Blog
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The Probe and the Pins: A Testing Dilemma in Modern Hardware
For any company bringing a physical product to life, the journey from design to a shipped device is fraught with critical decisions.
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The Engineer’s Gambit: A Guide to Manufacturable High-Speed PCBs
In the clean, ordered world of a CAD tool, a high-speed circuit design exists as a perfect abstraction. Traces are ideal conductors, layers are perfectly aligned, and performance meets the precise predictions of a simulation.
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The Unseen Conflict of Mixed-Technology Assembly
An engineer looking to modernize a legacy circuit board often sees a clear path forward. By retrofitting a classic through-hole (THT) design with modern surface-mount (SMT) components, a product can gain new functionality and shrink in size.
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The Obsolescence Mismatch: Navigating Component Lifecycles in Long-Term Hardware
A fundamental tension exists at the heart of industrial, medical, and aerospace manufacturing. The equipment itself is built to endure, with commitments for service and support that stretch across decades.
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Choosing a Conformal Coating for Harsh Environments
A printed circuit board is an object of pure logic, a landscape of order designed to function within predictable parameters. Yet, many of these boards are destined for a world of chaos.
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The Solder Joint’s Secret Life
An electronic assembly can leave the production line in a state of perfect deception. It passes every electrical test, its components are placed with robotic precision, and to the naked eye, it is flawless.
