98 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2021
There are some
very simple steps
to developing and
sustaining a good
partnership with
your PCB vendor/
partners, all based
on treating your partners as you want to be
treated. It's following the Golden Rule. But
before you do that, you must get rid of that
other golden rule, "He who has the gold
makes the rules."
I have been work-
ing with NCAB Group
for three years now.
When I began, I had
no experience with
PCBs and since have
learned so much
working with our
customers' PCB
designs. I would like to
share the fundamentals and design features
of my favorite type of PCB, high-density
interconnect (HDI).
For those of you following my column or who have
attended one of my sessions on flex and rigid-flex,
you know that the number one message I try to
drive home is to work with your fabricator early in
the design process, especially when you are new to
designing with flexible materials. I can tell countless
stories about flexible circuit missteps.
TOP TEN
Standard of Excellence:
Great Things Accomplished
With Partnerships
Fresh PCB Concepts: HDI PCBs
for New Kids in the Industry
The Digital Layout: Interaction—
The Cure for Industry Contraction
In this month's column, I share reports from our PCEA
leadership on a flurry of activity over the past month.
Next, I highlight some inspiring words which our
Chairman Steph Chavez recently delivered to our
executive staff. Again, I am happy to provide our
readers with a list of events coming up in 2022.
Nicholas Marks
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