96 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2020
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AltiumLive Frankfurt 2019:
Happy Holden Keynote
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Nobody left early! Altium
had wisely kept Happy Hold-
en's keynote presentation on
"PCB Trends that Will Impact
Your Future" until the end of
the final day of the Altium-
Live 2019 European PCB Design Summit in
Frankfurt, Germany. Pete Starkey presents the
highlights of Happy's presentation.
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Fresh PCB Concepts: Designing a
PCB for Telecom Applications
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Jeff Beauchamp and
Harry Kennedy discuss
PCBs for telecommuni-
cation applications, in-
cluding key factors to
consider, such as design and material consid-
erations. They also recommend involving your
PCB supplier at the time of design to help ensure
manufacturability at the lowest possible cost.
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Insulectro Works to Bridge the
Fabricator/Designer Gap
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Connect the Dots: A Penny for
Your Thoughts on Copper
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Copper is the primary met-
al for standard PCBs. And
while standard PCB capa-
bilities depend on what
materials are used and
how they are constructed,
copper is the go-to choice.
Bob Tise explains some of
copper's applications, advantages, and chal-
lenges.
Editor Picks from PCBDesign007 and Flex007
Bob Tise
Happy Holden
Beauchamp Kennedy
In this interview, Megan
Teta and Mike Creeden
discuss trends they see in
the materials market and
how they're working to
bridge the gap between
fabrication and design, in
order to help designers understand what they
can do to make a board more manufacturable.
