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FEBRUARY 2021 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 11 cesses and how to avoid many of the common hurdles along the way. en, Matt Walsh of Siemens Digital Industries Soware discusses the role of the EDA company in footprint cre- ation and library management. We have an article by EPTAC's Kelly Dack that's full of tips and tricks for better library management. Ste- phen V. Chavez of Rockwell Collins discusses the need for proper, documented communica- tion when utilizing your CAD library. Geof Lip- man of Octoparts explains the type of data their customers are asking for, and offers advice for designers who are facing footprint challenges. It's a busy time. We're getting ready to cover the virtual IPC APEX EXPO 2021, March 8–12. DesignCon has been pushed back to August 16–18 in the hopes that it can be an in- person show. I don't know about you, but I'd kill to go to a trade show! See you next month. DESIGN007 Andy Shaughnessy is managing editor of Design007 Magazine. He has been covering PCB design for 20 years. He can be reached by clicking here. task by any means, and it's not creative. Most designers and engineers don't want to spend their time creating PCB footprints, so the job oen goes to a young designer or junior design engineer, and they can't wait to get out of the library and back to the real fun in schematics, layout, and simulation. is is a critical point in the design process; errors at this stage can wind up having ramifi- cations far downstream. Something as simple as an incorrect pad size can lead to bad solder joints or components floating during reflow. So, mistakes are made, and many of these are "organic" mistakes created in-house, not imported in from a third party. But from an optimist's viewpoint, this just makes these mistakes easier to correct. So, we asked our expert contributors to share their thoughts on proper footprint creation and CAD library management. First, we have an interview with Altium's John Watson, who shares a few horror stories to illustrate why the CAD librarian may be the most important person in your company. We also have an inter- view with Tom Hausherr of PCB Libraries, who explains sound library management pro-

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• Feature Contents — Footprints and Library Management
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