Introduction:
Electronic system designs are increasingly dependent upon capabilities of multiple skilled individuals and electronic software tools for the creation, simulation, design, manufacture and test. In the past, companies were vertically integrated with internal design, manufacturing, inspection, test and in some cases component manufacturing. With these capabilities in a single facility, DFM issues or questions could be resolved with a review of an internal guideline, a few simple phone calls or meetings with the appropriate organization. As design complexity increased, the use of design specialists and specialized EDA and CAD tools increased at the same time when many corporations were beginning to outsource manufacturing, test and physical design of their products to service providers.

As product technology continued to decrease in size (length, width, thickness), interconnection density per unit area increased (thinner PCB's, smaller lines & spaces), functional performance increased (thermal, mechanical, electrical), the complexity of "ability" design increased in importance and specialized.

As a result, traditional DFM programs have transformed into DFX to address this increase in scope to topics and specialization. Depending on the complexity of the product under design, these programs can consist of a few key individuals or organizations working together to formalize complex teams spanning many organizations and companies.

This course will provide an introduction into the major elements for establishing a DFX program, major elements of mechanical and printed circuit board design, assembly process design, inspection/test design and software verification tools including examples of opportunities and demonstrations.

What you will learn: