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PCB Design Software
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PCB Design
Supply Chain Management
Miniaturization
Defect Detection
Ultra High Density Interconnects
Electronic Design Automation
Electronics Industry
Manufacturing Automation
Printed Circuit Board Association Of America
Consumer Electronics
China
Contract Manufacturing
Sustainability
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Recorded conversations and interviews on electronics design and manufacturing with the editors of PCD&F/Circuits Assembly, brought to you by the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA)

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. It’s in the headlines, it’s being built into software tools, and it’s showing up in more and more conversations about engineering, manufacturing, quality, and process improvement.

But here’s the probl... more

What if PCB design respins were a thing of the past? What if updating hardware was as easy as updating software?

Itera CEO AJ Cooper co-founded the company to address this exact issue. And now, Itera has developed the world's first "fluid" PCB that ... more

Wally Rhines is the spokesperson for the ESD Alliance, part of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. He joins Andy Shaughnessy every quarter to share details from the latest ESD Alliance report on sales of computer-aided engineering to... more

What if passing the test is not enough?

In reliability engineering, we often place a great deal of confidence in laboratory validation. We test, measure, analyze, and document. And when the product passes, we naturally assume it is ready for the fie... more

Today, we’re going to explore a topic that seems to be touching nearly every industry, every workplace, and increasingly every part of our daily lives: artificial intelligence.

But this conversation is not just about what AI can do. It’s about what ... more

This is part two of a two-part series.

In Part One, we explored how the electronics industry transitioned from a clean-everything approach to one where cleaning became optional. But what happens when the assumptions behind “no-clean” collide with mo... more

Tomachie has quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Its eponymous platform provides AI-assisted analysis of PCB schematic data. It optimizes DfT and identifies the ideal locations for physical test point insertion. And it generates a 0-100 layout-readines... more

For decades, cleaning circuit assemblies after soldering was not optional. It was standard practice across the electronics manufacturing industry. Then, almost overnight, that changed.

In this episode of Reliability Matters, Mike Konrad takes you ba... more

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Recent Guests

AJ Cooper
CEO and co-founder of Itera; keynote speaker for PCB West
Itera
Episode: PCB Chat 159: AJ Cooper and Itera Aim to Retire the Respin
Nishith Kumar Reddy Gorla
Researcher focused on system-level reliability testing, field reliability alignment, reliability growth, and test-to-field correlation
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Episode: RM 197: Closing the Gap Between Validation and Reality
Dr. James Maisiri
AI researcher and writer focused on responsible AI and societal impact
Independent researcher / University of Johannesburg (mentioned)
Episode: RM 196: Dr. James Maisiri on Responsible Technology Adoption
CJ Clark
Co-founder of Tomachie, AI-driven schematic analysis platform
Tomachie
Episode: PCB Chat 157: Tomachie's CJ Clark Discusses AI-driven Schematic and Test Analysis
Mehdi Nahali
Founder of PCB Revision Control PRO
PCB Revision Control PRO
Episode: RM 192: Why PCB Revision Errors Are a Hidden Reliability Risk
Lauren Waslick
PCB Design Director at Newgrange Design
Newgrange Design
Episode: PCB Chat 156: Lauren Waslick and Kristen Aguiar of Newgrange Design
Kristen Aguiar
Senior PCB Designer at Newgrange Design
Newgrange Design
Episode: PCB Chat 156: Lauren Waslick and Kristen Aguiar of Newgrange Design
Bryan DeBois
Director of Industrial AI at RoviSys
RoviSys
Episode: RM 189: Predict, Prevent, Produce: RoviSys' Bryan DeBois on Manufacturing's Al Future
Nemanja Jokanovic
Executive Leader at Breadboard
Breadboard
Episode: PCB Chat 155: Breadboard's Nemanja Jokanovic on Automating BOM Management

Hosts

Andy Shaughnessy
Content Architect with Printed Circuit Engineering Association; long-time editor/host focusing on PCB design, EMC, and industry education
Mike Konrad
Host of Reliability Matters; prolific host covering reliability, manufacturing, and AI in electronics
CJ Clark
Co-founder of Tomachie, AI-driven schematic analysis platform; guest with AI design expertise

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

PCB Chat 159: AJ Cooper and Itera Aim to Retire the Respin
Q: What is the service model and how does it fit into a customer's workflow?
Itera offers an electronics manufacturing service that drops into the customer's existing workflow without forcing a change in EDA tools or PLM; customers send files to a quick-turn supplier, and Itera handles the substrates and assembly in a secure testing center with remote access for ongoing design changes.
PCB Chat 159: AJ Cooper and Itera Aim to Retire the Respin
Q: Right. How does it work?
It uses electro-wetting to move droplets of liquid metal on a PCB by applying voltage across a dielectric in an electrode array, enabling precise X-Y movement of liquid metal droplets and allowing hardware to be reconfigured with software-like agility.
RM 197: Closing the Gap Between Validation and Reality
Q: What is the core reason lab validation often fails to predict field performance?
Lab validation focuses on controlled failure modes and may miss how users interact with the product, the real usage patterns, and environmental factors that drive field failures. A broader, system-level perspective and incorporation of field failure data are needed.
PCB Chat 153: Karen Burnham on Taking the Pain out of EMC
Q: How should new engineers approach EMC education and career development?
She praises the current generation for proactive self-education and emphasizes attending conferences like PCB East/West, taking short courses, and seeking hands-on seminars to grasp fundamentals that aren't always covered in traditional curricula, which helps them become better design engineers and reduces reliance on luck.
PCB Chat 153: Karen Burnham on Taking the Pain out of EMC
Q: What would you say are the top do's and don'ts for engineers who aren't EMC specialists?
Her guidance centers on using solid planes to mitigate issues, being wary of data-sheet reference designs that may ignore EMC considerations, and investing in education and training (including short, accessible seminars) to build a solid understanding of fundamentals, parasitics, and their impact on real-world boards.

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The show features in-depth conversations with engineers, designers, and industry leaders shaping electronics design and manufacturing. Across episodes, topics skew toward PCB design practices, EDA/EMC/ESD considerations, BOM management, AI and automation on the plant floor, and how digital tools and data practices improve reliability and efficiency. Noteworthy is how discussions blend practical, hands-on engineering insights with big-picture industry trends—ranging from revision control and data integrity to AI-assisted design analysis and smart factory concepts—often with tangible takeaways for improving design workflows, manufacturing quality, and supply-chain collaboration.

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