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ROHS AND WEEE
RoHS and WEEE Compliance Are Changing the Way We Work
Legislation is driving the need for engineering data management.
by Alan Diamond

HIGH-SPEED DESIGN
Optimizing for 10 Gb/sec Differential Signal Transmission
Design fixes that work at 'normal' board speeds can cause havoc in the 10 Gb/sec arena. Modifying the trace pair can adversely affect everything from impedance to eye diagrams.
by Greg Fitzgerald

NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanotechnology and PCBs
Could nano PCB miniaturization allow the IC world to finally merge with SMT?
by Michael Shores

SHOW TIME
PCB Design Conference West 2006 Preview
This year marks the 15th anniversary of PCB Design Conference West. See what awaits you in Santa Clara!

POINT OF VIEW

Our Line
Offshoring: friend or foe?
Tracy Heffner, Assistant Editor

ROI
Often, it's not what you do. It's how you do it.
Peter Bigelow

Countdown to Lead-free
An iNEMI task group's review of components, laminates and equipment.
Joe Smetana and Thilo Sack

No Myths Allowed
Do corners cause reflections? The answers to last month's puzzle may surprise you.
Dr. Eric Bogatin

Guest Columnist
Schematicless approach makes inroads. But don't write off schematics just yet.
A.J. Incorvaia

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