Happy’s Tech Talk #32: Three Simple Ways to Manage and Control Wet Processes
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The New Chapter: The Impact of Parasitics on PCB DesignThe November 2023 Issue of Design007 Magazine Available
November 8, 2023 | I-Connect007 Editorial TeamEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Simplification
How much money and labor are wasted annually because of PCB designs that are over-constrained or otherwise needlessly complex? It had to be millions of dollars, or maybe even tens of millions. Over constraining happens for a variety of reasons: increasing signal speeds, faster rise and fall times, and shrinking silicon technologies. How can designers avoid creating PCBs that are needlessly complex but still able to meet today’s technological and manufacturing requirements?
In this month’s issue of Design007 Magazine, our expert contributors explain how to design PCBs without making them complex and over-constrained—whatever the level of technology. We also discuss the effect your decisions and tradeoffs have on design complexity, as well as the need to thoroughly understand how electrical and manufacturing limitations can lead to over-constraining your board.
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