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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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Circular Product Design and PCBs for a Healthier World Circular Product Design and PCBs for a Healthier World 5 min Thought Leadership

The world of PCB design is a fast-moving and highly profitable sector. But with the rate of increase we are

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Planting Seeds in a Row SMT Component Placement Tolerance for your PCB Planting Seeds in a Row SMT Component Placement Tolerance for your PCB 5 min Thought Leadership

I had my 5-year-old nephew helping me spread flower seed this Spring. He got a kick out of throwing the

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High Currents and High Temperature: PCB Design Tips for Heat Management High Currents and High Temperature: PCB Design Tips for Heat Management 5 min Thought Leadership

I remember the first (and hopefully the only) time one of my circuits caught on fire. It started with the

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Be the Expert When it Comes to Designing Your Power Distribution PCB Be the Expert When it Comes to Designing Your Power Distribution PCB 5 min Thought Leadership

Editorial credit: Paolo Bona / Shutterstock.com Around my house, we seem to undergo a transformation to obscure-sport experts every four

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PCB via types Increase Component Density in Multilayer PCB Design with Blind Vias 8 min Blog PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers PCB Design Engineers

As component density increases, the via strategy usually changes before anything else. Designers can keep shrinking placement spacing and pushing

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PCB Floorplanning: The First Step to PCB Design Integrity PCB Floorplanning: The First Step to PCB Design Integrity 5 min Thought Leadership

You’ve just received your first protoboards, and you are excited to put them into the product and fire them up

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Optimizing PCB Panelization Can Reduce Costs and Increase Yield Optimizing PCB Panelization Can Reduce Costs and Increase Yield 5 min Thought Leadership

Once you have finished designing your board, you are probably ready to move on to the manufacturing stage. Back in

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