Overview of the PCB Industry: Riding the AI Wave Towards a $100 Billion Market, with a Solid Foundation in Chinese Manufacturing

Overview of the PCB Industry: Riding the AI Wave Towards a $100 Billion Market, with a Solid Foundation in Chinese Manufacturing

Driven by applications in artificial intelligence, servers and data storage, network communication, and automotive electronics, the global PCB industry has entered a new growth cycle, with the market size expected to reach $100 billion by 2030. Open-source large models like DeepSeek have significantly reduced deployment costs and barriers across various industries, leading to a rapid … Read more

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and Insights on the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) – A Comprehensive Overview

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and Insights on the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) - A Comprehensive Overview

Focusing on research in popular industries and companies. Disclaimer: The content of this account does not constitute any investment advice, guidance, or commitment, and is for academic discussion only. The market carries risks, and investment decisions should be based on rational independent thinking. Welcome to join the in-depth community (click) to not miss any short … Read more

Thermal Structural Analysis of Printed Circuit Boards!

Thermal Structural Analysis of Printed Circuit Boards!

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are ubiquitous in electronic devices and other related applications. Generally, PCBs are made of multiple layers of laminated materials and resin bonded together. These layers embed conductive metal components and metal vias that pass vertically through these layers. In Finite Element Analysis (FEA), the body and traces in a PCB are … Read more

Guide to Intelligent Manufacturing Processes for Printed Circuit Boards

Guide to Intelligent Manufacturing Processes for Printed Circuit Boards

Guide to Learning Intelligent Manufacturing Processes for Printed Circuit Boards Knowledge Review This learning guide aims to help you understand the PCB production process and its intelligent characteristics as described in the patent document “An Intelligent Manufacturing Process for Printed Circuit Boards”. I. Overview of Intelligent Manufacturing Process (Refer to Figure 1) Understand the 15 … Read more

Contact Part Clamp for Printed Circuit Boards

Contact Part Clamp for Printed Circuit Boards

Main Themes and Important Ideas/Facts: Core Invention: A contact part clamp for PCBs designed to simplify installation and reduce stress. The core of this patent is a novel contact part clamp aimed at addressing the complexities of traditional PCB installation methods and the stress imposed on PCBs. Citation: “[0001] The present invention relates to a … Read more

A Comprehensive Summary of Flexible Circuit Board (FPC) Basics

A Comprehensive Summary of Flexible Circuit Board (FPC) Basics

Original contributions are welcome; the more you write, the more you earn. What is a Flexible Circuit Board (FPCB)? A Flexible Circuit Board (FPCB), commonly referred to as a soft board, is an abbreviation for Flex-PCB and is sometimes called FPC. FPCs and PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) are similar in function and structure, but PCBs … Read more

Guide to Learning Circuit Board Technology

Guide to Learning Circuit Board Technology

Guide to Learning Circuit Board Technology Overview This learning guide aims to help you review and consolidate your understanding of the circuit board technologies introduced in the source material. The source material discusses various types of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), their applications, key steps in the manufacturing process, and connection methods. It also covers different … Read more

A Comprehensive Guide to PCB Classification

A Comprehensive Guide to PCB Classification

PCB Network News Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), also known as printed wiring boards, printed circuit boards, or printed wiring boards, are defined as conductive patterns made on an insulating substrate according to a predetermined design, which includes printed circuits, printed components, or a combination of both. The conductive patterns that provide electrical connections between components … Read more

Fundamentals of Hardware Engineering: PCB and FPC

Fundamentals of Hardware Engineering: PCB and FPC

PCB, Printed Circuit Board. As the name suggests, it is a board with circuits printed on it. It is known as a printed circuit board, or hard board. FPC board FPC, Flexible Printed Circuit. As the name implies, this is a circuit that is also printed and is flexible. It is known as a flexible … Read more

Understanding PCB Terminology: Can You Recognize These Terms?

Understanding PCB Terminology: Can You Recognize These Terms?

This article will explain the composition of PCBs in detail, as well as some commonly used terms in the PCB field, a brief assembly method, and an overview of the PCB design process. 01Birth of PCBBefore the advent of PCBs, circuits were composed of point-to-point wiring, which had low reliability. As circuits aged, wire breakage … Read more