Silicon Valley, CA – July 19, 2021 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quick-turn printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced the release of a significant update to its automated, online Design for Manufacturability (DFM) tool, InstantDFM™. In …
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact Statement
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) affecting communities and families around the world, this is a difficult time for all of us. At Bay Area Circuits, our top priorities are the safety of our team members, minimizing the spread of the virus, and mitigating effects on our business and ability to serve your printed circuit board needs.
Read MoreThe Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative Recognizes BAC
"Our country’s manufacturing capability plays an important role towards maintaining our economic strength, protecting our intellectual property and ensuring our national security. If we rely on others to manufacture our critical defense systems and communications infrastructure then our country’s independence will always be at risk."
Read MoreUniversity of Florida Solar Racing Team: PCBs for Education
Our PCBs for Education program enables us to help future engineers by actively partnering with professors and students in support of their classroom engineering projects and team competitions. We’d like to highlight one such group, the University of Florida Solar Racing Team which aims to spread awareness for solar energy by designing and building a solar-powered race car.
Read MoreUC Berkeley CalSTAR Rocketry Team
Our PCBs for Education program enables us to help future engineers by actively partnering with students in support of their classroom engineering projects and team competitions. This month we'd like to highlight the CalSTAR Rocketry Team from UC Berkeley, which designs and builds high-powered rockets for multiple national and international competitions.
Read MoreInstantDFM Pro Update: Actionable Intelligence for Designers
Silicon Valley, CA – September 19, 2017 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quick-turn printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced the release of a significant update to its automated, online DFM tool, InstantDFM. InstantDFM enables printed circuit …
Read MoreExcellon Installs HD-2L Intelli-Drill at Bay Area Circuits
Rancho Dominguez, CA – September 11, 2017 – Excellon announces the installation of an HS-2L Intelli-Drill System at Bay Area Circuits, Inc. of Fremont, California. The Excellon HS-2L Intelli-Drill™ System provides capabilities such as post lamination tooling optimization for multi-layers, …
Read MoreEmpowering Education: BAC PCB Support Collegiate Solar Teams
Silicon Valley, CA, July 20, 2017 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), recently provided PCB manufacturing support to collegiate solar vehicle teams through its PCBs for Education program. The CalSol (UC Berkeley) …
Read MoreIllinois Urbana-Champaign – NASA’s Robotic Mining Success
Bay Area Circuits is proud to support many awesome student organizations with their printed circuit board projects, one of which is the IRIS Robotics Team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They recently competed in the NASA Robotic Mining Competition and we thought it would be interesting to share more about the group and their recent accomplishments.
Read MoreAnnouncing the Availability of PCB Creator v3
We’re excited to announce the availability of PCB Creator version 3, an update to our popular, free PCB Layout and Schematic capture software! Here’s a quick Q&A that includes more details on this new release.
Read MoreBay Area Circuit Online Store: Explore New Features for PCB
Silicon Valley, CA, August 1, 2016 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., is proud to announce new benefits and improvements of its already impressive printed circuit board (PCB) online store. As a leading quick turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards, Bay …
Read MoreCongressman Mike Honda Visits Bay Area Circuits’ Manufacturing Plant in California
Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA-17) met with executives and employees of Bay Area Circuits at their manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. Coordinated by IPC, the world's leading association for electronics manufacturing companies, this visit is part of a nationwide effort to educate policymakers about legislative and regulatory issues that affect...
Read MoreBAC Adds Accu-Score: Max-V Scoring in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, CA, January 13, 2016 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), announces it has purchased and installed an Accu-Score AS-100-MAX VScoring machine in its Silicon Valley facility. The AS-100-MAX is a …
Read MoreGood In, Good Out: Bay Area Circuits Discuss Data Strategies
“A lot of companies talk about the importance of good data management, but for some firms, this amounts to little more than lip service. Then there are companies like fabricator Bay Area Circuits. I recently sat down with Bay Area …
Read MoreEffortless PCB Prototyping: Modern Printed Circuit Interview
“Having the competitive edge is paramount in today’s PCB manufacturing industry. With outsourcing becoming more and more cost-efficient for prototyping and assembly, American board shops are developing new, unique ways to keep the business in the US and offer significant …
Read MoreBAC Introduces Customer Loyalty Reward Program
Silicon Valley, CA, September 22, 2015 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), has launched the PCB industry’s first reward program, providing customers with substantial savings on printed circuit board orders placed through …
Read MoreBAC Selects Seica Flying-Probe PCB Test System
San Jose, CA – June 22, 2015 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc. has purchased a Rapid 270 bare-board tester as announced by Seica Inc’s sales representative in Northwestern USA, Zero Defects International. This tester will augment a Seica S240 fully …
Read MoreExcellon Announces Installation of Model 136L Intelli-Drill System at BAC
Rancho Dominguez, CA – January 12, 2015 – Excellon announces the installation of a model 136L Intelli-Drill System at Bay Area Circuits, Inc. of Fremont, California. The Excellon 136L Intelli-Drill™ System with a large work area of 30 by 36 …
Read MoreUC Davis Formula Racing Team – Powered by BAC
This past summer, Bay Area Circuits had the privilege of sponsoring all of the bare printed circuits boards for the UC Davis Formula Racing team. The boards were used for a variety of sensors and controls in the vehicle. There …
Read MoreBAC Releases InstantDFM: Free On-Demand DFM Solution
Silicon Valley, CA, April 3, 2014 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quick-turn printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced the release of a new DFM tool named InstantDFM. This first-of-its-kind, fully automated, web-based tool enables printed circuit …
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