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  • Tolerances and Dimensions for PCB Fabrication

    Tolerances and Dimensions for PCB Fabrication

    The tolerances decide what actually ships.  READ MORE...

  • How to Avoid 'Ghost Manufacturing'

    How to Avoid 'Ghost Manufacturing'

    Hidden subcontracting can expose providers to latent quality risks.  READ MORE...

  • Flex Circuits for Use in Catheters

    Flex Circuits for Use in Catheters

    Long, narrow flex circuits push manufacturing limits.  READ MORE...

  • A Guide to Flexible and Rigid-flex PCBs.

    A Guide to Flexible and Rigid-flex PCBs.

    What is a flex PCB?  READ MORE...

  • UHDI Solder Mask Considerations

    UHDI Solder Mask Considerations

    Can solder mask tolerance follow UHDI's lead?  READ MORE...

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    The tolerances decide what actually ships.

    https://pcdandf.com/pcdesign/index.php/current-issue/241-designer-s-notebook/19202-tolerances-and-dimensions-for-pcb-fabrication

  • How to Avoid 'Ghost Manufacturing'

    Hidden subcontracting can expose providers to latent quality risks.

    https://pcdandf.com/pcdesign/index.php/current-issue/270-board-buying/19199-the-phantom-menace-of-pcb-purchasing-how-to-avoid-ghost-manufacturing

  • Flex Circuits for Use in Catheters

    Long, narrow flex circuits push manufacturing limits.

    https://pcdandf.com/pcdesign/index.php/current-issue/243-flexperts/19205-flex-circuits-for-use-in-catheters

  • A Guide to Flexible and Rigid-flex PCBs.

    What is a flex PCB?

    https://pcdandf.com/pcdesign/index.php/editorial/menu-features/19208-a-guide-to-flexible-and-rigid-flex-printed-circuit-boards

  • UHDI Solder Mask Considerations

    Can solder mask tolerance follow UHDI's lead?

    https://pcdandf.com/pcdesign/index.php/editorial/menu-features/19210-uhdi-solder-mask-considerations

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Fresh Faces in the Design Community

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    Duane Benson
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    The upside of rough topography.
    Lenora Toscano

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