{"id":6960,"date":"2023-03-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=6960"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:01:23","slug":"pcb-design-best-practices-bonus-episode-ecad-mcad-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/printed-circuit\/pcb-design-best-practices-bonus-episode-ecad-mcad-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"BONUS: ECAD-MCAD collaboration | Episode 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturers are looking to minimize the cost of production, the time to market, and the number of respins for their PCBs. While introducing powerful design and testing tools makes a real difference, they aren\u2019t as successful in silos. To properly harness the power of the latest technology, manufacturers have to be intentional with ECAD-MCAD collaboration.<\/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 David Walker, Senior Technical Software Product Manager at Siemens, responsible for defining the direction of the Siemens NX software. And Greg Arnot, Product Marketing Manager Siemens NX. They\u2019ll help us understand the current state of ECAD-MCAD collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you\u2019ll learn about the current trends happening in the electronic design field. You\u2019ll also learn about what ECAD-MCAD collaboration entails and the benefits that it offers manufacturers. Additionally, you\u2019ll learn about the consequences of not implementing collaboration between these two important teams.<\/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 most important trend in electronic design (02:45)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The meaning of ECAD-MCAD collaboration (11:34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signs that ECAD-MCAD collaboration can be improved (15:51)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is needed for successful ECAD-MCAD collaboration (18:08)<\/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\/greg-173.png\" alt=\"Greg Arnot\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Greg Arnot<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Product Marketing Manager, Siemens<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregarnot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Greg 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\/Dave-173.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Walker\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Dave Walker<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Senior Technical Product Manager, Siemens<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davewalker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Dave 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>        <\/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 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