3.1.13 Electronics Industry

3.1.13 Electronics Industry

Electronic devices are everywhere. They are the computing workhorses in our offices, factories and cars; the entertainment devices in our homes; and the portable communication tools in our pockets. The latest high-tech gadgets would not exist without electronics for diagnostics, data crunching and control. Today’s electronic circuits are housed in ever-shrinking packages and engineered to withstand challenging environmental conditions – from underwater labs to space stations, and from sterile operating rooms to battered weather stations. Today’s devices can withstand all of this while meeting rigid performance requirements and regulatory mandates. Although a suitable design, installation and use of the circuitry are no doubt critical to how a device performs, the assembly and packaging of the electronics are just as important – especially if they are required to work under stressful operating conditions. Engineers are increasingly turning to adhesives over traditional soldering and joining methods to meet these design challenges.