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11 Embedded Component Design Introduction With increased market demands for smaller and lighter products, improved performance and higher speeds, it may become necessary to consider the embedding of passive or even active components within the inner substrates of the PCB. If you are designing product that essentially can be held in your hand, perhaps ones used in mobile applications or a consumer electronic device like a digital camera, embedded component technology may be in your product roadmap plans. This chapter covers the best practices for embedded component design using the Allegro PCB Editor. It may or may not be closely linked to the processes used by the fabricator you partner with. It is likely that your fabricator has patented a process for embedded component manufacturing. The methods on how components are mounted and logically connected to the formation of cavities may differ from vendor to vendor. As always, the best advice for advanced PCB Design whether that be HDI, Flex or Embedded is to work closely with the fabricator who may own the Allegro layout design tools. They can advise on the proper parameter and constraint settings that best accommodate their process flow. Licensing Embedded Component Design is enabled using either the Enterprise, Venture or Miniaturization product option.