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Old Electronic Components

How to Spot Old Electronic Components Brokers and resellers sometimes deal in reclaimed or old electronic components. Here’s how you can spot problems with these parts. Read Article

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How to Clean Your BOM With Octopart No one likes cleaning up a BOM, but Octopart provides some ultra-fast ways to remove old parts, out-of-stock parts, and much more. Read Article

How PCB Manufacturer BayaTronics Uses Octopart

How PCB Manufacturer BayaTronics Uses Octopart PCB manufacturer and contract manufacturers like BayaTronics use Octopart to manage the electronics supply chain for their customers. Read Article

How BotFactory is Revolutionizing Electronics Manufacturing

How BotFactory is Revolutionizing Electronics Manufacturing On this episode of the CTRL+LISTEN Podcast, dive deep into the Future of Electronics Manufacturing with BotFactory's visionary CEO Carlos Ospina Tarazona! Join us on an exciting journey through cutting-edge technologies, industry trends, and the forward-thinking vision shaping the landscape of innovation. Join Carlos and hosts Nora and James as they detail the latest advancements revolutionizing the electronics manufacturing sector. From state-of Read Article

Should Buyers Recommend Alternative Parts to Engineers?

Should Buyers Recommend Alternative Parts to Engineers? Given the extensive supply chain disruptions that we’ve witnessed across the last few years, ranging from conflicts in Europe and the Middle East to the Suez Canal blockage and droughts in Taiwan to the global pandemic and evolving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, access to specific electronic components was strained significantly. Currently, inventories with distributors have returned to a state of excess, but the cyclical Read Article

When Should Buyers Approach Semiconductor Manufacturers Directly? The cost of buying from manufacturers is more attractive, but component distributors offer flexibility and choice when purchasing semiconductors Read Article

Electronics Preferred Vendor Relationships

How Companies Build Their Preferred Vendor Relationships Explore strategies for building preferred vendor relationships that foster trust and adaptability in today’s globally interconnected business landscape. Read Article

Add USB Type-C Power Delivery to Your Designs!

Add USB Type-C Power Delivery to Your Designs! In this article Phil Salmony explores the fundamentals of USB Type-C Power Delivery and learn how to easily incorporate a dedicated PD IC into your own PCB designs. Read Article

Exploring Octopart’s Powerful Search Filters You may notice something different about our search results pages on occasion: Our filters are periodically redesigned to improve usability and make them more intuitive. Here’s a rundown of our current search views and filters. Two Views to Choose From: Price View and Specs View Whenever you perform a search on Octopart, you’ll be taken to one of two search results views: Price View or Specs View. See Figures 1 and 2. With each view, at the top Read Article

engineers working on a factory system

Controlling the Future: 7 Trends in Industrial Control Systems Industrial control systems (ICS) are the backbone of modern industry, playing a crucial role in the operation and management of many processes. Through a combination of software and hardware, these systems monitor and regulate machinery, production lines and other critical activities. As we move further into the Industry 4.0 era, it is increasingly evident how much we rely on advances in electronic components to enhance and modernize these Read Article

Stopping the Infiltration of Counterfeit Components Through AI

Cybord Analyzes the Authenticity, Quality, and Traceability Of Components With AI And Big Data This is a very exciting conversation. We will talk with Dr. Eyal Weiss about better, practical applications of AI in the electronics industry, outside of design. Read Article

IPC Focus on Substrates, Manufacturers Focus on Boards

IPC Focus on Substrates, Manufacturers Focus on Boards March 24, 2023 ONTRACK BI-WEEKLY This edition of our newsletter focuses on current developments in electronics manufacturing, spanning from packaging to components and PCBs. New pilot projects are being proposed to jumpstart IC substrate production, and a recent acquisition brings a notable electronics manufacturer to the #2 spot in North America by market share. Leading Insights IPC CTC Releases Packaging Report IPC’s Chief Technologist Council Read Article

USB to Serial-Over-RJ45 Module

USB to Serial-Over-RJ45 Module Serial interfaces are still used to control networking equipment with Ethernet. Here’s how these devices work through an RJ45 port on your PCB. Read Article

DIP component

Does Anyone Still Use DIP Components? DIP components are less-often used in professional PCB design projects for new products, but legacy products may still need these parts. Read Article

Your Guide to LCR Meters

Your Guide to LCR Meters LCR meters measure inductance (L), capacitance (C), and resistance (R) – hence the name. LCR meters can be powerful tools for supporting the development of electronic circuits. However, to get the best from your meter, you must understand precisely how they work and the benefits they bring to the development process. In this article, we'll look at how LCR meters work, how to choose the best meter for your needs, and what benefits they can bring Read Article

PCB critical length

Can We All Stop Quoting the Critical Length Rule? Let’s all agree to stop using the PCB critical length rule in high-speed PCB design. Read Article

PCB Manufacturing Then and Now

A Lookback to the Evolution of the PCB Industry with Happy Holden Happy Holden, a legend in the PCB Industry and one of our favorite Altium Industry Expert contributors gives us a trip to his 53 years of experience in the industry. Read Article