Al Slagle wrote: __________________________________________________________________ >AS DESIGNERS, WE OFTEN REMOVE SPECIFIC INTERNAL PADS BECAUSE OF DESIGN >CONSIDERATIONS; HIGH VOLTAGE, DENSITY PROBLEMS, RIGID-FLEX PCB'S, >WHATEVER. >BUT, WHEN FAB SHOPS WANT TO DO SO WE BAULK. >WE HAVE TO PULL PADS TO CREATE A VALID PCB DESIGN. >THEY WISH TO PULL PADS TO INCREASE THEIR YIELDS. >SO THE NEXT LOGICAL QUESTION IS; IF YOU ARE GOING INCREASE YOUR YIELDS AND >INCREASE YOUR PROFITS WHEN PRODUCING OUR BOARDS. ARE YOU ALSO GOING TO >PASS ALONG SOME OF THE SAVINGS BACK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS?? >TELL US HOW MUCH WE MIGHT BE LOWERING OUR COSTS, AND THEN LET'S DECIDE. >AL SLAGLE >CAD DESIGNER >HONEYWELL DASD ____________________________________________________________________ If the pads are pulled is the design invalid??? maybe sometimes but not always. If your design causes a decrease in yields will you pay more for the product, if an alternative design does not have a detrimental efect? Why would you baulk if the change does not impact performance? brian