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Slash Sheets and Material Selection

June 1, 2023 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

Doug Sober helped pioneer the development of IPC’s first slash sheets in 1996 for IPC-4101, Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards and we asked him to discuss slash sheets—what they are, what they are not, and why PCB designers might benefit from an IPC materials guide developed specifically for designers.

Episode 4 of I-Connect007’s new podcast, On the Line with… features an interview with Christian Wendt, marketing and communications department head at Siemens Digital Logistics. Wendt discusses the most obvious area of concern for logistics sustainability: reduction of the carbon footprint.





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A New Materials Paradigm Featuring:

  • Slash Sheets and Material Selection, a conversation with Doug Sober
  • Select Dielectric Material With Precision, by Barry Olney
  • Stop Over-specifying Your Materials, by Kelly Dack
  • Slash Sheets: Don’t Fall Into the Trap, by Geoffrey Hazelett
  • Batter Up: Stepping Up to the Substrate, by Tim Haag
  • Selecting Flex Materials: Do Your Homework, by Mike Morando
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