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FEATURES

• Process Improvement
  The DfM Continuum
  Design and manufacturing often are thought of as separate processes, with some interdependencies. But absent a feedback loop, development will be marred by unnecessary defects and re-spins.
  by John Isaac and Bruce Isbell
  

• Signal Integrity
  Open 'Eyes' in the Frequency Domain
  Although final performance is measured in the time domain, a detour may be the faster route to a signal integrity solution.
  by Dr. Eric Bogatin
  

• Materials Engineering
  Heat Transfer in LED Assembly
  LEDs may seem cool to the touch, but they all produce heat. So while they offer significant benefits over filament and fluorescent lighting, dissipating heat within an LED assembly involves the selection and use of thermally conductive and (usually) electrically insulating materials.
  by Chuck Neve
  

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Toyota's painful lesson.
  Mike Buetow

• Sherman's Market
  No more dips for chips.
  Sandra Winkler

• Database
  Back to school.
  Pete Waddell

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Fixing process improvement.
  Peter Bigelow

• Focus on Business
  Improve workers' lives, improve the bottom line.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• Real World EMC
  Designing out radiated emissions.
  Dr. Eric Bogatin

• Final Finishes
  Process flow and routine analysis.
  Lenora Toscano

• Getting Lean
  Balancing tradeoffs of waste elimination.
  Ryan Wooten

• Technical Abstracts
  In case you missed it.
  

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