FEBRUARY 2025 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 67
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IPC Announces New Training
Course: PCB Design for
Manufacturability
DesignCon may be turning
30 this year,
but the Silicon
Valley staple
doesn't look
a day over
25. Attendees
turned out for
this celebratory
bash, many of them reminiscing
about their first DesignCon
event 20 or 30 years ago.
DesignCon 2025:
Looking Great at 30
Thomas Romont is CEO of
WorldWide Electronic Circuits
in Nantes, France, and chair
of the IPC Designers
Council France. He gave a
presentation at electronica
titled "Challenges for the
Future From a PCB/PCBA Designer Perspective."
We asked Thomas to share his thoughts about the
class, why this topic is so important, and what he
hoped attendees would take away from his class.
Focus on Electronica: Future Challenges
From a Designer's Viewpoint
As a baby boomer, I'm amazed by technological advance-
ments. I am a huge science fiction fan, and what was once
found only in books, TV shows, and movies is now reality.
Take the 1966 classic movie "Fantastic Journey," about a
team of scientists miniaturized and injected into the body of
a dying diplomat. Their mission was to navigate through his
bloodstream, to reach his brain, and destroy a blood clot threatening his life. As they journeyed
through arteries, veins, and organs, they had to complete the mission before time ran out.
Elementary Mr. Watson: The Road Ahead—
Advances in PCB Design Technology
In the previous
episode of
I-Connect007's On the Line with… podcast, we discussed
the solder mask and legend process, one of the final steps
in the PCB manufacturing process. The board is nearly
complete. We just need to wrap up production by applying
a surface finish to protect the copper from oxidation and
facilitate soldering components onto the board.
Connect the
Dots: Designing
for Reality—
Surface Finish
This three-week online
program, taught by
an industry expert
with over 40 years of
experience, is designed
to equip PCB designers
with the knowledge and skills to reduce
or eliminate design, documentation, and
capability issues that often arise during
PCB fabrication.
