The Town Crier

February 12, 2015

True MCAD-ECAD Architecture: A Common-Sense Approach

Despite a lot progress, a true MCAD-ECAD collaborative integrated design process tool environment has never materialized. In the simplest Dr. Phil terminology, EDA vendors still don’t get it. The goal of the following roadmap is to create a complete bi-directional, fully integrated tool within the next five years. By 2020, a true cost-affordable MCAD-ECAD tool needs to be available to every project engineering team.

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January 28, 2015

True MCAD-ECAD Architecture: A Common Sense Approach

In this month's edition of The Town Crier, Dan Smith describes his vision for the future of MCAD-ECAD collaboration. He offers the following roadmap on behalf of all engineers who have been waiting for a true MCAD-ECAD tool for years. The goal of this roadmap is to create a complete bi-directional, fully integrated tool within the next five years.

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January 09, 2015

The Town Crier: IPC's Holiday Gift to Industry - Dieter 2.0

IPC's Dieter Bergman was a caring, giving man to all he met. Dieter was the "face of IPC," and it is to his empty pedestal that we all cast our gaze. This assembly of the curious is looking for the next icon of IPC's technology direction. That icon will be known simply as "Dieter 2.0."

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June 11, 2014

The Town Crier: HDI Design Education: Is Anyone Interested?

Columnist Dan Smith first became aware of HDI design methodology in 1997 when a co-worker came back from a training class taught by Happy Holden. Over the next few years he became an expert on the subject, even developing a four-day training workshop. But interest in HDI seems to have disappeared. What does the design community think of this reduction in HDI education?

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April 16, 2014

Differential Education 101 for PCB Designers

What is the state of PCB designer education in 2014 and where is it going? Where should it be going? Columnist Dan Smith's new column will focus on PCB design, design processes, education and a host of topics important to PCB designers.

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June 11, 2014

HDI Design Education: Is Anyone Interested?

Columnist Dan Smith first became aware of HDI design methodology in 1997 when a co-worker came back from a training class taught by Happy Holden. Over the next few years he became an expert on the subject, even developing a four-day training workshop. But interest in HDI seems to have disappeared. What does the design community think of this reduction in HDI education?

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