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vSure, For Sure

Posted Jun 23, 2010, by John Isaac

A few weeks ago we annouced release 9 of the vSure design for manufactuability (DFM) product. Press Release. This product came to us via the Valor acquisition and is used in many competitive design environments as well as Mentor’s Expedition and Board Station. We have an on-demand webinar about it on the web site. My original thought was that this type of pre-manufacturing NPI product really … Read More

Tags: Expedition, Design for Manufacture, PCB Manufacturing, John Isaac, NPI

PCB Design Software & Tools

Why Valor???

Posted Mar 18, 2010, by John Isaac

Many of you have heard that Mentor just completed the acquisition of Valor. Mentor feels it will provide huge benefits for the industry. Now Mentor is the first EDA vendor to be able to provide a design concept-through-manufacturing solution. What does this really mean to the electronics industry?? Companies have been delivering products for years so what’s the big deal?? If you really look at … Read More

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PCB Design Software & Tools

HDI Training for Fabricators

Posted Jun 15, 2009, by Happy Holden

I’m sure all of you are aware of the rapid progression of HDI technology used in mobile phones, telecom and advanced consumer products. But HDI is rapidly being introduced into military and space programs as well. The HDI for military and space has to be ultra-reliable and capable of harsh environments. The cost to develop these materials and fabrication processes can be quite high. … Read More

Tags: PCB Reliability, PCB Mfg, Process Control, PCB Manufacturing, Education, HDI, Test Vehicles, HDI Design, HDI Redesign, Quality

PCB Design Software & Tools

What's important when you want to "design for the lowest cost"?

Posted May 19, 2009, by Happy Holden

In addition to “doing everything right”, I think there are 6 other ideas that can help lower the manufacturing cost of a PCB. 1. Understanding First Pass Yield (FPY) in Mfg.- The mfg. yield of a PCB can be predicted for a particular fabricator by ‘calibrating’ that fabricator’s capability. 75% of the cost of a PCB is based on the design (20 - 25% is cost of inventory and factors not related to the … Read More

Tags: PCB Manufacturing, PCB Flow, PCB Tooling, Fabricator Capability, HDI, Cost Competitive, Yields, Lowering Costs, JPC, JPC Standards

Electromagnetic (EM) Design & Simulation Software

Via modeling - what do I really need?
Patrick Carrier (Posted 11/2/11)
How can we obtain the s-parameters data with non-50 normalization?
Jian Zheng (Posted 2/28/11)
The effects of different bends on performances of wideband digital circuits.
Jian Zheng (Posted 8/26/10)
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Embedded Software

GTC - mission accomplished
Colin Walls (Posted 5/21/12)
Measuring RTOS performance - a Web seminar
Colin Walls (Posted 5/14/12)
The value of MISRA-compliant software
John Day (Posted 5/8/12)
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ESL

Mentor ESL in TSMC Reference Flow 12
Thomas Bollaert (Posted 6/6/11)
48th DAC - Gary’s Magic Formula
Thomas Bollaert (Posted 6/6/11)
DAC: 9th ESL Symposium
Thomas Bollaert (Posted 5/16/11)
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Valor MSS PCB Manufacturing Systems Solutions

Stencil Aperture Ratio Tests : Your input is requested, please
Mark Laing (Posted 5/22/12)
The World Is Trying It’s Hardest To Leave Me Unimpressed….
Michael Ford (Posted 5/17/12)
The value of consolidated data preparation
Mark Laing (Posted 5/15/12)
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Electrical & Wire Harness Design

When conferences collide
John Day (Posted 5/22/12)
Tracking telematics in China
John Day (Posted 5/14/12)
Comfy cars
John Day (Posted 4/30/12)
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Functional Verification

Dave Rich Featured on EEWeb
Tom Fitzpatrick (Posted 5/12/12)
How Did I Get Here?
Dennis Brophy (Posted 3/22/12)
Expanding the Verification Academy!
Harry Foster (Posted 2/26/12)
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IC Manufacturing

Our OWL ran down the batteries after only 1 month !
Steve Collis (Posted 1/29/10)
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IC Design

TSMC 28nm yield (SemiWiki)
Simon Favre (Posted 3/5/12)
DAC 2011 is upon us!
Simon Favre (Posted 5/11/11)
Mentor Graphics User to User (U2U)
John Ferguson (Posted 4/11/11)
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Mechanical Analysis

Impossible Made Possible
Nazita Saye (Posted 5/21/12)
Hockey Puck Aerodynamics
Travis Mikjaniec (Posted 5/18/12)
Top 10 Things I Learned From Engineers
Nazita Saye (Posted 5/15/12)
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PCB Design Software & Tools

PADS Tips and Tricks: Pin Swapping
Jim Martens (Posted 5/15/12)
Turn off your phone!
Patrick Carrier (Posted 5/3/12)
Is it SSN or is it Crosstalk?
Patrick Carrier (Posted 5/2/12)
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System Modeling

Rooster Tail Engineering
Mike Jensen (Posted 5/3/12)
Automotive IESF 2012
Mike Jensen (Posted 4/25/12)
Teaching and Learning CAN Bus
Mike Jensen (Posted 4/10/12)
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Vehicle System Design

IESF 2011 Moves to Frankfurt
Mike Jensen (Posted 9/26/11)
Making automotive electronics reliable
John Day (Posted 9/29/10)
Visteon’s concept car debuts in Paris
John Day (Posted 9/27/10)
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Aerospace and Military Solutions

Packages and Passengers
J VanDomelen (Posted 4/28/12)
Boeing tenacity finds its bounty
J VanDomelen (Posted 4/27/12)
Birth of a giant, and a giant rivalry
J VanDomelen (Posted 4/26/12)

Automotive Solutions

When conferences collide
John Day (Posted 5/22/12)
Tracking telematics in China
John Day (Posted 5/14/12)
Comfy cars
John Day (Posted 4/30/12)

Low Power Solutions

See ya at the Finish Dad!
Steve Collis (Posted 3/27/10)
Time to Power Diet!
Steve Collis (Posted 2/26/10)
The rest of my family need mobile devices that can charge themselves!
Steve Collis (Posted 2/12/10)

Manufacturing Variability Solutions

How do you define DFM?
David Abercrombie (Posted 5/19/09)
Are Design Rules Broken?
David Abercrombie (Posted 5/15/09)

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