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4 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2024 FEATURE ARTICLES Hidden (and Obvious) Design Mishaps With Big Cost Impacts by Jen Kolar Hidden Cost Drivers in PCB Design by Cherie Litson FEATURE COLUMNS Watch Out for Cost Adders by Andy Shaughnessy Commonsense Cost Cutting by Martyn Gaudion My Anti-venom to PCB Cost Adders by Kelly Dack An Evolution in PCB Design Costs by Istvan Novak 10 18 8 22 34 48 AUGUST 2024 • FEATURE CONTENTS What's driving your costs? In this month's issue, our expert contributors explain the impact of cost drivers on PCB designs and the need to think in terms of a design budget. They discuss a myriad of design cycle cost adders—hidden and not so hidden—and ways to add value as well. When every decision has ramifications downstream, the more you know, the better. PCB Design Cost Drivers 18 34 10