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16 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MAY 2025 Feature Interview by Andy Shaughnessy I-CONNECT007 Whether you're designing a simple com- mercial PCB or a cutting-edge board headed for Mars, you'll still need to create the perfect design data package—hopefully one that's complete and accurate. In this interview, IPC design instructor Kris Moyer explains how standards can help you ensure that your data package has all the infor- mation your fabricator and assembler need to build your board the way you designed it, allow- ing them to use their expertise. As Kris says, even with IPC standards, there's still an art to convey- ing the right information in your documentation. Andy Shaughnessy: Kris, when it comes to creating the ideal design data package for your particular design, you say everyone will have a slightly different data package, because each design has different require- ments. What do designers need to know about creating their ideal data package? Kris Moyer: First, if you look in the IPC stan- dards for documentation, especially the IPC- 2610 series, we've defined various levels of documentation and what we call complete- ness. It's a grading system. e completeness mode defines whether you're at an engineering concept, consumer good level of documenta- tion, a prototype level, or a full high-reliability production level, and what levels and types of information and completeness of information are needed. So, having an understanding of that is defi- nitely a good first step. Beyond that, it's critical to know what markets you're in. For example, if you're in military and aerospace, where you Standards: The Roadmap for a Flawless Data Handoff