Penn State University -- Spring 1997

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This course teaches students fundamentals of electronic circuit board design, layout, and packaging by hands-on experience with networked UNIX workstations in the Center for Electronic Design. Actually learn how to design, layout and route a circuit of your choice with widely used PCAD  professional UNIX based design software. Understanding of the fundamentals of reliability engineering as they apply to electronic packaging, spacially solder joint reliability, and how it is affected by your design choices. Broad feeling for Design For Manufacture (DFM) and Design For Reliability (DFR) which will include a class visit to actual board manufacturing facilities.

• Instructors:

Professor Stewart K. Kurtz

Joseph Portelli

• Course Syllabus
• Class Schedule
• Homework
• Class Announcements
• Lecture Notes
• Answer Sheets for Midterm I

PCAD Information

• All documentation for PCAD is available in electronic format here.
• The Accel Technologies web site.
• FAQs and troubleshooting
• Assorted EDA and CAD links.

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