July 2019 Issue of Design007 Magazine Available Now

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Reliability has been in the news quite a bit lately, in large part because of microvia failures in military and aerospace PCBs. This month, we look into the secret life of vias as the culprit for failures. 

We also introduce our brand-new Flex007 section, which will be a regular part of Design007 Magazine from now on. Find out more in the July 2019 issue of Design007 Magazine.

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01/20/2023 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine

We’re in the middle of show season, and it certainly “shows.” Thank you very much. I’m here all week. Don’t forget to tip your wait staff. This week, we published a variety of articles, columns, and news items, and much of it centered on trade shows. Technical Editor Dan Feinberg brings us a report from CES 2023. IPC announced the winners of the Best Technical Paper awards for IPC APEX EXPO 2023. And we have an interview with Altium’s Rea Callender about the company’s educational efforts at APEX and around the globe.

12/29/2022 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine

While it may be traditionally considered a PCB fab and assembly show, IPC APEX EXPO is quickly becoming a destination for PCB designers and design engineers. Flipping through this year’s schedule, I counted 15 Professional Development and Technical Conference classes that focus on PCB design, as well as several fabrication classes that many of you should probably take. I checked in with Carlos Plaza, IPC’s senior director of educational development, to discuss the organization’s drive to present more PCB design curriculum at the upcoming show and how the show can give designers the tools they need to overcome the many challenges currently facing the industry.

10/20/2022 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine

Supply chain issues are continuing to cause disruptions in our industry, though lead times have dropped from astronomical to merely troublesome. In this interview, Chris Banton, EMA Design Automation’s director of marketing, explains how Cadence’s software has evolved as designers’ needs have changed in the past few turbulent years, including providing designers with component availability data early in the process.