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densities. My guess is that the design function
is going to be subsumed by the system-level
packaging and substrate people rather than the
PCB industry.
Holden: We don't have a roadmap, but it is also
important to emphasize the other end of the
spectrum. I believe in disposable electronics
and printed electronics, such as a wristband
that you can throw away when you're done
using it. It would be made out of paper but
designed with a five-cent chip to communicate
with my smartphone and collect the informa-
tion my doctor wants. Then it would upload
data to AI that makes conclusions and tells my
doctor to give me a call to come in if it doesn't
like what it's seeing.
Wesling: It's printed roll to roll and extremely
cheap, almost like a newspaper.
Holden: That's where some of our people in
PCB manufacturing or flex will decide to invest
in that part of the developing market.
Johnson: Thank you for your time, Paul. I hope
you had a great time.
Wesling: This has been fun. SMT007
by Sagi Reuven
SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES
In past columns, I've written about
topics mostly related to the shop floor,
including (1) data collection and the
basic questions you can answer, (2)
material management and its impact, and (3) data-driven
decisions and micro-solutions in manufacturing.
In my September column, I planned to present a few
micro-solutions for electronics manufacturing, but I've
decided to "swim upstream" or simply to shift left. It is
clear to everyone in the Industry 4.0 era that the holy grail
is to close the loop between design and manufacturing.
Mergers and acquisitions of billions of dollars were initi-
ated to support this vision. In this column, I will talk about
design for manufacturing (DFM).
To read the full column, click here.
Sagi Reuven is a business development manager for the
electronics industry, Siemens Digital Industries. Download
your free copy of the book The Printed Circuit Assembler's
Guide to… Advanced Manufacturing in the Digital Age
from Mentor, a Siemens Business, and visit I-007eBooks.
com for other free, educational titles. You can also view
Siemens' free, 12-part, on-demand webinar series "Imple-
menting Digital Twin Best Practices From Design Through
Manufacturing."
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Sagi Reuven
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