For this issue, we asked our expert contributors to share their thoughts on the absolute “must-know” aspects of fab, assembly and test that all designers should understand. In the end, we’re all in this together.
In this issue, we discuss some of the challenges, pitfalls and mitigations to consider when designing non-standard board geometries. We share strategies for designing odd-shaped PCBs, including manufacturing trade-offs and considerations required for different segments and perspectives. Bead Inductor
On the subject of simplification, our expert contributors explain how to design PCBs without making them complex and over-constrained—whatever the level of technology. In addition, we discuss the effect your decisions and tradeoffs have on design complexity.
Rigid&Flex PCB Barry Olney is managing director of In-Circuit Design Pty Ltd (ICD), Australia. The company develops the ICD Stackup Planner and ICD PDN Planner software, is a PCB Design Service Bureau and specializes in board level simulation. Barry began designing high-speed multilayer PCBs in 1987 for broadband telecommunications products and has since focused on developing his skills and sharing his knowledge of PCB design, signal integrity and EMC design techniques with other designers. Barry has presented training courses in Advanced Design for SMT since 1994 and more recently, the Fundamentals of High-Speed Design as well as application training courses for VeriBest and Mentor Graphics. His clients have ranged from telecommunication giants to startups and include Westinghouse, British Aerospace, Fujitsu, Nokia, Siemens VDO and Defense Science and Technology Organization, to name just a few. Through the years, ICD has received an Engineering Excellence award for the SparcPlug Station server, Top Worldwide Business Partner award by VeriBest Inc, Top 2005 Asian Distributor Marketing and Top 2005 Worldwide Distributor Marketing by Mentor Graphics Board System Division.