A substantial majority of a part’s cost (70% or more) is effectively locked in once a design is finalized. How can a design engineer truly predict the most important cost drivers of a particular ...

With additive manufacturing, used to build this heat exchanger, one key is to do prototyping for the part and then see whether additive or subtractive manufacturing is the better choice of manufacture ...

Electronics design engineers spend substantial effort on schematics, simulation, and layout. Yet, a component’s long-term success also depends on how well its physical form aligns with downstream ...

Last month’s column talked about a simpler way to exchange stackups with manufacturing partners. This month, continuing the ...

Manufacturing issues are one of the top reasons that we see warranty returns and loss of market share in the electronics industry. Issues like supply chain failures and printed circuit board assembly ...

Manufacturing-aware system design treats dies, interposers, packages, and analysis as a single, coherent system.

The Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing is involved in a variety of research and training activities. The following is an overview of the areas that research teams work in, with some ...

Robotic systems are transforming industries worldwide, from manufacturing plants to healthcare facilities. However, the journey from concept to deployment is often fraught with design and ...

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EMA Design Automation, Cadence Design Systems Inc., and Rochester Institute of Technology are collaborating to provide college-level printed circuit board (PCB) design courses for students in RIT’s ...