Is It Difficult to Turn Schematics into Real PCBs? The Truth Is Surprising

Is It Difficult to Turn Schematics into Real PCBs? The Truth Is Surprising

Everyone knows that making a PCB board involves turning the designed schematic into a tangible PCB circuit board. Please do not underestimate this process; many things that work in theory can be difficult to implement in practice, or something that one person can achieve, another may not. Therefore, while making a PCB board is not … Read more

What Is the Relationship Between PCB and Integrated Circuits?

What Is the Relationship Between PCB and Integrated Circuits?

In the process of learning electronics, we often see Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and Integrated Circuits (ICs). Many people find it difficult to distinguish between these two concepts. In fact, they are not that complicated. Today, let’s clarify the differences between PCBs and integrated circuits. What is PCB? A PCB (Printed Circuit Board) is an … Read more

Aixin Micro Launches Ultra-Thin High-Performance SDM Card Module Solutions

Aixin Micro Launches Ultra-Thin High-Performance SDM Card Module Solutions

Click the blue text above to follow us As displays become thinner and energy efficiency increasingly important, Aixin Microelectronics has launched the SDM-S and SDM-L modules that can be integrated into stylish all-in-one designs. The Aixin Micro SDM card specification module features a lightweight and compact design, eliminating the need for an outer shell, making … Read more

Revenue and Profit Rankings of 163 Semiconductor Listed Companies in the First Half of 2025

Revenue and Profit Rankings of 163 Semiconductor Listed Companies in the First Half of 2025

As of August 31, 2025, all 163 semiconductor listed companies in A-shares (according to Tonghuashun industry standards) have disclosed their semi-annual reports for 2025. 1. In the first half of 2025, 131 out of 163 semiconductor listed companies achieved revenue growth; the overall operating revenue reached 320.625 billion yuan, an increase of 15.61% compared to … Read more

Top 10 Companies with Strong Profitability in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Sector

Top 10 Companies with Strong Profitability in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Sector

According to industry reports, the expansion project of the 12-inch wafer fab of SMIC Tianjin has officially commenced production, with the new capacity primarily aimed at automotive-grade chips and power semiconductors, marking a further improvement in the domestic mature process capacity layout. As the cornerstone of the global information technology industry, semiconductor manufacturing plays a … Read more

Exciting News | The Integrated Circuit College Team Wins the DAC System Design Competition

Exciting News | The Integrated Circuit College Team Wins the DAC System Design Competition

Exciting News In the 2025 62nd ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC) System Design Competition, the student team guided by Assistant Professor Li Meng from Peking University’s Integrated Circuit College and the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute won the championship. The participating students include three PhD students from the Department of Design Automation and Computing Systems of … Read more

Breakthroughs in Computing Power and PCB Technology! Seven Core Companies Set to Ignite the Next Market Wave!

Breakthroughs in Computing Power and PCB Technology! Seven Core Companies Set to Ignite the Next Market Wave!

In today’s rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology, computing power hardware upgrades have become the core engine driving technological progress. As a key carrier for signal transmission and energy conversion, high-density printed circuit boards (PCBs) play a crucial role in determining the performance limits of computing power devices. Recent research shows that the number of PCB … Read more

Introduction to the School of Optoelectronic and Communication Engineering at Xiamen University of Technology

Introduction to the School of Optoelectronic and Communication Engineering at Xiamen University of Technology

The School of Optoelectronic and Communication Engineering originated from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering established in 2003 and the Department of Mathematics and Physics established in 2005. To promote the integration and development of disciplines and majors, it was reorganized in November 2012. The school includes the Department of Electronic Engineering, Department of … Read more

What is an SoC Chip?

What is an SoC Chip?

A System on Chip (SoC) is the culmination of modern microelectronics technology, redefining the construction of electronic systems by integrating multidimensional functional units onto a single chip. Unlike traditional discrete architectures, SoCs integrate core components such as the central processing unit, graphics processing unit, communication modules, and storage units into a single silicon substrate, creating … Read more

Researcher Zhu Huilong from the Microelectronics Institute Develops a High-Performance Single-Crystal Silicon Channel 3D NOR Flash Memory

Researcher Zhu Huilong from the Microelectronics Institute Develops a High-Performance Single-Crystal Silicon Channel 3D NOR Flash Memory

 NOR flash memory plays an irreplaceable role in artificial intelligence, automotive electronics, and industrial fields due to its advantages of high speed, reliability, and long lifespan. Currently, the commonly used planar NOR flash faces bottlenecks in size scaling below 50 nanometers, making it difficult to further enhance integration density, optimize device performance, and reduce manufacturing … Read more