Analyze It!

摘要

My position in eda affords the unique privilege of sitting on the fence, so to speak, between design and fabrication, and I spend a fair amount of time with both groups. I have noticed an interesting disconnect in beliefs when it comes to what must be done in order to validate a design (or set of Gerber files), and who is responsible for doing it. I say disconnect because, from fabricators come complaints that designers don't do enough to validate their layouts for manufactura-bility prior to submitting the job for fabrication. And I hear designers insist all they need to do is "view" the Gerbers to ensure they look OK before sending them for fabrication; the shop can take care of the rest. "When each side points a finger in the other's direction, what's the right way to approach this disconnect? Both sides should perform equal levels of analysis in order to validate a given design, each from their own perspective.