Circuits Assembly Magazine

PCB Chat 157: Tomachie's CJ Clark Discusses AI-driven Schematic and Test Analysis Tomachie has quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Its eponymous platform provides AI-assisted analysis of PCB schematic data. It optimizes DfT and identifies the ideal locations for physical test point insertion. And it generates a 0-100 layout-readiness score, providing design teams with an objective,...

RM 193: Why Post-Reflow Cleaning Is Becoming Mainstream Again For decades, cleaning circuit assemblies after soldering was not optional. It was standard practice across the electronics manufacturing industry. Then, almost overnight, that changed.In this episode of Reliability Matters, Mike Konrad takes you back to the origins of that shift. From the widespread...

RM 192: Why PCB Revision Errors Are a Hidden Reliability Risk Today, we’re going to explore a topic that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves but has a direct impact on product quality and long-term reliability.Mike Konrad is joined by Mehdi Nahali, founder of PCB Revision Control PRO. His platform is designed to replace spreadsheets, emails, and d...

RM 191: Why Maintenance Is Finally Getting a Seat at the Table Today’s episode is going to resonate with anyone responsible for uptime, efficiency, and ultimately, product reliability. Because whether we’re talking about circuit assemblies, manufacturing lines, or entire facilities, reliability doesn’t start at inspection. It starts with maintenance.Mike ...

PCB Chat 156: Lauren Waslick and Kristen Aguiar of Newgrange Design Printed circuit designers Lauren Waslick and Kristen Aguiar of Newgrange Design have become mainstays as presenters at industry conferences such as PCB East and PCB West. Neither, however, anticipated a career in PCBs coming out of college. They discuss their career paths, finding mentors, and adjus...

RM 189: Predict, Prevent, Produce: RoviSys' Bryan DeBois on Manufacturing's Al Future What if your factory could predict failures before they happen, capture decades of human expertise, and make better decisions than ever before—without replacing the people who run it?Today’s guest sits right at the intersection of innovation and industry. Bryan DeBois, director of industrial AI ...

RM 187: An Academic Look at Al in Electronics Manufacturing: Where It Works, Fails, and Why It Matters Artificial intelligence is being promoted as the next revolution in electronics manufacturing, but what happens when the people evaluating it aren’t traditional AI experts, aren’t software vendors, and aren’t selling anything? Today’s conversation brings together engineers and professors who...

PCB Chat 155: Breadboard's Nemanja Jokanovic on Automating BOM Management Nemanja Jokanovic is the executive leader of Breadboard, an AI-powered platform that he believes will revolutionize BOM management. In this interview with Andy Shaughnessy, Jokanovic, an Octopart alum, discusses the many sourcing challenges facing EMS companies today, and he explains how Breadboard....

PCB Chat 154: Wally Rhines on the Latest ECAD Market Data Wally Rhines is the spokesperson for the ESD Alliance, part of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. He joined Andy Shaughnessy to share details from the latest ESD Alliance report on sales of computer-aided engineering tools, semiconductor tools, PCB design software, related IP and s...