Creating better electronics by design is the electronics industry's common, collective goal. To that end, the IPC Chief Technologist Council and Design Leadership Council intend this paper to spark open discussion of the need for change and highlight challenges that should be addressed now through collaborative industry efforts.
Key topic areas discussed in the paper:
- Design for Excellence Methodology
- Design for Manufacturability
- Justification and Implications for an Authoritative Source of Truth, Real Digital Collaboration, Transparency, and Accountability
- Tools Needed to Achieve end-to-end Interoperability from Silicon-to-Systems
- Diverse Electronic and Mechanical CAD Systems Must Gain Interoperability Using Model-Based Definitions (MBD)
- Deep Dive into Design Rules