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FEATURES

• IPC-2152
  Determining Current Carrying Capacity
  Charts from some 50 years ago to predict conductor heat loss and temperature rise finally have been updated. How to use the new standard.
  by Jack Olson
  

• Conductor Resistance
  The Skinny on Skin Effect
  The tendency for a conductor to become a function of frequency impacts its impedance. For those designing controlled impedance traces and transmission lines, this merits consideration.
  by Douglas Brooks, Ph.D.
  

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Productronica productive, foretelling.
  Mike Buetow

• Database
  Designer visibility.
  Pete Waddell

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  One size doesn't fit all.
  Peter Bigelow

TECH TALK

• The Defects Database
  Don't let microsectioning destroy the hole.
  Dr. Davide Di Maio, Ph.D.

• Test and Inspection
  OEMs still drive test technology.
  Jun Balangue

• Getting Lean
  'Testing' Lean strategies.
  Chris Munroe

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