EMA Design Automation Webinar Addresses Testing Challenges in PCB Design

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EMA Design Automation is offering a free webinar titled “What PCB Design Engineers Need to Know,” on Wednesday, July 29th from 2-3:00 p.m. EDT.

This webinar will focus on the importance of ensuring your PCB design is optimized for testing and how to implement testing capabilities during the schematic and layout phase to avoid testing challenges after the board has been manufactured.

Attendees will learn:

• The importance of incorporating testing needs into your PCB design
• What should be tested within your design and why to avoid shorts, bad parts, invisible parts etc.
• Common test challenges and misconceptions
• Tips and tricks on how to implement these test needs

To register for the webinar, please visit this link.

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