# Component placement

**URL:** <https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/t/component-placement/863>\
**Category:** Design for Assembly\
**Created:** [January 12, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/t/component-placement/863 "2024-01-12T14:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jane](https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/u/Jane)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/t/component-placement/863/1 "2024-01-12T14:00:08Z")

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I’m struggling with component placement on a multi-layer PCB. How do you prioritize component placement for optimal performance and manufacturability?

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**Author:** ![atar.mittal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sierraconnect/user_avatar/sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/atar.mittal/32/49_2.png) [@atar.mittal](https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/u/atar.mittal)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/t/component-placement/863/2 "2024-01-12T23:59:15Z")

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I typically start with the densest, most integrated part; and using the schematic as a guide, determine where it will get the optimum signal flow and access to connectors, then proceed with it’s peripherals or the second most complex part.