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16 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2024 in the quick-turn cycle time. TQ negotiations may add three to five days to a procured three- day cycle time, making it a five- to six-day cycle time. Reducing the number of TQ questions allows the designer to release the next design or design revision faster because they won't be interrupted as oen, which results in a shorter new product introduction (NPI) cycle time. From the fabricator side, this allows the front- end engineer to spend less time analyzing the design, generating fewer questions, and releas- ing the production tooling faster, allowing them to release more projects per day to the production floor and increasing revenue while reducing per-project costs. Finally, the result- ing PCB will be better quality and more reli- able product. Can the Designer and Manufacturer Be in Sync? Yes, designers and manufacturers can be in sync, and it is to everyone's benefit when they are because it results in lower NPI costs, faster cycle time, higher yields, and a better- performing product. Sometimes the lowest initial price will not yield the lowest life cycle cost. ere are many examples of close designer-to-manufacturer relationships that yield a lower cost or provide the manufacturer with valuable insight into how to tool up for the customer's future requirements. A strong designer-to-manufacturing engineer relation- ship occurs naturally when each party listens to the other and realizes they are part of the same team. PCB007 Dana Korf is the principal consultant at Korf Consultancy LLC, and an I-Connect007 columnist. To read past columns, click here. The printed circuit board (PCB) market is set to grow by US$19.05 billion from 2022 to 2027. The market is estimated to be progressing at a CAGR of 5.05% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current global market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environ- ment. Rising industry automa- tion is an emerging trend shaping the market. As a result, several industries are forced to adapt to auto- mation to sustain the com- petition in the market. But due to the increasing adoption, optimum power consumption can be a sig- nificant challenge. Hence, PCBs are increasingly adopted across industries to ensure efficient power consumption within the minimal size of the appli- cation. One of the main functionalities of PCBs includes withstanding peak temperatures and volt- ages. Hence, such factors are expected to drive market growth during the forecast period. The market is driven by the rising adoption of smartphones. Factors such as the availability of low- cost smartphones and growing global Internet penetration are expected to fuel the adoption of smartphones globally. Fur- thermore, developing economies like India and China are becoming sig- nificant emerging markets for smartphones due to the rising disposable income of people and growing population. (Source: PRNewswire) PCB Market to Grow by $19.05 Billion from 2022 to 2027