I sure echo that Werner. Again, there are ways to make an asymetrical
construction work. The biggest problem I'm finding, over especially the last
year, is the Asian approach to MLB's. Mostly, it is to cut costs. Sounds
familiar, eh?

It's almost like a time warp. I'm seeing the same cost cutting measures
applied by folks in Thaihland, China, and India we here in the USA got over
long ago. I'm seeing x-sections that won't even suport a "normal" PCB let
alone one fairly complex. The Japanese also have, for many years, gotten
over "CHEAP" and they make some of the world's best products. Hell, they
make most of the world's products.

I see so many of my DFM/CE designs working well in this country but, when
introduced to Asian customers, all they want to do is cut costs by
minimizing certain proven design for manufacturability rules. How many times
must we repeat this silly ass cycle? The answers are all there so use them.

Why go through all this again? Cheap didn't work then. It does not work now,
but DFM/CE works. Let's get to it folks as this is PCB 101 stuff.

MoonMan

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