2021-12-10 - Brian Dipert

A 2021 technology retrospective: Strange days indeed

John Lennon once sang "Nobody told me there'd be days like these." That sentiment pretty much sums up this past year.

2021-12-09 - Tanaka Denshi Kogyo

Tanaka to establish new plant in Taiwan

Tanaka is building a third Taiwanese base to establish stable supply systems capable of meeting the growing demand.

2021-12-06 - Bill Schweber

The IC shortage: Many causes and some solutions

There are many reasons for the present IC shortage and several alternatives for dealing with it to help electronic products reach the market.

2021-10-21 - Rajan Bedi

Keeping space chips cool and reliable

Next-gen space-grade semiconductors will consume almost 100W, but with junction temperatures remaining the same, removing this heat is paramount for reliability and performance.

2021-09-20 - Smiths Interconnect

Joule 20 test socket ensures increased throughput and reliability in peripheral IC test

Smiths Interconnect’s Joule 20 test socket provides first-class electrical and mechanical performance in testing peripheral ICs.

2021-09-17 - Smiths Interconnect

Smiths Interconnect test socket enables rapid device bring up, characterization

Smiths Interconnect's Galileo test socket is an innovative, low-profile test socket engineered to support today's high-performance digital and RF applications.