Attend the PCB West 2015 Conference in September

The PCB West 2015 Conference is a conference for all professionals in the entire PCB industry that includes workshops from guest speakers as well as exhibits from many PCB manufacturers.  This workshop is ideal for all professionals in the industry including fabricators, designers, engineers, and assemblers to come together and network or increase their knowledge and skills by viewing exhibits and sitting in on one of the many workshops with featured guest speakers.  PCB West 2015 is taking place September 15-17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

The PCB West 2015 Conference is expected to feature exhibits from over 80 of the top PCB industry professionals as well as over 60 workshops and free presentations that cover a range of topics related to PCB design, engineering, and manufacturing.  Each workshop is presented by one of the many guest speakers that include engineers, managers, and marketing directors from the top PCB manufacturers in the industry.  Each day of the conference also includes a lunch session in which attendees can network and learn from others in the industry.
This conference is open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm each day from Tuesday September 15 through Thursday September 17 in the Mission City Ballroom at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  You can register on the event website for the technical conference which includes the conference sessions and exhibitions or for the free exhibition only pass to view the exhibits. 

Electronic Interconnect is planning to be at the PCB West 2015 Conference to network with other industry professionals and learn about the latest trends and technologies related to PCB design and manufacturing.  We specialize in PCB design, testing, and manufacturing and we also offer a student program to sponsor engineering students for their projects.  You can learn more about our services at eiconnect.com.

The Design Automation Conference - June 7-11, 2015

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is considered the top conference for design and automation of electronic systems and it attracts over 1000 organizations each year including system designers and architects, validation engineers, circuit designers, CAD managers, and researchers from major universities.  This conference provides opportunities for professionals in these fields to network amongst each other as well as view exhibits from industry professionals and receive related training and education.  This year’s Design Automation Conference is held in San Francisco, California.

 

The Design Automation Conference includes a large number of exhibits from companies within the industry from all over the world as well as plenty of learning opportunities such as tutorials, workshops, and nearly 300 technical presentations that cover new trends, developments, technologies, products, and methodology.  There are several different tracks at the DAC that cover the major areas of the industry including design, security, intellectual property (IP), embedded systems and software (ESS), electronic design automation (EDA), and automotive.  Within each track, visitors can find exhibits from companies within these specific sections of the industry as well as related workshops, panels, and tutorials.

This conference takes place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from June 7 through 11 with exhibit hours from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.  On most days there are activities in the morning that take place before the exhibit hours including breakfast panels. 

Electronic Interconnect encourages you to attend the DAC this year and network with other companies in the industry to learn about the latest developments and technologies.  We provide custom PCB manufacturing and testing at our facility in Elk Grove Village, IL and you can learn more about our services by visiting our website eiconnect.com. 

At the Electronic Components and Technology Conference 2015

The 2015 ECTC is held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California, USA from May 26 to 29, 2015. ECTC brings together over 1,000 professionals from the global microelectronics packaging industry for 4 consecutive days packed with Technical presentations. Technology Corner Exhibits provide an opportunity to meet with and learn from industry movers on the latest technological advances.

ECTC 2015 - IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference

The Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) is the premier international event that brings together the best in packaging, components and microelectronic systems science, technology and education in an environment of cooperation and technical exchange. ECTC is sponsored by the Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology (CPMT) Society of the IEEE.

Electronic Interconnect encourages you to network with other companies in the industry and learn about the latest developments and technologies.  We provide custom PCB manufacturing and testing at our facility in Elk Grove Village, IL and you can learn more about our services by visiting our website at www.eiconnect.com.

Electronic Interconnect to Attend Del Mar Electronics DMEDS and Design Show May 6-7, 2015

The Delmar Electronics and Design Show is the premier show for businesses in the electronic industry and the biggest meeting place for people who design, manufacture, and test electronic products.  The goal of this conference is to help promote the electronic design and manufacturing industry as well as provide a business atmosphere for designers, manufacturers, and testers to meet and exchange information.  Electronic Interconnect will be attending the Delmar Electronics and Design Show which is taking place May 6 and 7 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, CA.

