• Updated Standard Offers New Guidelines on Surface Mount Component Carrier Tape Orientations 
  The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) has released a revised version of EIA-481-D, 8 mm Through 200 mm Embossed Carrier Taping and 8 mm & 12 mm Punched Carrier Taping of Surface Mount Components for Automatic Handling, which establishes requirements for taping surface mount components so that they can be automatically handled.
   
• Popular Electronic Assemblies Standard Will Soon Have Addendum
  The most widely used electronics assembly standard in the world is about to get an update. The industry association IPC, which represents printed circuit board and electronics manufacturing service companies, will be releasing an addendum to its popular standard, IPC-A-610D, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies. The addendum, which will be called IPC-A-610DC, Telecommunications Applications Electronic Hardware Addendum, is designed to provide supplemental IPC-A-610D criteria to ensure that electrical and electronic assemblies comply with the physical design and manufacturing requirements established by Telcordia GR-78, Generic Requirements for the Physical Design and Manufacture of Telecommunications Products and Equipment.
  
  

• Safe Electronics Begins with Safety Standards
  Whether it’s nanotechnology or medical imaging devices or portable media players, consumers expect that electronics are built with safety in mind. Safety, however, can be taken for granted.

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