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Data safety in PCBflow

How the PCBflow platform keeps your data safe

April 7, 2025

A look at how PCBflow keeps your board design and manufacturing capability files secure

By Tal Zur
2 MIN READ
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Design for manufacturing output files – optimizing engineering to manufacturing efficiency

March 18, 2025

As PCB design and manufacturing become increasingly complex, the choice of design for manufacturing output files plays a crucial role in streamlining processes, reducing errors, and improving time to market.

By Stephen V. Chavez
4 MIN READ
blind and buried vias

Blind and buried vias: An HDI technology

March 13, 2025

One of the key innovations within HDI PCB design is the use of blind and buried vias, which enhance routing capabilities by freeing up additional routing resources, increasing the amount of routing channels while requiring fewer signal layers, and optimizing board space.

By Stephen V. Chavez
5 MIN READ
PCB DFM fabrication

4 things a PCB librarian needs to know about PCB fabrication

May 7, 2024

a PCB librarian also needs to understand how the PCB is going to be built by a PCB fabrication factory. The PCB fabrication process involves dozens of steps, which can often be more complicated than the PCB assembly process.

By Bill Ji
6 MIN READ
PCB assembly process and what a PCB librarian needs to know

The PCB assembly process: The 4 Things a PCB librarian must know

April 16, 2024

PCB assembly is one of the main fields that a good PCB librarian needs to know in detail, as it is the point where your board components interact with your final design. Understanding this interaction and the PCB assembly process in general is vital for your initial library creation and to ensure a seamless Design for Manufacturing strategy early in your design process.

By Bill Ji
6 MIN READ
Manufacturing Supply chain within the digital factory enables PCB DFM

Manufacturing supply chain resilience

March 26, 2024

PCB Components and the flexibility of manufacturing supply chain resilience involves alternate parts form an important part of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) within the industry. Leveraging a digital twin allows …

By Patrick McGoff
4 MIN READ

Are you normal?

March 5, 2024

Siemens recently commissioned a survey through Aberdeen Research looking at the state of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) industry within North America and Europe to learn about the challenges the PCB industry sees. It covered the technologies they are implementing, the general timelines they are given, and to learn how Design for Manufacturing (DFM) strategies and software are being leveraged to help meet a company’s overall goals

By Patrick McGoff
4 MIN READ
are you still verifying your prototype visually?

Are you still verifying your PCB prototype visually?

February 13, 2024

After completing component placement, it may take months for designer to complete the routing process and finish the entire PCB layout. At this point the CAM data can then be handed out to manufacturers for PCB manufacturing and assembly. After investing this much time and effort, you would probably expect the final prototype to be built as expected, with high quality and reliability.

By Bill Ji
4 MIN READ
An image of a circuit board being manufactured and also an image showing a PCB design in Xpedition software.

The importance of design for manufacturability in the PCB design process

February 7, 2024

When it comes to designing and producing electronics, success hinges not merely on the excellence of your design, but also…

By Stephen V. Chavez
4 MIN READ