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Designing for Cost to Manufacture

11/21/2024 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007
ICAPE's Richard Koensgen, a seasoned field application engineer with a rich background in PCB technology, shares his journey of working with customers and manufacturers through the intricacies of circuit board development and emphasizes the importance of early-stage collaboration with PCB designers. With a focus on tackling the most challenging aspects of PCB design and manufacturing, he discusses everything from layout considerations to the thermal challenges of today's technology when it comes to designing for cost.

Flexible Thinking: Rules of Thumb: A Word to the Wise

11/20/2024 | Joe Fjelstad -- Column: Flexible Thinking
In the early days of electronics manufacturing—especially with PCBs—there were no rules. Engineers, scientists, and technicians largely felt their way around in the dark, making things up as they went along. There was a great deal of innovation, guessing, and testing to make sure that early guidelines and estimates were correct by testing them. Still, they frequently made mistakes.

Rules of Thumb: A Primer

11/14/2024 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine
Many industry-wide rules of thumb are based on DFM constraints or formulas, but others are based on tribal knowledge. In this interview, Andy Shaughnessy sits down with our contributors Kris Moyer and Kelly Dack to discuss the role of rules of thumb, when to employ them, and when it’s time to do the math.

The Shaughnessy Report: A Handy Look at Rules of Thumb

11/12/2024 | Andy Shaughnessy -- Column: The Shaughnessy Report
Rules of thumb are everywhere. I took an auto mechanics class when I was 16, and I still remember the instructor telling us, “Remember, the cause of the problem is usually the simplest thing.” That holds true for much of life, actually.

Rules of Thumb: Design007 Magazine, November 2024

11/11/2024 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team
Rules of thumb are everywhere, but there may be hundreds of rules of thumb for PCB design. They’re built on design formulas, fabricators’ limitations, and tribal knowledge. And unfortunately, some longtime rules of thumb should be avoided at all costs. How do we separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak?
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