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July 3, 2025 

Connect the Dots: The Future of PCB Design and Manufacturing

Matt Stevenson, ASC Sunstone Circuits

For some time, I have been discussing the increasing complexity of PCBs and how designers can address the constantly evolving design requirements associated with them. My book, "The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to… Designing for Reality," details best practices for creating manufacturable boards in a modern production environment.


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Target Condition: Are Autorouters Friend or Foe?

Kelly Dack, EPTAC Corporation

For PCB designers, just hearing the word “autorouters” can trigger everything from eye rolls to heated debate. We all have stories—some painful, some comical—of boards gone sideways at the hands of an overzealous routing algorithm. But these tools aren’t going away, and frankly, they shouldn’t. Used wisely, they can save some project teams hours or even days. Used blindly, they can cost weeks. So, where do autorouting tools stand today, and is interactive routing the smarter path forward?


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Why I Finally Embraced Autorouting

Stephen V. Chavez, Siemens EDA

Here is a common misconception held by those who don’t fully understand the PCB layout process or how to wield today’s high-level EDA tools: "All I need to do is push the autorouter button, let the computer route all the signal traces, and get the layout 100% routed. It’s a no-brainer. Anyone can do it. It should take less than a few hours.”


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Current Design007 Magazine Table of Contents


All About That Route

Do you prefer manual routing or autorouting? Maybe you’re one of the designers who performs manual routing with an autorouter. Most designers favor manual routing, but today's interactive autorouters may be changing designers' minds by allowing users more direct control...
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FEATURES:

  • Zuken Autorouters Embrace Collaborative AI, with Andy Buja
  • PCB Routing: The Art—And Science—of Connection, by John Watson
  • Cadence AI Autorouter May Transform the Field, with Patrick Davis
  • Why I Finally Embraced Autorouting, by Stephen V. Chavez
  • The Metamorphosis of the PCB Router, by Barry Olney
  • Are Autorouters Friend or Foe? by Kelly Dack



 
 
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