Category Archives: Manufacture


May16
What is the difference between PCB and PCBA? PCB is like land with roads, but it doesn’t have buildings yet

What is the difference between PCB and PCBA? This is actually something that should be easily understood, but since someone asked, Workingbear will try explain it briefly here. If any readers notice any errors, please feel free to correct me. … Continue reading

Apr21
Understanding Moisture Sensitive Devices: A Guide for Manufacturers

Moisture Sensitive Devices (MSD) refer to electronic components that are sensitive to moisture. Moisture, also known as humidity, refers to the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere that the components are exposed to. The environment is typically the factory … Continue reading

Jun19
Increase solder paste volume will improve the MLCC capacitor broken?

Recently WorkingBear got complaint from R&D and ask increase the solder paste volume on the MLCC (Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor)  component pads to improve the capacitor broken issue. R&D said he had verified that the capacitor’s footprint in the board design … Continue reading

Jan05
Comparison between shielding-can directly mount and shielding-clip/frame

Recently one of my top manager ask to mount the shielding-can or call shielding-cover directly on the Printed Circuit Board to instead of mount the shielding-clip or call shielding-frame on the board first then cover the shieling-can. He said this … Continue reading

Apr07
Solution to Prevent Component Drops During Second Time Reflow Soldering

Due to the rapid growth of mobile phone technology, the Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) in mainland China sometimes faces serious labor shortages. Additionally, Industry 4.0 promotes the need for factory automation in EMS. As a result, certain parts that cannot … Continue reading