A desire for automated PCB inspection has led [charliex] down some deep rabbit holes. He’s written his own inspection software, he’s mounted his PCB vise on a stepper-controlled table, and now he’s ...

It has taken almost a decade for automated optical inspection (AOI) systems to establish their place on PCB production lines. In the same period, the number of AOI vendors and the variety of AOI ...

In recent years, the area array components like BGA, QFN, CSP, and flip chips, are aplicate wider and wider in the electronics manufacturing. Such as BGA, comparing with other components, it has ...

When it comes to ensuring printed-circuit-board quality, reliability, and functionality, you have a variety of techniques from which to choose—JTAG technology, AOI, AXI, flying-probe test, in-circuit ...

What is first article inspection? At what points in the production process is first article inspection needed? What requirements are validated by the first article inspection process? The first boards ...

Geopolitical tensions and pandemic-related disruptions have revealed deep vulnerabilities within the supply chain for manufacturers as well as the businesses and governments that rely on them. In ...