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FEATURES

Design Hall of Fame
CAD Pioneers Lead Latest Hall Inductees
The father of the gridless router. The largest seller of CAD seats. A leading inventor of team-based design. The foremost signal integrity guru. These are the four latest inductees to the Dieter W. Bergman PCB Design Hall of Fame.
by Mike Buetow


Data Transfer
IPC-2581 Consortium Update
The consortium is on track to extend the standard to enable build-intent collaboration between PCB manufacturers and design houses before layout begins.
by Hemant Shah

Quality Assurance
Using Forensics to Improve PCB Design and Assembly
Where AOI and conventional x-ray peak, other methods can hone in on nettlesome defects.
by Zulki Khan


ESD
Static Control Standards: An Annual Progress Report
From components to wrist straps, a look at more than 60 documents that make up ESD control programs.
by The ESD Association

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  All hail the Hall.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Competence matters.
  Peter Bigelow

• Focus on Business
  Building a better life.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• On the Forefront
  New life in Japan?
  E. Jan Vargerman

• Designer’s Notebook
  Filling the roster.
  W. Scott Fillebrown

• In Flex
  The power of polyimide.
  Dale Wesselmann

• Technical Abstracts
  In case you missed it.