Pcb Fabricators Collaborate, Innovate For Success

摘要

Fabricators, design service bureaus, and parts distributors are making waves in the SMT-based PCB prototyping industry. Capitalizing on emerging trends, this group is supplanting established, mainstream CAD/EDA tool vendors as innovators in collaborative efforts for delivering improved PCB manufacturing solutions. Various trends are converging to support a radical change in the design and manufacture of SMT-based PCBs, particularly in the prototype stage. Smaller SMDs heighten the need for machine-based assembly at all stages in the design cycle, as do QFPs, QFNs, and BGAs. SMDs are steadily replacing thru-hole components for many applications, addressing customer demand for smaller size, longer battery life, and denser functionality.