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Design for Manufacturing (DFM)

Design for manufacturing (DFM) is the process for design engineers to review the design of a product to optimize its dimensions, materials, tolerances and functionality through the most efficient manufacturing means possible.

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How to Choose the Best PCB Manufacturer for Your Project How to Choose the Best PCB Manufacturer for Your Project 5 min Blog

Here’s how you can find and qualify the best PCB manufacturer for your new product.

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PCB manufacturing quality control Managing PCB Manufacturing Quality Control in the Cloud 5 min Blog

You and your manufacturer can track quality problems and correct at the design level when you use cloud tools for PCB manufacturing quality control.

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Design data management system The Search for the All-in-One Electronic Design Data Management System 6 min Blog PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers

In this article we discuss the pain points of using a single design data management system over linking many together.

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Silk to Solder Mask Clearance: The PCB Design Rule You Need to Add Silk to Solder Mask Clearance: The PCB Design Rule You Need to Add 7 min Blog

I was impressed that, right out of the box, the stock design rule checks (DRCs) in my copy of Altium

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How to Create a PCB Manufacturing Cost Estimation How to Create a PCB Manufacturing Cost Estimation 10 min Thought Leadership

Unless I receive a layout job directly from a manufacturer, my clients will usually ask if I’m a manufacturer. My

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Circuit Board Design for In-Circuit Testing with Jack Olson Circuit Board Design for In-Circuit Testers 6 min Blog

There are many types of circuit board tests available in electronics manufacturing today, each having unique goals and characteristics. This

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PCB assembly (PCBA) and supply chain management Take the Risk Out of Prototype PCB Assembly (PCBA) 5 min Blog

There is a special feeling one gets when polishing off a Rev A design and ordering the first set of

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