track any printed ...

[Jack Gassett] is developing a new breakout board for an FPGA. The chip comes in a ball grid array (BGA) package which is notoriously difficult to solder reliably. Since he’s still in development, the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Crafting new components is pretty much a given in Pacific Drive. Since you need new machines to keep your car in good condition, you might as well ...

I have a friend. It’s true. I’ll wait for you to stop laughing and then we’ll continue … thank you so much. Let’s start again. I have a friend called Paul who is based in the UK. Are you familiar with ...