Jay, You have asked a lot of questions all at once, I think the best I can do for you is to show you my bookmarks on PCB design... check these out, and you'll have a lot of reading to do. Karl http://www.cadence.com/ http://www.ipc.org/ http://www.graphicode.com/ http://www.aracnet.com/~dynacad/ http://w3.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/iec417/ver2.0/html/index.html http://www.ultracad.com/ http://www.dacafe.com http://www.intrlink.com/~hwallace/aqd4.htm http://www.aracnet.com/~gpatrick/ http://ww2.automata.com/ http://www.cmpcmm.com/cc/standards.html http://www.aracnet.com/ http://www.mentorug.org/ http://www.eskimo.com/~ultra/tech.htm http://www.mentorg.com/ http://www.artwork.com/ http://www.fineline.com/fl00.html http://www.pcdmag.com http://www.icd.com.au/ http://www.automata.com/tools/ http://www.vita.com/ http://hpux.cae.wisc.edu/ http://www.waterw.com/~ldallara/users/pcb_design.html http://www.careermosaic.com/ http://www.aboutwork.com/careershift/?yahoo4 http://www.automata.com/news/papers/zycon/toc.htm http://www.pcbdcon.com/ http://www.pcb-quote.com/ http://www.octonet.com/tnd/pcbmore.html Jay Bitanga wrote: > Gentlemen, > > I need some inputs (brief description) regarding the > definition and general rules/ guidelines involving Design for > Manufacturability and Design for Testing. I am presently studying > some PCB softwares and these factors are very critical in choosing > the proper software for us. Any information will be highly > appreciated. Also, can you advice me with books (IPC stds., old and > new) or materials that I can use with these related topics ? Thanks. > Can somebody give me a brief outline of the IPC 2000 series ? > Thank you once again and hope to have your feedback soon !!! > > Regards, > Jay Bitanga > Value Engineer > Electronic Assemblies Inc. > e-mail : [log in to unmask] > > ################################################################ > DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DesignerCouncil <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################