SEPTEMBER 2023 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 79
Many PCB
design-
ers feel
that circuit
simulation is
something they will never need to learn, and
it is best handled by that infamous "someone
else." But in our present business environment,
with the lack of PCB design and engineering
resources, many designers are pulling multiple
duties throughout the design process.
Sheldon
Fernandez,
CEO of
DarwinAI,
discusses the
difference
between true
artificial intelligence and machine learn-
ing (ML), and whether we can trust what
AI gives us. Is AI only as good as the
training it's given by a human?
Anaya Vardya, president and CEO of Ameri-
can Standard Circuits, has announced that
on Aug. 25, 2023, American Standard
Circuits celebrates 35 years of doing busi-
ness. Starting with a small facility in the
Libertyville, Illinois, area, ASC has grown
to be one of the major leaders in the North
American printed circuit board market. In
1994, the company moved to a larger facil-
ity in Franklin Park and then to its current
facility in West Chicago in 2004.
The critical reliability of electronic prosthetics in
the brain to help restore movement to a paralyzed
hand, enhancing the durability of EV automotive
infrastructure, testing criteria and challenges of
working with lead-free materials, and evaluation
of reliability and maintainability for safe airborne
structures are just a few of the agenda items
offered at IPC's High Reliability Forum October
17–19 in Linthicum (Baltimore), Maryland.
Getting today's designs "right
the first time" is critical, espe-
cially with costly advanced
PCBs. Companies are slowly
realizing that building two,
three, or seven respins into
the process—and budget—is
like flushing cash down the toilet. I can hear some of you
thinking, "But that's how we've always done it. Why don't
you knock it off with those negative waves?"
With the recent acquisition
of Advanced Circuits and the
subsequent acquisition of San
Diego PCB Design, APCT has
become the second largest
printed circuit manufacturer in
North America, offering design,
fabrication, and assembly.
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Latest Advancements in Safety
and Reliability Requirements at
IPC's High Reliability Forum
American Standard Circuits
Celebrates 35 Years in Business
How Far Can We Trust AI?
Elementary, Mr. Watson: Circuit
Simulation, SPICE, and AI
The Shaughnessy Report: Simulation,
Analysis, and AI
APCT Now Offering
Full Turnkey Solutions
