JULY 2023 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 71
One of the biggest challenges facing PCB
designers is in not understanding the cost
drivers in the PCB manufacturing process.
We will wrap up this DFM series with a
summary of cost drivers that impact delivery,
quality, and reliabil-
ity. It is categorized
by low-, medium-,
and high-cost
adders.
Siemens Digital Industries Software
announced that it is integrating the Sup-
plyframe Design-to-Source Intelligence
platform with its Siemens Xcelerator
portfolio of software and services to
bring robust real-time supply chain intel-
ligence to the world's most comprehen-
sive digital twin technology.
For a PCB designer or design
engineer, virtually all the
sources for board raw materi-
als were present on the IMS
show floor: semiconductors,
board material suppliers, fab-
ricators, design bureaus, design tool vendors,
EMS equipment manufacturers, solder, and more.
Given that this is a microwave symposium, nearly
all the exhibitors had a high-speed, RF story to
share. RF and high-speed design challenges are
in the forefront of everyone's thinking this week.
ExpressPCB has announced the
enhancement of our Schematic
Link and Netlist Validation tools
in ExpressPCB Plus. The latest
release of our ExpressPCB Plus
layout software, version 3.2.0,
brings improved performance and
flexibility for designers.
After a long crawl through heavy traffic on the M42
motorway, it was a great relief to exit at Junction 6 and
arrive at the National Conference Centre for the 2023
Annual Symposium of the Institute of Circuit Technology
on June 6. The conference cen-
ter is co-located with the historic
National Motorcycle Museum and
situated in the heart of the UK
midlands, a stone's throw from
Birmingham International Airport.
If you're a fabricator, chances are you have a
few things to say about at least a few of the
PCB designs that make their way through
your shop. I guarantee that you have several
well-worn stories about designs that made
you scratch your head and think, "Hmmmm."
So, in this section, we asked PCB fabrication
experts to share their thoughts about chal-
lenges that PCB designers need to under-
stand more thoroughly.
For the latest news and information, visit PCBDesign007.com
IEEE IMS Show: A High-Speed
Designer's Paradise
Siemens Brings Real-time
Supply Chain Intelligence
to Siemens Xcelerator and
the Digital Twin
DFM 101: Cost Driver Summary PCB Design Challenges—
From the Fabricator's Viewpoint
ExpressPCB Announces
ExpressSCH Plus and
ExpressPCB Plus
Version 3.2
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