62 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced a collaboration
with Autodesk to provide solutions that accelerate intelligent
system design leveraging Autodesk Fusion and Cadence®
PCB solutions. This new integration offers customers
seamless collaboration between electronic and mechanical
engineering to accelerate the development of smart
products through efficient co-design.
There are many ways, dozens to be sure, and most likely many
more, to streamline a PCB design. My goal here is to pick a
single-digit number of rules to abide by, that can be reasonably
adhered to, and provide some bang for the buck. These rules
are meant to reduce design scope creep, avoid PCB respins,
and improve production yields.
Einstein advocated for describing complex
theory in the simplest way possible, but not
so simplified that key information is lost. We
often see this when the media is criticised
for "dumbing down" information. However,
from an engineering perspective, if a design
can be engi-
neered to per-
form the required
application in a
simpler or more
economical way,
then simplifica-
tion is truly a
valuable goal.
November's issue of
Design007 Magazine
had an excellent theme
that evolved around
design simplification.
There were exception-
ally good articles about
how to reduce over-
constrained or needlessly complex designs.
One significant time-consuming category
is the creation of many design files and
drawings which lead to lengthy creation and
interpretation time along with the consider-
able time to resolve conflicting or erroneous
information.
TOP TEN
8 Simple Rules for Streamlining Your Design
The Pulse: Simplest Stackups
Specified
Cadence, Autodesk Collaborate
on Smart Product Design
EDITOR'S
PICKS
Dana on Data:
Simplify PCB Documentation
Dana Korf
