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8 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 • CONTENTS FLEX007 FEATURE COLUMN IC Package Footprints: Why So Many and How Many Is Enough? by Joe Fjelstad FLEX007 COLUMNS PCB Technologies We Need Now and Later by John Talbot HIGHLIGHTS Flex007 FLEX007 SHORTS Siemens, MaRS to Accelerate Innovation for Startups in Development of Autonomous, Connected Vehicles Managing and creating footprints for rigid boards can be a complex task, but flexible and rigid-flex circuits offer their own set of distinct issues. If you're new to flex design, all of this can seem intimidating. This month, we break down the ins and outs of footprint design, and what it means to flex designers. This Month in Flex 82 90 88 94 FLEX 82 94 90

• Design007 Magazine — February 2021
• Feature Contents — Footprints and Library Management
• Additional Contents
• FLEX007 Contents
• Column — Footprints and Library Management
• Feature Interview — Best Practices: Footprint Design and CAD Library Management
• Column — Developing Panel Level Semiconductor Packaging
• Feature Interview — Footprint Design Techniques: Don't Trust Datasheets
• Short — Shell, c# AI, Baker Hughes, Microsoft Launch Open AI Energy Initiative
• Column — Avoiding 'Blushing' and 'Bubbling' in Conformal Coatings
• Short — How Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Could Become Easier to Detect
• Feature — Managing Footprints with Integrated EDA Tools
• PCB007 Highlights
• IPC APEX EXPO 2021 — Schedule at a Glance
• IPC APEX EXPO 2021 — Making the Most of a Virtual Event
• Short — Figure It Out: Closing the Gap Between College and Industry with PCEA
• Feature — A Library Management Cautionary Tale
• Column — Stackup Configurations to Mitigate Crosstalk
• Short — Brain-to-Brain Communication Demo Receives DARPA Funding
• Feature Column — Circuit Material Library Considerations
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• Feature Column — Footprints—Small Steps with a Giant Impact
• Short — Robot Race: The World's Top 10 Automated Countries
• FLEX007 Feature Column — IC Package Footprints: Why So Many and How Many Is Enough?
• FLEX007 Highlights
• FLEX007 Column — PCB Technologies We Need Now and Later
• FLEX007 Short — Siemens, MaRS to Accelerate Innovation for Startups in Development of Autonomous, Connected Vehicles
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