{"id":6915,"date":"2023-03-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=6915"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:09:45","slug":"pcb-design-best-practices-design-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/printed-circuit\/pcb-design-best-practices-design-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Design automation best practices | Episode 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE8203683208\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Today, companies are striving to minimize the time to market to maintain a competitive advantage. One of the strategies that make this possible in the PCB industry is the automation of the design process. Automation has helped eliminate repetitive tasks and freed designers to focus on creating more powerful boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m your host, Steph Chavez, a Senior Product Marketing Manager with Siemens. I\u2019m glad to be joined by two Senior Application Engineers from Siemens Digital Industries Software &#8211; Ray Macias and Gregory Beers. They\u2019ll help us understand the current state of PCB design automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you\u2019ll learn about some design strategies that no longer work in today\u2019s digitalized environment. You\u2019ll learn about some of design automation&#8217;s best practices and the benefits that come with them. Additionally, you\u2019ll learn about the challenges hindering the implementation of design best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you\u2019ll learn in this episode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The design automation strategies that don&#8217;t work today (01:42)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices that PCB designers should implement (03:15)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to avoid boards re-spins (10:32)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The meaning of shift left PCB design (12:29)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why good placement of parts increases the chances of successful routing (18:45)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The roadblocks to best practices in design automation (26:25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/03\/Ray-173.jpg\" alt=\"Ray Macias\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Ray Macias<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Senior Application Engineer\/Consultant, Siemens<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ray-macias-07ab5420\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Ray on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/03\/gregory-173.jpg\" alt=\"Gregory Beers\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Gregory Beers<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Senior Application Engineer, Siemens<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-beers-67b61416\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Gregory on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/11\/steph_chavez300-small.jpg\" alt=\"Steph Chavez\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Steph Chavez<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Senior Product Marketing Manager, Siemens<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-v-chavez-59985012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Steph on LinkedIn <\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want more PCB design best practices?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn PCB design best practices from an industry expert with over 30 years of experience, broken down into five pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\" start=\"1\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/digitally-integrated-and-optimized\/library-design-data-management\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digitally integrated and optimized<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/engineering-productivity-and-efficiency\/advanced-design\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engineering productivity and efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/digital-prototype-driven-verification\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital prototype-driven verification<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/model-based-systems-engineering\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">System-level model-based engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/supply-chain-resilience\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supply chain resilience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Take your PCB design process to the next level today by checking out this content!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, companies are striving to minimize the time to market to maintain a competitive advantage. 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