Attend the High Speed Desing Seminar by Rick Hartley in Houston on September 11. Contact Russel Pringle @ [log in to unmask] Barbara Burcham > -----Original Message----- > From: Markosky, Jason [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 5:12 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] New Designer!! > > Howdy, > > I am relatively new to the designing of circuit boards so please bear > with me and my petty questions. The company I work for has been in > the > business of designing its own circuit boards for several years now. I > have found out that past designers had no formal training in the > processes of designing of the boards. What I am trying to say is > previous designers had vast knowledge in the way the designed > theoretically worked but, when it came to the layout of the board and > where components were placed became a random process throughout the > area of the board. There was some knowledge of where to put certain > devices, but the designer seemed more interested in aesthetics of the > board rather than proper function. What I am looking for is some > rules, > tips, and any information that will help me improve old and future > designs. Also, I have been given the task of converting old designs > with regular components on them to an all surface mount design. > Again, > if anyone has any tips or past experience I would greatly appreciate > it. > > THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!! > > JASON MARKOSKY > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > ################################################################ > TechNet 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 TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > 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 > ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet 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 TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ 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 ################################################################