Posts Tagged «printed circuit board»
Liquid metal capsules used to make self-healing electronics December 21, 2011 at 12:40 pm
A crack team of engineers at the University of Illinois has developed an electronic circuit that autonomously self-heals when its metal traces are broken. This self-healing system restores conductivity within “mere microseconds,” which is apparently fast enough that operation can continue without interruption.
How to read a circuit schematic December 9, 2011 at 1:22 pm
The basis of almost everything we discuss here on ExtremeTech is the transistor — but just above that is a topic that we usually skirt around because no one, even hardcore nerds, really know anything about it. We are, of course, alluding to circuit schematics.
Photo tour: how a printed circuit board is made June 30, 2011 at 10:32 am
Integrated circuits — computer chips — are truly wondrous, but they would be meaningless without their PCB skeleton, nervous system, and lifeblood.