Case Study: Rigid-Flex PCB Design for an Innovative Helmet-Mounted Display

October 2, 2019| Lucy Iantosca| 0 Comment

This flex case study was originally published in PCD&F and Circuits Assembly. It was written by Dr. Dave Cowl who recalled developing a wearable high-speed board with severe timing constraints.

Case Study: Gold Wire Ball Bonding Against Reflow

October 1, 2019| Rahul Shashikanth| 0 Comment

Multiple Reflows at Various Gold Thicknesses Experimented by: Sneha Kaul and Christina Lum Objective To determine if multiple rounds of reflow detrimentally affect the surface condition of the gold plating

NASA Case Study: Sensor Web Instruments

November 30, 2018| The Sierra Team| 0 Comment

This NASA case study was originally published in Tech Briefs. It was written by Joshua Forgione, Electronics Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center. Carl Sorenson, Sensor Engineer, NASA Dryden Flight Research

Case Study: Partner Early for HDI Board Design

November 27, 2018| Lucy Iantosca| 8 Comments

When customers want to design HDI boards that are as compact as possible, there is often very little reliable guidance from the chip vendors. Heed the warnings of Texas Instruments: