Looking at three identical assembly quotes—one from a Shenzhen manufacturer at $0.038 per placement, one from a Shanghai facility at $0.042, and one from Vietnam at $0.035—you might assume the cheapest option wins. But the real story is more comple...
https://www.china-pcbmanufacturer.com/pcb-assembly-price-china/pcb-assembly-price-china-a-complete-cost-guide-for-2024/
Every hardware startup and research team faces the same painful reality: you need 5 boards, maybe 25, to validate a design before committing to a full production run. The big contract manufacturers are not interested in that volume, the pricing is ...
https://www.china-pcbmanufacturer.com/low-volume-pcb-manufacturer-china/low-volume-pcb-manufacturing-ideal-solutions-for-startups-and-rd/