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34 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2024 Twas the night before deadline, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring , not even an optical mouse; e components were all placed on the board with care, In hopes the design review would be gentle and fair. e traces were routed, with not a single net le, While power and ground were connected, all expectations were met. e designers were tired, and ready for a rest, But hold on everyone, the manufacturer was next in line to test. Yes, that was embarrassingly cheesy, but I penned this prose to highlight how PCB PCB Design and Manufacturing: Let's Work Together design and manufacturing has traditionally been treated as two different disciplines when, in reality, we should all be working together. Let's Work Together Circuit board design combines electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering. ere are many other engineering disciplines involved, such as component and reliability engineering, but the first three are the ones the PCB layout designer will usually spend the most time with. Although electrical and mechanical teams can and usually do have their own dramatic conflicts with each other, they usually end up working everything out in the end. Manufacturing engineering can be a very different story, especially when those require- Tim's Takeaways Feature Column by Tim Haag, FIRST PAGE SAGE