detectives investigate DFM within a PCB design

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Bowties Part III

Previously… People often say ‘better late than never’, but I’ve never heard my boss say that. After much difficulty in…

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Bowties Part II

Previously… After receiving our boards and having them pass inspection I breathed a sigh of relief as this project was…

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Bowties Part I

It was just another Monday at the office. I had released a design I had been working on for four…

Siemens_PCBflow_IPC_APEX 2023

Siemens PCBflow at IPC APEX 2023. Discover the latest advances in DFM.

San Diego, CA, USA, January 24-25, 2023 Over the past few years Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analysis has become a…

PCB DFM Constraints with Valor NPI

Advanced DFM Constraints management in ADM (Analysis Definition Manager)- Valor NPI 2211

The Analysis Definition Manager (ADM), introduced in Valor NPI 10.0, is a constraints management tool for creating and maintaining sets of Design for Manufacturing DFM rules to be used during the analysis in Valor NPI.

PCBflow at electronica, World's leading trade fair and conference for electronics

See PCBflow at electronica 2022

Messe München, Germany, November 15-18, 2022 A lot has changed in the electronics industry since the last in-person electronica show…

flex PCB technology

Top 5 rigid-flex design guidelines

Rigid-flex DFM I am not sure if you have seen a rigid-flex circuit before, but I bet you must have…

CAM Compare tool

3 use models of the CAM Compare tool

Using the CAM Compare tool Valor NPI comes coupled with multiple tool kits specifically designed to manage and assist with…

PCBflow Live Event 2022

The rapidly changing PCB DFM landscape – Live Annual Event

Live online event – September 20, 2022 – 2 sessions available. PCB design for manufacturing (DFM) is moving to the…