The Delmar Electronics and Design Show is the largest event of its type within the electronic industry and will feature 500 booths of exhibitors from the medical and biotech industries as well as the electronic industry.  Attendees will be able to visit with exhibitors to view their latest products as well as exchange information.  There will be many products on display from a number of companies within the industry including electronic components, instrumentation equipment, IC products and services, and engineering software and services among others.  This show will also feature a variety of free seminars for attendees and exhibitors as well as technical sessions and panel discussions by leading companies within the industry.

The show will take place on Wednesday, May 6 from 10 am to 5 pm and on Thursday, May 7 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, CA.  Admission is free for attendees and there will be over 4000 industry professionals in attendance including Electronic Interconnect.  We provide custom PCB manufacturing and testing from our state-of-the-art facility in Elk Grove Village, IL and visitors to the Delmar Electronics and Design Show will be able to learn more about our products and services.  You can contact us through our website to talk to a representative or you can find us at the Delmar Electronics and Design Show for more information.

Electronic Interconnect to Attend the Strategies in Light Show in Las Vegas

For over 15 years, the Strategies in Light show has been one of the biggest events of its type in North America.  Professionals from all aspects of the industry from LED and lighting professionals to professionals in manufacturing, testing, and packaging attend this event to build professional relationships and learn about current issues that are relevant to the industry.  This year, Electronic Interconnect will be attending this event which will start on February 24 and run through February 26 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.

The Strategies in Light expo is the largest show related to LED and lighting and this year there is also the co-location of The LED Show which focuses on the LED lighting industry.  Attendees at the Strategies in Light show can visit over 300 exhibitors that offer the latest products and services of the industry, learn about business and technological issues from the most trusted names in the industry, hear the Market Review for 2015, network with thousands of professionals of the industry, and attend workshops and conference sessions to learn more about the current issues of the industry.
Those that would like to attend the Strategies in Light show can register on the website for the convention.  Electronic Interconnect will have an exhibit at the convention in which attendees can learn about our latest PCB products and services.  We offer PCB manufacturing and testing services that we perform within our state-of-the-art facility in Elk Grove Village, IL.  You can contact us to learn more about our services and make sure to visit us if you are attending the Strategies in Light expo in Las Vegas.

Meet Electronic Interconnect at the Design-2-Part Show in Portland, OR

We hope you will be able to join Electronic Interconnect today and tomorrow at the Portland Expo Center - Booth #244!

From design ideas, to custom/stock parts, through final assembly, you will find the instant answers you need at this show. This is the largest design and contract manufacturing show in the Northwest.

For over 39 years, engineers and product manufacturers have relied on Design-2-Part Shows to find the best custom components, parts and contract manufacturing services. Each show features hundreds of job shops and American contract manufacturing suppliers exhibiting their skills in design, prototypes, production runs, value added services, assemblies, electronics, and much more.

Electronic Interconnect has been a leading PCB manufacturer for over 20 years. You can find us at the show under the following service categories: Fabricating - Printed Circuit Boards • CAD Design Services • Assemblies - Printed Circuit Boards • Circuits - Flexible • Printed Circuit Boards - Aluminum Clad

Electronic Interconnect to Attend the SMTA Capital Expo

Meet Electronic Interconnect (EI) at the SMTA Capital Expo on September 9th, 2014!

SMTA Local Expos and Tech Forums have become one of the great benefits of local chapters. Attendees get valuable technical info, meet leading suppliers, and get a FREE lunch. Exhibitors get a great opportunity to connect with people in their region who want to know about their products and services.

Why visit Electronic Interconnect at the expo?

• Understand Electronic Interconnect and convey your suggestions and concerns.
• See how Electronic Interconnect has expanded its online capabilities.
• See EI's LED & Metal PCB capabilities. Have a glimpse of Flexible LED PCB technology.
• See Superconductive PCB from Electronic Interconnect.
• Available PCB discounts and promotions.

Sign up online: REGISTRATION for the expo.

 When: Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014
 Where: 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723
 Exhibit Hours: 10:00am - 3:00pm

About Electronic Interconnect

Electronic Interconnect is a USA based PCB manufacturer and 1-stop shop for PCB prototype and design, taking your schematic to printed circuit boards.Our products are manufactured in the U.S.A. under ISO 9001:2008 standards. Since 1985, serviced design engineers and contract assemblers through out the U.S, Mexico, Canada, South America and Asia. Our mission is to manufacturing high quality printed circuit boards with fast turnaround and a goal of reaching 100% customer satisfaction.

