It’s no secret that advertisers have been bombarding the public with provocative ads for years in an attempt to grab the consumer’s attention for just a moment more. Ford, Proctor and Gamble, Axe, GoDaddy, etc; they have all run campaigns that have pushed the limits, and in most cases, been exceedingly successful.
But would Sex Appeal increase Circuit Board sales?? There are a variety of angles (or curves) that you have to consider. I welcome you to join the debate in the comments section of this article. We’re very interested in …
Articles detailing innovative approaches by various companies and individuals in the EMS field.
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This coming June 7-12 is the International Microwave symposium and Radio & Wireless Symposium in Boston. A large number of exhibitors will be present and it promises to be a great chance to interact with hundreds of vendors and professionals. It is likely that I will attend and the hope is to take advantage of the Symposium in the fullest. In response to my reflection on PCB East, Don Lafferty made a few excellent points concerning the history of trade shows within this industry and the failure of many to …
Altium Goes for the Masses
Breaking the EDA Mold… Again
by Kevin Morris, FPGA and Structured ASIC Journal
This week, Altium is introducing a new model for the purchase of electronic design tools, in an attempt to create a grass-roots revolution that will change the nature of the electronic design automation (EDA) market. For the past several years, Altium has been marching to a different drummer – focusing on an integrated desktop design tool suite that spans the gamut of electronic design from system-level specification to board and …
Just as a boy becomes a man when he picks up his first BB Gun, so too have I entered the EMS Industry with the arrival of my first trade magazine addressed to my name. Of course, I live by the motto of “go big or go home” and so it was only fitting that two would arrive, and that they would be the extent of today’s mail.
A little over a month ago I applied for membership with IEEE and joined a variety of societies pertaining to my line of …
Small, R&D focused, high technology companies are comprised more and more of individuals who have a much stronger grasp and reliance upon social media.