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8 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2024 We're always hearing about PCB technol- ogy running into a wall. On the design side, Moore's Law hit one such wall. On the fab side, features are now so tiny that the traditional subtractive methods have hit another type of wall. And we see OEMs who never planned to use flexible circuits wind up embracing them, because rigid boards just won't fit into a new product's form factor. Similarly, the popularity of embedded com- ponents results from technology hitting a wall, or a series of walls. If your board's skyline faces height limitations, and/or reliability is para- mount, embedding components into the layers of the PCB is a great way to go. Now, embedded components are found in ever ything from smartphones to health monitor bracelets. But there are several design The Shaughnessy Report by Andy Shaughnessy, I-CONNECT007 In Bed With Embedded