To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Design for manufacturing (DFM) is the process of designing ...

It was a steamy morning in late July when I drove into Manhattan for a breakfast meeting with Chuck Byers of TSMC and Anna del Rosario of Altera. Ostensibly, the meeting was to discuss TSMC's ongoing ...

Minimizing the variety of machine tools and putting best-design practices online are a few ideas from one company's design-for-manufacturing program. Manufacturers in the company were first to suggest ...

High-power lasers, cell phones that record 3-D videos and computing systems with enough processing power to map the human genome are hot technologies that need to be kept cool. Without effective heat ...

For a good look at the power of lean engineering and design for manufacturing, the Ford Taurus is a leading example. “A lot of the early success stories that happened with DFMA were in the automotive ...

The manufacturing world is undergoing a profound transformation based on new design technologies that couple 3D representations of highly complex structures with artificial intelligence, model-based ...

Electronics design engineers spend substantial effort on schematics, simulation, and layout. Yet, a component’s long-term success also depends on how well its physical form aligns with downstream ...

LightTools offers a complete optimization solution for illumination optics, with specialized features to help you quickly create manufacturable designs for backlights, light guides, and freeform ...