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HIGH-SPEED DESIGN
High-Speed PCB Design Basics
Consistency in impedance requires cooperation and coordination between the designer and the fabricator to optimize success.
by Susy Webb

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ELECTRONICS
How Nanotechnology Applies to Electronics
Nanowires and other structures using atomic cluster deposition show promise for the interconnections of the future.
by Dr. Alan Rae

INTERCONNECT OPTIMIZATION
Optimizing Interconnect Performance with Eye Diagrams
Eye measurements can be used as an interconnect optimization tool with frequency, time and numeric domain simulators, eliminating any guesswork.
by Sanjeev Gupta and Gunner Boe

LIFE AFTER LEAD
The Greening of Electronics
Celestica's CTO says global environmental initiatives are laying the groundwork for a massive shift in industry thinking.
by Dan Shea

DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY
DFA Demands Upfront Attention
Failure to consider PCB design and production requirements leads to costly loss in time-to-market and time-to-revenue.
by Zulki Khan

NTI 100
The Big Get Bigger
The largest PCB fabricators in Japan and Taiwan stretched their leads in 2005.
by Dr. Hayao Nakahara

POINT OF VIEW

Our Line
A matter of degrees.
Kathy Nargi-Toth

ROI
The most optimistic embrace change and make difficult choices.
Peter Bigelow

The Flex Market
The trend in Japanese PCB manufacturing is optimistic and aggressive.
Dominique Numakura

No Myths Allowed
Using SPICE simulation tools to predict impedance.
Dr. Eric Bogatin

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