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SAP and mSAP in Flexible Circuit Fabrication SAP and mSAP in Flexible Circuit Fabrication Question: What is SAP and mSAP? This is an excellent question. These acronyms are getting a lot of attention lately and are relatively new acronyms for the PCB industry, which ironically is infamous for using them. SAP and mSAP are not new terms to the electronics industry, they are common processes in IC substrate fabrication, but these are processes that are emerging technology in the PCB fabrication segment. After saying this is new technology Read Article
Weekly Digest: Protect Vias, Microvias and More Weekly Digest: Protect Vias, Microvias and More We’re bringing the top industry voices together to provide you with PCB design insights you can't find anywhere else. This week listen to Gerry Partida on the OnTrack Podcast, and review content from Happy Holden, Lee Ritchey and more on the Altium PCB Design blog. Learn about via protection, microvia manufacturing processes, and more in the content below. The OnTrack Podcast with Judy Warner This week on the OnTrack Podcast, Gerry Partida Read Article
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The Right Auto Routing Algorithms Can Make or Break Your Next PCB The Right Auto Routing Algorithms Can Make or Break Your Next PCB Staying on top of every algorithm required to solve complex technical challenges is a job in itself. If you’re a competent programmer, you’ll see how to scale different algorithms up to any level, including auto routing algorithms. But with the right EDA software, you won’t have to keep re-inventing the wheel. Using an autorouter to help layout your next PCB can help you save time and can save your sanity. Unfortunately, auto routing algorithms Read Article
Design For Signal Integrity Design For Signal Integrity When we design PCBs, we start with setting up our Design For Manufacturing (DFM) rules in an EDA tool. However, it is likely that our Signal Integrity rules are the last thing we think about. In this blog, we’ll explore how to incorporate Design For Signal Integrity (DFSI) into our DFM routine. Design For Manufacturing Before discussing DFSI, let’s first review DFM criteria. The most driving criteria for DFM comes from the PCB’s IPC Read Article
HDI Quality and Acceptability Requirements HDI Quality and Acceptability Requirements The very nature of microvias’ small size makes the acceptability criteria difficult to define. Most HDI Quality and Acceptability requirements are still OEM defined. The IPC has IPC-6016 as part of the IPC-6012, the generic QUALIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS (6010 SERIES). These specifications only cover the build-up HDI layers and not the core, which is covered by their own IPC specifications. IPC-6016 Qualification and Performance Read Article
Why Protect Vias and What is IPC 4761? Why Protect Vias and What is IPC 4761? In this episode Gerry Partida a manufacturing expert and Director of Engineering at Summit Interconnect Technologies shares the 7 ways to protect your Vias and gives valuable info about IPC 4761. Read Article
Weekly Digest: Is that a Lucky Board or Did You Just Switch to Altium Designer? Weekly Digest: Is that a Lucky Board or Did You Just Switch to Altium Designer? Are you switching from OrCAD, PADs or Eagle to Altium Designer®? Lucky you! Click on the links for helpful resources, or keep reading to see everything we published this week. We have content from Happy Holden and other industry experts on the Altium PCB Design blog this week. We’re bringing the top industry voices together to provide you with Expert News at design time. PCB Industry Expert Series on the PCB Design Blog This week we highlighted a Read Article
Accessing Board Designs Downstream Accessing Board Designs Downstream Why do downstream stakeholders need access to engineer’s designs? Engineering produces documentation for a reason. Right? Well, there are a few reasons others need access. Procurement agents share the board definition with suppliers so they can get an accurate quote. So they have to pass it along. Additionally, procurement agents make more informed decisions when they have access. Suppliers need board definitions for production. They use a Read Article
Young Designer Hits Her Stride at Mil Aero Company Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions: Young Designer Hits Her Stride at Mil Aero Company Back in August of 2017, a young and impressive PCB designer by the name of Nicole Pacino was featured in this newsletter. Pacino is a second generation PCB designer who has followed in the footsteps of her father who owned, grew and sold his successful design bureau, San Diego PCB. Since the last time she appeared in this newsletter, she has moved to the US East Coast and earned a place on the Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions design team. At Read Article
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