The recent dramatic fluctuations in the market price of many of the precious metals used in manufacture of electric components have had a significant impact on the electronics industry. From IC packages to switches, from relays to connectors, manufacturers are forced to reconsider the economics of manufacturing methods developed when metals such as gold and silver were but a fraction of their current cost. Read full article
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