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NOISE CONTROL
Voltage Drops across Traces and Vias
With today’s low impedance circuits, voltage drops may introduce an unacceptable amount of noise or signal level uncertainty into a circuit, leading some designers to avoid the use of vias on boards altogether. How to predict the
voltage drop across a trace, and why the voltage drop across a via is almost negligible by comparison.
by Douglas Brooks, Ph.D., Norocel Codreanu, Ph.D., and Dr. Johannes Adam

IPC APEX RECAP
Reinvigorated in San Diego
The annual IPC trade show captured a brighter industry mood, with plenty of activity for assemblers and – for a change – fabricators.
by Mike Buetow

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  America, don’t hold your breath for Foxconn.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  When to buy.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• GLOBAL SOURCING
  The relentless forecaster.
  Greg Papandrew

TECH TALK

• ON THE FOREFRONT
  Robotics, wearables and the Smart Factory were hits at InterNepcon.
  Jan Vardaman
• DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
  Power component footprints.
  Duane Benson