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DIFFERENTIAL PAIRS
Why You Should Care About Mode Conversion
Those familiar with designing high-speed single-ended interconnects don’t have a huge leap to design high-speed differential pairs. But a new problem can arise in differential pairs that has no comparable effect in single-ended interconnects, one that can completely swamp the differential signal at the receiver and can make the difference between a robust product and one that works with boards from some vendors but not others.
by Dr. Eric Bogatin

DfM
Best Practices for SMT Design
Fine-pitch devices and automation levels are resulting in greater board density. There are mechanical and logistical limits to how far these trends can go, however, and proper procedures will ensure manufacturability. 
by George Henning

RETROSPECTIVE
In Memoriam
A look back at friends and colleagues who left us in 2010. 
by Mike Buetow

SMTAI RECAP
Good Times in Orlando
In the technical sessions and on the show floor, SMTAI was a success. 
by Mike Buetow

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  No holdbacks.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Thin all around.
  Peter Bigelow

• Focus on Business
  EMS marketing today.
  Susan Mucha
  

TECH TALK

• Designer's Notebook
  Segmenting the stencil layer.
  Duane Benson
  

• Technical Abstracts
  In case you missed it.