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CAD PREDICTIONS #1
The Design Tool Challenge: More Functionality, but Easier to Use
Board designers want tools that enable sophisticated analysis and features like MCAD-ECAD and rigid-flex but without requiring an advanced degree to use them.
by Hemant Shah

CAD PREDICTIONS #2
The 3 Challenges Facing the Future of PCB Design
Changing demographics is driving demand for system-oriented tools. What we can also expect in the short-term are tools that accommodate more "part-time" users as the number of dedicated PCB designers declines.
by David Wiens

CAD PREDICTIONS #3
Breaking the Silos
Architectural validation and modular design are driving designers to more product- and team-centric approaches.
by Bob Potock

RESIDUES
How Clean is Clean Enough?
A test matrix investigated 12 ionic contaminants in five concentrations to assess the electrical response under controlled heat and humidity conditions. The study used the limits per J-STD-001 for surface insulation resistance. The tests determined at what level of contamination and spacing the ionic/organic residue has a failing effect on surface insulation resistance.
by Terry Munson, Paco Solis, Nick Munson, Steve Ring and Evan Briscoe

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Too big to succeed?
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Are you appropriately valuing your supply chain?
  Peter Bigelow
  
  

TECH TALK

• ON THE FOREFRONT
  InterNepcon “wears” it well.
  E. Jan Vardaman
• DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
  “Engineering” a new designer demographic.
  Steve Hughes

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