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Printed Circuit

Printed Circuit

著者： Siemens Digital Industries Software
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 Welcome to The Printed Circuit, a Siemens Podcast. Hosted by Stephen Chavez, each episode will focus on trends, challenges, and opportunities across the printed circuit engineering industry. Topics range from achieving supply chain resilience, to learning PCB design best practices.Siemens Digital Industries Software
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  • Drop It in the River: The Surprisingly Simple Philosophy Behind Manufacturing 2,000+ Circuit Boards with a Tiny Team

    Drop It in the River: The Surprisingly Simple Philosophy Behind Manufacturing 2,000+ Circuit Boards with a Tiny Team
    2026/03/20
    What if the wrong click turned out to be the right one? And once you’re in the industry, how do you build a process that lets a lean team of 15 manage more than 2,000 unique circuit board products without it all falling apart? What you’ll learn… (00:50) Are Halvorsen’s role at Microchip and his team’s mission building eval boards and EVKs for new silicon products (04:00) How Microchip’s Trondheim team manages high-mix, low-volume production of 2,000+ PCB products using contracted manufacturers and a PCB broker (07:35) Why DFM must be built into the design from day one and what it means to truly know your CM’s capabilities (11:45) Test point strategy: when full net coverage makes sense versus targeted functional testing for complex, constrained boards (16:25) Gerber vs. ODB++ vs. IPC-2581—where the industry actually stands today (17:20) Scaling design processes across global teams: lessons learned from early Atmel days to Microchip’s current operations (23:00) The “river” philosophy: a self-service, no-blockers approach that lets designs flow from concept to warehouse (24:45) What Are is looking forward to with Siemens EDA—integrated toolchains, browser-based design review, and automatic lifecycle traceability (29:05) Final thoughts: constant change, AI, data centers, and the endless possibilities ahead for PCB engineers More about the episode… In this episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, host Steph Chavez welcomes Are Halvorsen, Principal Design Engineer at Microchip Technology's Trondheim office in Norway. Are's path into engineering is anything but conventional — starting as a teenage electrician-in-training, pivoting through an oil-drilling master's program, and ultimately landing in electronics after accidentally clicking the wrong course in an online portal. The conversation dives into Microchip's high-mix, low-volume production model, where a team of 15 operations professionals manages over 2,000 unique PCB products through contracted manufacturers. Are walks through their layered quality approach — AOI, MDA, and a Python-based functional test framework — and explains how remote debugging through test logs lets him pinpoint issues without ever touching the hardware. Are also reflects on the lessons learned scaling these processes across global teams, championing a self-service "river" philosophy where well-prepared design packages flow from creation to warehouse with minimal friction — but without sacrificing accountability. The episode closes with his vision for a fully integrated EDA toolchain that frees engineers to focus on what they do best: designing great hardware. Connect with Steph Chavez: LinkedIn Website Connect with Are Halvorsen: LinkedIn Website
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    31 分
  • Defense-Grade Design: Mentorship, Reliability, and the Next Wave of PCB Innovation

    Defense-Grade Design: Mentorship, Reliability, and the Next Wave of PCB Innovation
    2025/12/12
    How do you train the next generation of PCB engineers when the veterans are retiring faster than they can be replaced? And what happens when the lessons learned in the Marine Corps become the blueprint for building defense-grade electronics? What you’ll learn… (00:40) Tim’s journey from Marine Corps captain to CEO of Timberwolf Tech LLC (02:30) The state of U.S. defense electronics and why skills shortages threaten national security (04:50) The education gap: how academia is falling behind in practical PCB training (06:30) Why mentorship, not just tools, is key to building the next generation of engineers (09:40) Expedition EDA tools and how the right software accelerates defense-grade design (12:50) High-speed design challenges: DDR4, 25 Gbps lanes, and the limits of board density (13:50) How to handle “72-hour-turnaround” boards and design under battle conditions (19:00) Power-delivery, signal-integrity, and the forgotten fundamentals of quality design (22:00) The role of AI in EDA—and why it will never replace human engineering judgment (25:30) How investment, mentorship, and collaboration will close the PCB talent gap More about the episode… In this episode of The Printed Circuit Podcast, host Steph Chavez welcomes Tim, former Marine Corps ISR pilot and current CEO of Timberwolf Tech LLC, a defense-electronics design firm tackling some of the most demanding high-speed, high-reliability PCB projects in the industry. Drawing from his experience on the battlefield and in the boardroom, Tim shares how precision, reliability, and mentorship define both military and engineering excellence. He explains how the skills gap across the electronics industry has become a national-security issue, as veteran designers retire faster than they can be replaced. Tim highlights why today’s engineering education often misses the mark—focusing on theory instead of hands-on application—and calls for renewed investment in academic-industry collaboration. He also discusses his preferred EDA ecosystem, Siemens Expedition, and why modern defense boards demand tools capable of managing 25 Gbps signals, DDR4 layouts, and extreme reliability requirements. The conversation dives deep into mentorship, AI in EDA, and real-world design pressure, from 72-hour emergency turnarounds to projects where a single mis-routed trace could mean mission failure. Tim’s passion for teaching and his pragmatic outlook make this a must-listen episode for anyone invested in the future of printed-circuit engineering. Connect with Steph Chavez: LinkedIn Website
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    30 分
  • The Future of Scalable PCB Design From Complexity to Clarity

    The Future of Scalable PCB Design From Complexity to Clarity
    2025/10/14
    How do you keep pace with rising PCB complexity while ensuring scalability and innovation? What you’ll learn… (00:40) David Haboud’s career journey and what drew him to Siemens (02:50) Aligning personal vision with Siemens mission of digital transformation and sustainability (04:50) The role of a technical audience manager in amplifying customer voices (07:00) Why integrated ecosystems outperform siloed toolchains (08:40) Today’s biggest challenges in PCB design: complexity, time-to-market, and supply chain volatility (10:50) What is the true cost of the decisions you make and how they impact downstream? (13:10) Hidden costs in component libraries and the case for smarter automation (15:31) How automation has always been part of EDA—and what’s next (18:40) Scalability of Xpedition Standard and what it means for engineers and SMBs (23:30) The future of PCB design: AI integration, sustainability, and smarter business-driven design More about the episode… In this episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, host Steph Chavez welcomes Siemens newest co-host, David Haboud, Senior Technical Audience Manager at Siemens EDA. With over a decade of experience spanning embedded software and hardware product marketing, David shares how his career has been shaped by bridging gaps between domains and amplifying the user’s voice in product development. Together, Steph and David explore how Siemens fully integrated digital thread transforms the way products move from concept to manufacturing—eliminating translation errors, reducing wasted time, and enabling true digital twins. They discuss the hidden costs of component selection, how scalability in solutions like Xpedition Standard empowers both startups and enterprises, and why automation and AI are key to unlocking engineers’ full potential. The conversation also dives into the challenges facing modern PCB designers: supply chain volatility, increasing design complexity, and time-to-market pressure. Steph and David emphasize the importance of training the next generation of engineers, academia collaboration, and adopting scalable ecosystems that grow with business needs. This episode is ideal for PCB designers, electrical engineers, design managers, SMBs, and enterprises who want to harness scalability, digital transformation, and smarter automation in their workflows. Connect with Steph Chavez: LinkedIn Website Connect with David Haboud LinkedIn Website
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    29 分
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