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Generalized I/O Timing Analysis
SI/timing analysis can be performed heuristically, but there is a systematic approach as well. Timing analysis can be performed to create PCB layout design trace length constraints (pre-layout analysis), to determine the maximum data rate where the interface is still reliably operational (pre- or post-layout), and to verify an already routed board (post-layout analysis) would work reliably.
by Istvan Nagy

Team Design
No Reassembly Required
Introducing parallelism into the design process shortens, accelerates or recovers our schedules. The approaches to concurrent engineering. 
by Jamie Metcalfe

Perfect Paperwork
Best Practices for Preparing Documentation
Electronics assembly documentation includes files such as design schematics, assembly drawings, test procedures, BoMs and more. Problems or omissions in this documentation result in delays and, in extreme cases, may lead to product deficiencies and quality issues. How to ensure documentation for the EMS company is accurate. 
by George Henning

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Still like Ike?
  Mike Buetow

• Talking Heads
  Altium’s Alan Smith.
  Mike Buetow and Chelsey Drysdale

MONEY MATTERS

• Global Sourcing
  What DoD cuts mean for the US PCB industry.
  Matthew Holzmann
  

• ROI
  Do customers know what they want?
  Peter Bigelow

TECH TALK

• Designer's Notebook
  Optimizing FPGA-to-board connectivity.
  Duane Benson
  

• Final Finishes
  Giving you the ‘creep.’
  Lenora Toscano
  
  
• Tech Tips
  Digital pre-distortion.
  ACI Technologies Inc.

• Technical Abstracts
  In case you missed it.