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FEATURES

SNAPEDA
Making Simulation a ‘Snap’
A new vendor-agnostic platform captures what designers know about components and how they perform electrically in real-world applications, and redistributes that knowledge on a wide scale.
by Mike Buetow

PCB FABRICATION
Real-Time Etching Using Ozone
Etching traditionally uses hydrogen peroxide, an
unstable oxidizing agent with a large process window. A new alternative closed-loop process uses ozone instead, with repeatable results.
by Marcus Lang

COMPONENTS
A Custom BGA for Particle Physics Experiments
Deep inside the CERN collider, detectors capture faint electrical signals the particles produce during their transit. How a novel high-yield and higher functioning BGA package was designed to replace a more expensive COB part in the sensors.
by Benjamin Buck

FIRST PERSON

• Caveat Lector
  Unintended consequences.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  On the benefits of planning.
  Peter Bigelow
  
  

• Focus on Business
  Similar in Singapore.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• Designer’s Notebook
  Dual row QFNs.
  W. Scott Fillebrown
  
  

• In Flex
  Flex thermal management.
  Dale Wesselmann
  
  

• Final Finishes
  Specs for QFNs.
  Lenora Toscano