EEVblog #1307 - TUTORIAL: PCB BOM Consolidation

How to reduce your PCB assembly cost & production risk by optimising schematic and BOM.
Dave explains three ways to consolidate your project PCB Bill Of Materials (BOM), to make your products potentially cheaper and easier to manufacture with less supply risk. As well as being an essential good design practice!
A look at a complex FPGA based design with a large number of components, how far can this design be optimised and for what benefit?

https://github.com/ciaa/Hardware/tree/master/PCB/ACC/CIAA_ACC

The 1 cent voltage regulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdNUO3MSfJs

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