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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Bowties Part II

January 26, 2023

Previously… After receiving our boards and having them pass inspection I breathed a sigh of relief as this project was…

By I. M. Baffled
3 MIN READ

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Bowties Part I

January 17, 2023

It was just another Monday at the office. I had released a design I had been working on for four…

By I. M. Baffled
5 MIN READ
PCB DFM Constraints with Valor NPI

Advanced DFM Constraints management in ADM (Analysis Definition Manager)- Valor NPI 2211

December 15, 2022

The Analysis Definition Manager (ADM), introduced in Valor NPI 10.0, is a constraints management tool for creating and maintaining sets of Design for Manufacturing DFM rules to be used during the analysis in Valor NPI.

By Maya Shani
4 MIN READ
flex PCB technology

Top 5 rigid-flex design guidelines

October 18, 2022

Rigid-flex DFM I am not sure if you have seen a rigid-flex circuit before, but I bet you must have…

By Bill Ji
3 MIN READ
CAM Compare tool

3 use models of the CAM Compare tool

September 27, 2022

Using the CAM Compare tool Valor NPI comes coupled with multiple tool kits specifically designed to manage and assist with…

By Bill Ji
2 MIN READ
PCB assembly machine

What is the PCB Design Process?

September 6, 2022

The PCB design process can be different depending on your company, but the fundamental aspects are all the same –…

By Don Kost
3 MIN READ
PCB Designer on Valor NPI

How do you track changes made to your CAM files?

August 16, 2022

PCB DFM comparison of CAM files CAM Compare is a popular DFM tool that comes packaged with every version of…

By Bill Ji
3 MIN READ
PCB manufacturing capabilities

Why is Design for Manufacturing important?

July 26, 2022

Who is PCB DFM for? For those of us that have climbed a mountain to take in the gaze of…

By Patrick Hope
3 MIN READ
What's new with Valor NPI DFM software release 11.5

What’s new in Valor NPI v11.5

June 17, 2022

Valor NPI 11.5 continues to introduce new and existing capabilities in MRA-Revolution, with a more complete Classification set which includes design preparations and analysis use of copper reference layers. Comparing an ODB++ to fabricator changes becomes easy and precise with the new CAM Compare flow and the first connection to stackup setup is established with Z-Planner integration.

By Maya Shani
5 MIN READ