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4 PCB007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2024 NOVEMBER 2024 • FEATURED CONTENT The real cost to manufacture a PCB, sometimes referred to as the "loaded cost," encompasses everything that goes into making the product: the materials and other value-added supplies, machine and personnel costs, and most importantly, your quality. A hard look at real costs seems wholly appropriate. So, let's dig in. Engineering Economics FEATURE ARTICLES Process Yield Statistics and Distributions by Dr. Pat Valentine Calculating PCB Complexity and First-pass Yields by Happy Holden Case Study: PCB Design Flaws Affect Product Cost by Matt Stevenson Break-even Time (BET) by Happy Holden Understanding Depreciation for Electronics Manufacturers by Doug Palladino FEATURE INTERVIEW Designing for Cost to Manufacture with Richard Koensgen FEATURE COLUMNS Engineering Economics by Marcy LaRont Make the Investment Where It Really Counts by Dan Beaulieu Yields March to Design Rules by Happy Holden 22 40 62 68 78 14 8 32 88