4 The PCB Design Magazine • September 2014
The Great Gerber vs.
ODB++ Debate
The great data transfer format debate continues. This issue features an ODB++ update
by Julian Coates, and the latest information on IPC-2581 by Hemant Shah and Amit Bahl.
Plus, Coates and Karel Tavernier engage in a candid back-and-forth discussion about
ODB++ vs. Gerber.
IPC-2581 Adoption Update
by Hemant Shah and Ed Acheson
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Featured Content
September 2014
This Issue: daTa formaTs
What's New in
ODB++?
by Julian Coates
Feature Column
IPC-2581B Eases Stackup
Development
by Amit Bahl