Originally published at: IPC-2581 Revision C for PCB Data Management by Hemant Shah | Sierra Circuits
At PCB West 2022, we had a chance to converse with Hemant Shah, the chairman of the IPC-2581 consortium, about the benefits of IPC-2581 revision C to designers and manufacturers. Can you discuss IPC-2581’s bidirectional DFX intelligence new feature? Hemant Shah: IPC-2581 revision C, which came out in 2020, has a new capability that is very unique and powerful. It allows you to do a DFM exchange (DFX) with your CM. When you hand off your design to your manufacturer, typically they will come back with some technical queries, exceptions, or errors. They…