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Designing for Material Conservation REDUCE BOARD SIZE REDUCE UNNECESSARY LAYERS AVOID BLIND AND BURIED VIAS MATERIALS HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON PRICE The three factors that most impact PCB manufacturing cost breakdown are the type of material, the size of the board and the number of layers. COPPER IS 50% OF BOARD COST USING SMD COMPONENTS CAN REDUCE BOARD COST EACH ADDED LAYER INCREASES BOARD COSTS Source: Cadence USING THIS METHOD CAN INCREASE COSTS Source: EPEC Source: Barrons Source: Circuit Digest 2022 $5/LB $4/LB $3/LB AUG