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8 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2020 • CONTENTS FLEX007 FEATURE: Five Ways Rigid-Flex Is Driving Global Innovation by Chris Clark FLEX007 COLUMNS: A Brief History of Electrical Vias in PCBs by Joe Fjelstad Future Flex Circuits as Robot Skin Sensors by John Talbot Next-Generation Flex Circuits: Printable Is Compatible With Flexible by Dominique K. Numakura HIGHLIGHTS: Flex007 FLEX007 SHORTS: Notion Systems, PV Nano Cell Partner in Digital Printed Electronics Ynvisible Delivers Roll-to-Roll Printed Scoreboard Displays to Pickletech Flexible and rigid-flex circuits offer a variety of advantages over their rigid brethren. But there are dozens of potential hurdles awaiting flex designers, especially those transitioning from the rigid world. Designing vias for a flexible circuit is a unique process with its own set of challenges. This Month in Flex 86 82 90 96 94 89 98 FLEX 90 82 96 86

• Design007 Magazine – November 2020
• Feature Contents — The Via Issue
• Additional Contents
• Flex007 Contents
• Column — Time to Make the Vias
• Feature Interview — Stephen Chavez and Happy Holden on Designing Reliable Vias
• Column — Top Tips for a Successful Thermal Management Process
• Short — Figure It Out: Effective Collaboration Tools for Post-COVID-19 Engineering
• Feature Interview — HDI Design, Landless Vias, VeCS, and More
• Short — Siemens Adds Multiscale Chemistry Modeling With Culgi Acquisition
• Feature Column — PCB Vias, 'You Have a Go'
• Feature — Stacked Microvia/Weak Interface Reliability Study
• PCB007 Highlights
• Column — Routing Strategies for High-Speed PCB Design
• Article — 7 Things to Consider When Buying a PCB Design Tool
• Feature Column — The Fundamentals of Via Design
• Short — NVIDIA A100 Marks Dawn of Next Decade in Accelerated Cloud Computing
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Column — The New Recipe for Customer Service Success
• Short — Rohm Reducing Size of Automotive Designs With Ultra-Compact MOSFETs
• Column — PCEA and Industry Leaders Who Happen to Be Women
• Column — Failures of Imagination: A Column of Caution
• Short — Volvo Cars Now Designing, Developing Electric Motors In-House
• Flex007 Column — A Brief History of Electrical Vias in PCBs
• Flex007 Feature — Five Ways Rigid-Flex Is Driving Global Innovation
• Flex007 Short — Notion Systems, PV Nano Cell Partner in Digital Printed Electronics
• Flex007 Column — Future Flex Circuits as Robot Skin Sensors
• Flex007 Highlights
• Flex007 Column — Next-Generation Flex Circuits: Printable Is Compatible With Flexible
• Flex007 Short — Ynvisible Delivers Roll-to-Roll Printed Scoreboard Displays to Pickletech
• Top 10 Editor Picks from PCBDesign007.com
• Career Opportunities Section
• I-007e Educational Resource Center
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