Manufacture of Electronic Equipment—Some Aspects

Abstract

Revolutionary changes have taken place in the field of components technology and these in turn, have brought about consequent developments in the methods and practices in the electronic equipment manufacture. The manufacturing methods of printed circuit boards which are the primary building blocks in any electronic equipment today and the assembly practices have been undergoing rapid changes. Further, in the case of professional-grade electronic equipment, testing assumes very significant importance. Methods of testing at various levels from the component stage to the final system stage are becoming increasingly rigorous and sophisticated. These developments are discussed in some detail.

Indexing Terms:

• Electronic Equipment
• Components
• Printed Circuit Boards
• Assembly
• Testing

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S. Srikantan

SRIKANTAN. S (Dr.): Dr. Srikantan is heading the Computer Group of the ECIL, Hyderabad since 1969. He is responsible for the development, manufacture and marketing of Digital, Analogue and Microcomputer systems. He is responsible for bringing up indigenous technical capability in the sophisticated field of computers which is aimed at self-reliance basing entirely on indigenous know how without foreign collaboration. So far, over 100 computers have been produced and installed all over the country, for a wide variety of applications which are backed by very extensive application engineering, software and maintenance support.

Born in 1933, received BE degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Madras in 1954. Obtained MS and PhD degrees from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA in 1962 and 1964 respectively.

Dr. Srikantan had been with BARC, Bombay for nearly 12 years since 1957. Was responsible for the design and development of the Trombay Analog Computer which was commissioned in 1960. After his return from USA, he organised the digital computer development of the Trombay Digital Computer TDC-12.

Received the Vikram Sarabhai Research Award endowed by Hari Om Ashram (1974) in the field of Electronics and Telecommunications.