MEP EP#267: Honey, I Shrunk The Parts

<ul> </ul><h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep267-honey-i-shrunk-the-parts/" target="_blank">MEP EP#267: Honey, I Shrunk The Parts<b><br></b></a></h4><ul><li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/size-does-matter-worlds-smallest-components-hit-the-market/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Tradeoffs on component sizes</b></a> <ul> <li aria-level="2">"World's Smallest" Claims Can Come With <b>Trade-Offs</b></li> <li aria-level="2">Design and Production considerations when going small <ul> <li aria-level="3">Different PCB Design Rule Checks</li> <li aria-level="3">PCB pricing</li> <li aria-level="3">Via in Pad</li> <li aria-level="3">Escaping Components</li> <li aria-level="3">Silkscreen <ul> <li aria-level="4">Part placements</li> <li aria-level="4">Assembly documents</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="3">Tooling <ul> <li aria-level="4">Paste Jetter</li> <li aria-level="4">Stencil coatings</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1"><b>STICKERS/Labels for products</b> <ul> <li aria-level="2">Find out what label printers your CM is using</li> <li aria-level="2">Consumable items</li> <li aria-level="2">Label Material</li> <li aria-level="2">Location! Location! Location!</li> <li aria-level="2">Printing Instructions and Information</li> <li aria-level="2">Databases</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1"><b>Low frequency Network analyzer</b> <ul> <li aria-level="2">Perhaps I am looking for the wrong thing but I can’t seem to find what I want</li> <li aria-level="2">1hz to 100khz range</li> <li aria-level="2">Can always do it manually but damn is it slow</li> <li aria-level="2">Tsunami - this is *almost* what I want but not really good enough</li> <li aria-level="2">I want to design one but no…..</li> </ul> </li> </ul>