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MAY 2026 I I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE 39 2. "Microvia PCBs: The Next Generation of Sub- strates and Packages," by H. Holden, Future Circuits, Issue 1, Vol. 1. 3. "PDM Caps the Enterprise Strategy," by R. Davis, Manufacturing Systems, May 1994. 4. "Real-Time Digital Twins: A New Approach to Streaming Analytics," by ScaleOut Software, 2021. Happy Holden has worked in printed circuit technology since 1970 with Hewlett- Packard, NanYa Westwood, Merix, Foxconn, and Gentex. He is currently a contributing technical editor with I-Con- nect007, and the author of Automa- tion and Advanced Procedures in PCB Fabrication, and 24 Essential Skills for Engineers. To read past columns, click here. Conclusion To reduce time-to-market and production costs, companies must integrate DFM/A into a cohesive product generation framework that includes DT predictions, concurrent manufacturing, and PDM systems. This integration is essential for develop- ing competitive electronic products. Typical digital twin software development tools are available from companies such as ScaleOut software. 4 The tools, software, and elements of such a vi- sion are shown in Figure 4. The remaining chal- lenge is integrating these capabilities into a unified software environment that fully supports digital twin implementation. I-CONNECT007 References 1. "Design Report Card: A Method for Measuring De- sign for Manufacturability," by H. Hume, R. Komm, and T. Garrison, Surface Mount International Con- ference, September 1992. Figure 4: Proposed digital twin architecture. H A P PY'S T EC H TA L K # 4 8