EMI shield is a common term today due to the prevalent of electronics but it wasn’t like this 15 years ago. EMI shielding is important not only because is it…

For some hardware startups, they do not have enough resources to produce products all by their own, from design to manufacturing. Then, these startup companies will need to outsource and…

How do I start a IoT project? Is there anything I should consider while finding the manufacturer? How to deal with the confidential issues as I contact with a vendor?…

A sensor is a device that converts physical measurement into an electrical signal in analog or digital signal. This allows remote sensing, display of variables, and recording of valuable data.…

(The original Chinese version of this article is written by Jing-Ting Chuang and published on MakerPRO) As the technologies grow fast, no matter in Silicon Valley, China, and Taiwan, entrepreneurship…

There are several types of PCB material in the market, with many of them being a hybrid of 2 or more materials combined to meet higher performance or to meet…

PCB surface finishing is used to do 2 things. First is to protect the exposed copper circuitry and second is to ensure solderability. The difference in material used will affect…

UPQ is the Tokyo-based startup, founded by Nakazawa in June 2015. More than 24 products in 7 categories have been launched, from smartphone, Go-Pro like action camera, to earphones. What…

An IoT startup company, called Lumos, was founded in 2014 and started to build the smart home devices to connect all the switches of electronic appliances. They successfully built the…

With so many different types of PCB available today, it is important to know the fundamental differences of each type. Here are 6 of the most common types of PCBs.…