JUNE 2023 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 83
Altium has announced the launch of
a dedicated region of the Altium 365
cloud platform designed for regulated
companies and organizations handling
sensitive data. Located on U.S. soil and
exclusively managed by U.S. persons in
the AWS GovCloud region, Altium 365
GovCloud helps organizations ensure
compliance with various U.S. govern-
ment regulations by choosing an Altium
365 workspace in the GovCloud region.
It's been a little while since I first had the
opportunity to review an EIPC Technical
Snapshot webinar. The webinar on May 3
was introduced and moderated by EIPC
technical director Tarja Rapala-Virtanen. Her
first presenter was John Johnson, director of
business development at American Standard
Circuits, with a detailed case history of ASC's
successful realisation of ultra-high-density
interconnects.
I recently ran into Ryan
Miller of NCAB Group
at SMTA Atlanta. Ryan
is a field application
engineer and a col-
umnist for Design007
Magazine who joined
NCAB last year. In this
interview, Ryan discusses his path from
Air Force Security Forces to design
engineer, and he outlines what he plans
to accomplish at NCAB.
For decades, humans using software
solutions created by humans have been
trying to create a perfect PCB design
data package that can be utilized, as
is, by a PCB fabricator. The goal was
to send data to computers that would
automatically read and interpret the
data and, from that, create production
tooling without any human intervention.
As we learned in a recent Design007 Magazine
survey, when it comes to choosing the right
material for their board, our readers are about
evenly split. Almost 30% of respondents said
they always consult IPC's slash sheets during the
material selection process.
One-third said they some-
times use slash sheets in their
decision-making progress,
but 39% said they never
utilize slash sheets.
In the past, selecting a dielectric material for
PCB fabrication was a no-brainer because we all
just used FR-4. Clock frequencies were low and
signal rise times were slow, so substrate per-
formance was not an issue. However, in today's
multi-gigabit designs, with their extremely fast
rise times and tight timing margins, precise
material selec-
tion is crucial to
the performance
of the product.
For the latest news and information, visit PCBDesign007.com
Ryan's Hope: From Cop to CAD EIPC Review: Ultra-high-density
Interconnects, Thin-film
Resistor Materials
Altium Announces Launch of
Altium 365 GovCloud
Select Dielectric Material
With Precision
Dana on Data: Can ChatGPT
Solve My PCB Data Transfer
Quality Problem?
A New Materials Paradigm
Ryan Miller
