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Understanding the cost drivers in PCB fabrication and early engagement between the designer
and the fabricator are crucial elements that lead to cost-effective design success. Following your
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and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals; and author of Thermal Management: A Fabricator's
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He also co-authored "Fundamentals of Printed Circuit Board Technologies" and provides
a discussion of flex and rigid flex PCBs at RealTime with… American Standard Circuits.
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