104 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2020
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Dana on Data: The Importance of
PCB Technology Roadmaps
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Dana Korf explains how it
is critical that PCB fabrica-
tor technology roadmaps and
capacity planning align with
their customers' product de-
velopment and volume re-
quirements to ensure that op-
timum cost, reliability, and performance goals
are achieved.
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This Month in Design007 Magazine:
What Did You Expect From Me,
Anyway?
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As engineers, we work in the
middle of a (usually long)
process chain. It seems easy
enough. So, why is it that so
many of the requirements
we're supposed to meet and
so much of the data we re-
ceive is downright bad?
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A Design Economics
Horror Story
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During a recent conversation
with Rick Hartley, he shared
one of his favorite PCB design
horror stories. This is a cau-
tionary tale about what can
happen when design teams
place too much faith in app
notes and do not follow cost-aware design
techniques. Enjoy!
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Ventec Book Excerpt: Thermal
Management With Insulated
Metal Substrates
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The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to... Ther-
mal Management With Insulated Metal Sub-
strates, written by Ventec International Group's
Didier Mauve and Ian Mayoh. In this free eBook,
the authors provide PCB designers with the es-
sential information required to understand the
thermal, electrical, and mechanical characteris-
tics of insulated metal substrate laminates.
Dana Korf
Todd Westerhoff
Rick Hartley
