According to manufacturer JOT Automation, its router is one of the smallest and most cost-effective inline routing solutions for automated depaneling of PCBs used in smart phones, tablet computers, ...

Charles Pfeil is an Engineering Director in the Systems Design Division at Mentor Graphics. My first experience with computerized printed-circuit-board (PCB) design was in 1978 when I acquired two ...

How milling machines can be used to create simple PCBs. Challenges of using low-cost solutions. Higher-end alternatives. One challenge with focusing on the latest high-tech solutions is that with so ...

Initially, the idea of autorouting sounds great. A machine that routes your board perfectly for you? Wouldn’t that be amazing? Unfortunately, early autorouters were far from perfect. Initially, the ...