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COMPONENT SELECTION
01005: Size Does Matter
Designing PCBs with 01005 components involves tighter constraints in regard to component spacing, layout, and other related considerations, as well as access to higher levels of automation at assembly.
by Arbel Nissan

FLEX DESIGN
Designing Flex Circuits for Wearable Electronics
The human body has very few flat, rigid surfaces, and standard PCBs don’t easily conform to its various contours. This is where flexible circuitry really shines. But while flex circuits are able to conform to the many twists and turns of a human body, they still have limitations.
by Mark Finstad

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Data driven.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Looking inside.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Avoiding the commodity pitch.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
  Assumptions are meant to be challenged.
  Duane Benson
• THE FLEXPERTS
  Base foil selection for flex stack-ups.
  Mark Verbrugge