Electronic Interconnect is looking forward to see more customers at the SMTA Capital expo!

Industrial and Medical Electronics Trends

Innovation and cost savings are now the key growth drivers for industrial companies worldwide.  Introducing more and more electronics and intelligence into their products is mandatory to survive.
As a result, the global industrial and medical electronics production will start a new growth cycle, which is forecast to reach 6.5% in average over the period 2012-2017.

Demand today is outweighed by major energy concerns. This modifies the expected technological road-map and the renewal demand routines. A growing part of the market will turn towards smart energy saving systems.

Industrial and medical electronics can be divided into the following 5 segments.

1. Transportation: electronics equipment for railways, marine and off-road vehicles applications, (excluding automotive electronics, aerospace, and defense systems).

2. Power electronics: includes UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), labs and industrial power supplies, solar inverters, and power distribution networks as a first segment, solar panels and electronic lighting as two other ones.

3. Automation: control equipment for factory and utility automation on one hand, and building and home automation for the second one.

4. Medical electronics: imaging systems, implants, other diagnosis and therapy equipment.

5. Instrumentation, measuring and test equipment: Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), general instrumentation, telecommunications instrumentation, metering.

Industrial electronic equipment production breakdown by segments in 2017:

Read the full article at http://www.ttiinc.com/object/me-coulon-20140626.html

Source: DECISION (Extract from the World Electronic Industries 2012 – 2017 Forecast report)

Electronic Interconnect - Engineering Student Program

At Electronic Interconnect we value our engineering students, because they are the future for engineering advances.

Our Engineering Student Program Features:

1. Projects sponsorship
2. PCB Standard Spec for ONLY $25.00 Each
3. PCB standard Spec for ONLY $2.50 Per Square Inch
4. PCB Layout Software
5. PCB File Check [Free DRC]
6. Multilayer Zoom PCB orders

Find additional information at http://www.eiconnect.com/students_program.aspx

Contact Electronic Interconnect for sponsorship details!

Electroninc Interconnect Offers Customer Referal Reward Program

For Every New PCB Customer you Refer to Electronic Interconnect we will send you a $25 visa gift card.
Most of our new customers come to us via referral from our many satisfied customers.

We take that as a very high compliment, and we have made it a practice to show our appreciation by sending $25 visa gift card to those making the referrals.

Refer a new customer to us and after they have placed their first zoom order of amount more then $250.00, we will send you a $25 visa gift card.

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PCB Arrays & Panels

The terms Array and Panel have been used interchangeably by various sectors. The PCB Fabrication industry normally uses the term Array to mean a pallet which contains multiple copies of the same circuit board.

At Electronic Interconnect, we design Arrays daily to meet the best yields of our PCB fabrication processes, and to meet the requirements of our customers. We can design with V-Scoring parameters, CNC Routing parameters, as well as a combination of both of these processes. By engineering PCB Arrays at our location, we are able to not only pass on the savings to our customers, but we also use our years of experience to design Arrays to result in trouble-free Assembly after fabrication! For more info please visit http://www.eiconnect.com

WiFi and PCBs with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n chips

As technology progresses, more and more devices are centralizing toward wireless integration. There are various WiFi chips available that enable devices to communicate with Local Area Networks.

RF Transceivers such as Zig-Bee devices www.zigbee.org are one answer, but designs are also available in IEEE 802.11 b/g/n standards. If  you are in the market for such products, read more here http://www.eiconnect.com/techarticle_detail.aspx?b=1

Flexible PCBs

Flexible PCBs are relied upon for their physical ability to contract & expand for specialized products. These types of thin PCBs are used in a variety of products, such as automotive instrument panels, computer disk drives, medical controls, and telecommunication systems. Electronic Interconnect manufactures Flex & Rigid-Flex PCBs through our ISO compliant processes; for more information please visit http://www.eiconnect.com/techarticle_detail.aspx?b=4

EZ Amp - an op-amp experimenter board

The EZ Amp provides a convenient manner in which to experiment with operational amplifiers and to prototype circuit applications using them. Circuit patterns are provided for mounting op-amps that use a 14-pin DIP package. This includes a very large selection of standard part types.

In electronic prototyping, it is convenient to have the use of some mechanism to add circuits in a non-permanent manner, for testing. There exist many so-called “prototyping boards”, consisting of a sea of push-pin contacts that allow a circuit to be built in a very temporary manner.

