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Considerations for rigid-flex design

Rigid-flex design introduces several challenges that many of today’s design tools cannot handle. These could include: The best way to…

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PCB design best practice: ECAD/MCAD co-design

When we think about the PCB design best practices that fall into the digitally integrated and optimized pillar, we need…

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MCAD Collaboration with PADS Professional Premium

One of the trends emerging over the past several years is packing more and more functionality onto ever decreasing substrates….

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The road to resilience at the point of design: Intelligence

In our fourth episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talk about how to create resilience at the point of…

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The road to resilience at the point of design: Knowledge

In our third episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talk about how to create resilience at the point of…

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Routing automation

One of the most critical and time-consuming part of the PCB design cycle is interconnecting the design. Typically, this is…

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How existing organizational infrastructure puts you at a disadvantage – supply chain resilience is not built into the design process

In our second episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talk about existing infrastructure within organizations and why it’s adding…

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PCB design best practices pillar 1: digitally integrated and optimized

As I outlined in my last blog, there are five pillars of PCB design best practices. The first one I…

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Today’s supply chain systems – why companies aren’t equipped to handle the new normal

In our first podcast on supply chain resilience, we discussed how today, things look a lot different when it comes…