通过制造流程改进您的设计过程.pdf

IMPROVE YOUR DESIGN CYCLE THROUGH MANUFACTURING FLOW MARK LAING, MENTOR GRAPHICS R E P A P E T I H M A N U F A C T U R I N G W w w w . m e n t o r . c o m / v a l o r Improve Your Design Cycle Through Manufacturing Flow INTRODUCTION Mentor Graphics has a complete set of product development and manufacturing tools that cover the complete coverage from product concept through the manufacturing floor. These products encompass everything from schematic entry, to design capture and analysis, to PCB layout and simulation, and on through handoff to manufacturing and automation for the manufacturing floor. One of the most important parts of getting a product from the design stage to manufacturing is New Product Introduction, or NPI. In this paper, I will discuss a more efficient flow to the New Product Introduction phase, identifying ways to streamline the NPI flow to improve both time to market and cost savings, especially concentrating on the Process Preparation tool. In this paper, I will review a typical New Product Introduction flow that has been compile