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The Brave New World of PCB Design Validation – Cloud-Based DFM and Collaboration

Today’s electronics industry is grappling with increasing demand for more customized products, shorter development cycles, supply chain disruptions, and tighter margins. In the PCB manufactu .. read more

AI-Based Design for Manufacturing in Selective Wave Soldering

The soldering of THT components through solder waves is a thermal process. However, current design rules, guidelines and guideline catalogs do not map the soldering heat requirement of a sol .. read more

A New Paradigm for Design through Manufacture

Working through the New Product Introduction (NPI) flow between the product design and manufacturing is usually a challenging process,with both parties being experts in their own fields and ine .. read more

Common Mistakes in Electronic Design

Board-level designers are constantly expected to cram more computational power,into a smaller space,at lower cost,and accomplish this task in less time and with fewer resources. In this rush to .. read more

DFM Rules for Smartphones: An Analysis of Yield on Extremely Dense Assemblies

Handheld portable products such as smartphones are trending toward smaller form factors while simultaneously increasing in functionality to keep up with consumer demands. This is achieved in pa .. read more

Lead Free Process Development with Thick Multilayer PCBA Density in Server Applications

Although the EU RoHS legislation restricts the use of lead in electronics equipment,many high-end multi layer server printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) continue to be built with lead unde .. read more

Design for Manufacturability in Lead Free Wave Solder Process

The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D .. read more

Design Environment ROI: How Design Teams On a Budget Can Build a Best in Class Design Environment

Design workflow is the core to your design team?s competitive advantage; it?s the conduit by which you turn your team?s expertise and ideas into manufacturable products. And yet,all engineering .. read more

Changing the Methodology for DFM Moving from Design-Checker to Interactive,Informed Design Methodologies

The phrase "Design For Manufacture" strongly implies the use of manufacturing information while making of design decisions or,in other words,incorporating manufacturing knowledge during initial .. read more

Design for Manufacturability in the Lead Free Wave Solder Process

The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D .. read more

New Reinforcement Material can Solve Heat and Co-Efficient of Thermal Expansion Challenges of the Printed Circuit Board and IC Substrate

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and IC Substrates are the essential building blocks of electronics. As the technology moves rapidly into the future,the electronics industry faces issues with hot s .. read more

Implementing Pb-Free Process

European directive2002/95/EC (RoHS) bans the use of several substances for electronic assemblies by July 2006. These regulations have a great impact on the Electronic Packaging and Interconnect .. read more

VIGOR European Project New Industrial Applications in 3-D Interconnection

The 3-D interconnection and packaging emerged from the last decade. Today,the 3-D interconnection technologies are becoming mature and their reliability assessed. 3-D technology constitutes the .. read more

EMS/OEM Interaction: Maximizing Benefit by Optimizing Communication

The relationship between the OEM and the EMS provider (Electronic Manufacturing Services) has evolved with the increase in outsourcing of manufacturing services. This has resulted in the conseq .. read more

Applying Automation to the NPI Process

With the increase in outsourcing activity throughout the electronics industry,OEM’s are turning to Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to provide quality quick turn prototypes and fast New .. read more

A Self Assessment Software Tool for SMT Processes and Productivity Optimization

Numerous studies and anecdotal data suggest that most SMT assembly lines are not optimized. This situation is true whether one looks at the individual processes,such as stencil printing or plac .. read more

The Brave New World of PCB Design Validation – Cloud-Based DFM and Collaboration

Today’s electronics industry is grappling with increasing demand for more customized products, shorter development cycles, supply chain disruptions, and tighter margins. In the PCB manufactu .. read more

AI-Based Design for Manufacturing in Selective Wave Soldering

The soldering of THT components through solder waves is a thermal process. However, current design rules, guidelines and guideline catalogs do not map the soldering heat requirement of a sol .. read more

A New Paradigm for Design through Manufacture

Working through the New Product Introduction (NPI) flow between the product design and manufacturing is usually a challenging process,with both parties being experts in their own fields and ine .. read more

Common Mistakes in Electronic Design

Board-level designers are constantly expected to cram more computational power,into a smaller space,at lower cost,and accomplish this task in less time and with fewer resources. In this rush to .. read more

DFM Rules for Smartphones: An Analysis of Yield on Extremely Dense Assemblies

Handheld portable products such as smartphones are trending toward smaller form factors while simultaneously increasing in functionality to keep up with consumer demands. This is achieved in pa .. read more

Lead Free Process Development with Thick Multilayer PCBA Density in Server Applications

Although the EU RoHS legislation restricts the use of lead in electronics equipment,many high-end multi layer server printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) continue to be built with lead unde .. read more

Design for Manufacturability in Lead Free Wave Solder Process

The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D .. read more

Design Environment ROI: How Design Teams On a Budget Can Build a Best in Class Design Environment

Design workflow is the core to your design team?s competitive advantage; it?s the conduit by which you turn your team?s expertise and ideas into manufacturable products. And yet,all engineering .. read more

Changing the Methodology for DFM Moving from Design-Checker to Interactive,Informed Design Methodologies

The phrase "Design For Manufacture" strongly implies the use of manufacturing information while making of design decisions or,in other words,incorporating manufacturing knowledge during initial .. read more

Design for Manufacturability in the Lead Free Wave Solder Process

The recent use of lead free alloys has made the wave solder process more challenging in terms of achieving acceptable solder joints for both SMT and PTH components. It has been found that the D .. read more

New Reinforcement Material can Solve Heat and Co-Efficient of Thermal Expansion Challenges of the Printed Circuit Board and IC Substrate

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and IC Substrates are the essential building blocks of electronics. As the technology moves rapidly into the future,the electronics industry faces issues with hot s .. read more

Implementing Pb-Free Process

European directive2002/95/EC (RoHS) bans the use of several substances for electronic assemblies by July 2006. These regulations have a great impact on the Electronic Packaging and Interconnect .. read more

VIGOR European Project New Industrial Applications in 3-D Interconnection

The 3-D interconnection and packaging emerged from the last decade. Today,the 3-D interconnection technologies are becoming mature and their reliability assessed. 3-D technology constitutes the .. read more

EMS/OEM Interaction: Maximizing Benefit by Optimizing Communication

The relationship between the OEM and the EMS provider (Electronic Manufacturing Services) has evolved with the increase in outsourcing of manufacturing services. This has resulted in the conseq .. read more

Applying Automation to the NPI Process

With the increase in outsourcing activity throughout the electronics industry,OEM’s are turning to Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to provide quality quick turn prototypes and fast New .. read more

A Self Assessment Software Tool for SMT Processes and Productivity Optimization

Numerous studies and anecdotal data suggest that most SMT assembly lines are not optimized. This situation is true whether one looks at the individual processes,such as stencil printing or plac .. read more