Although prototyping boards are useful tools, they do not provide suitable connections for sensitive circuits involving amplifiers. Poor quality contacts and long lead wires may negatively affect the performance of the circuit. Even when the prototyping board provides adequate technical performance, it is not acceptable for inclusion as a design element for higher level prototyping.

The EZ-Amp provides a new step between “haywiring” and the final circuit. It can be used to breadboard multiple channels of analog signal conditioning in a manner suitable for all but the final step of packaging.

See more product details at http://www.eiconnect.com/product_detail.aspx?b=7

ATV1010 - a full-featured DAQ computer packaged in a 28-pin skinny-DIP

Electronic Interconnect presents ATV1010 - a complete, stand-alone stored program control computer on a chip. It requires no external components for full operation.

ATV1010 consists of a high speed micro-controller capable of executing up to 8 MOPS (million operations per second) with no external support. The speed can be increased to 16 MOPS by the addition of an external crystal or external clock source.

ATV1010 has on-board FLASH memory, EEPROM, RAM, 8 MHz oscillator, high speed UART, two high speed serial communications channels, 23 programmable input/output ports, counter/timers, PWM output channels, six channels of 10-bit analog to digital converters, an analog comparator, internal and external interrupts and everything necessary to implement a wide variety of high performance control and monitoring circuits.

See the product details at http://www.eiconnect.com/product_detail.aspx?b=10

Electronic Interconnect offers an Engineering Service in designing a multilayered controlled-impedance stackup

Advancements in technology have driven PCB Designers & Engineers to seek improvements in system development & develop strategies to overcome signal communication issues. To this end, it has become increasingly evident that a solid & sound PCB design can greatly mitigate such issues and ultimately lead to better signal integrity.

If your design requires specific impedance properties, for example a differential impedance of 90 ohms, & you need to design the PCB which can meet this criteria, then you'll need to investigate & calculate the best trace-width, trace-space, layer-to-layer spacing, as well as which PCB materials should be used.

We are taking this opportunity to announce that Electronic Interconnect has begun providing an Engineering Service in designing a multilayered controlled-impedance stackup to fit your design targets. You can either consult us before starting the design or if you've already finished the PCB Layout, then we can take the information from your Gerber data & design a stackup to meet the desired impedance goals. Our extensive PCB fabrication knowledge coupled with the awareness of our shops tolerances helps us deliver stackup solutions which can best fit your controlled-impedance designs. To learn more, please visit http://www.eiconnect.com/techarticle_detail.aspx?b=10

Electronic Interconnect provides Design for Manufacturing (DFM) services

Electronic Interconnect provides Design for Manufacturing (DFM) services automatically for new PCB orders, to detect, identify, and fix design problems before they reach the prototype or production stage. This saves money for customers and prevents manufacturing problems downstream, according to Shehryar Abbasi of EI’s Engineering Department. EI is a PCB fabricator, serving design engineers and contract assemblers, providing all types of PCBs from single‐sided to complex multilayer boards and Surface Mount (SMT) boards from prototype through production.

Before any PCB design goes to even tahe prototyping stage, the engineers at EI subject that design to a number of reviews and checks to make sure that the PCB that the customer requests can actually be built, Abbasi says. Quite often, designers will submit the artwork for a PCB that is superb in concept, but may not be compatible with the limits of the manufacturing process.

“A PCB design may also create issues for the assembly stage, such as a lack of solder mask between component leads that might cause bridging and shorts during the soldering process, when components are attached to the bare board. All of these things must be looked at in light of DFM, Design for Manufacturability and DRC, Design Rule Check principles and limitations. We don’t run files ‘as is’; every board that we make initially goes through a comprehensive DFM check” Abbasi says.DFM at EI includes the following checks:

• Soldermask clearances ‐ distance to keep mask away from solderable areas;
• Soldermask bridges ‐ mask between SMDs to prevent solder bridging during later assembly;
• Trace/Pad Widths & Spacing ‐ minimum spacing and trace widths, trace width tolerances allowed;
• Copper finish ‐ to determine how much artwork compensation needs to be done for chemical processes.

These are the primary checks, but there are many others. For more information and a complete listing, visit www.eiconnect.com.