Happy Holden Is Taking Your Questions Now

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Happy Holden, the industry icon and “Father of HDI,” is ready to answer your questions! If you've always wanted to ask Happy a question but you never thought you'd have the chance, you're in luck!

Please take a few minutes to jot down your questions for Happy. A select group of answers will be published in upcoming editions of I-Connect007 magazines and newsletters.

To pose a question for Happy Holden, click here. Have fun with it. We appreciate your participation.

06/16/2022 | Scott Miller, FreedomCAD Services

There is a new acronym bubbling up in the design world: DWM, which stands for “design with manufacturing.” Why is this different than design for manufacturing, or DFM? With DWM, the emphasis is on integration between the design team and the manufacturers during the design process. DWM is much more than that. We are tasked with producing designs that meet various technical requirements, yet are cost-effective and manufacturable. We provide this service to hundreds of customers who have varying degrees of processes, tools, and manufacturing partners. Given this diversity, we have recognized the importance of designing with manufacturing to achieve the product development goals of manufacturability and technical excellence.

04/26/2022 | Cherie Litson, CID+, Litson1 Consulting

With components getting smaller and electronic devices becoming more compact, we are reaching the physical limits of the typical etched fabrication processes. To address these limits, new additive and semi-additive processes are being developed to fit into the current fabricators’ production lines without too much disruption or extra cost.

04/21/2021 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

Throughout 2020, we asked you to send us your questions for Happy Holden, John Mitchell, Joe Fjelstad, Tara Dunn, and Heidi Barnes. You all had plenty of questions for these industry experts. The following is a handy compilation of your questions and their answers.