76 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2022
To help PCB designers and design engineers get
a clearer picture of the stress points in the indus-
try, particularly from a company that deals directly
with EMS providers, we reached out to Calcu-
Quote CEO Chintan Sutaria with a list of ques-
tions. The following Q&A explores trends in the
PCB supply chain and heady advice for dealing
with long lead times and counterfeit parts.
I-007eBooks is excited to announce the release of the latest title in its series
for designers, The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to… Designing for Reality.
This book covers both written and unwritten rules for how to create a realistic,
manufacturable design.
Supply chain issues
are continuing to cause
disruptions in our
industry, though lead
times have dropped
from astronomical to
merely troublesome.
In this interview, Chris
Banton, EMA Design Automation's director
of marketing, explains how Cadence's soft-
ware has evolved as designers' needs have
changed in the past few turbulent years.
Annular ring is the
amount of copper left
and surrounding the
hole after processing.
This measurement is
taken from the edge of
the hole to the edge of
the land at the thinnest
part. To ensure a robust design, we must
design efficient annular ring for PCB inter-
connections.
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Sunstone and I-007eBooks Launch Book on Designing
for Reality
EMA Helps Ease Designers'
Supply Chain Woes
Some Relief, But Hold Off
on the Party
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