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Introduction Across almost all industries, engineers are being asked to deliver compact, high-performance electronics. Whether they are wearables for consumers and healthcare, instrumentation advances, or industrial automation solutions, today's systems are expected to occupy less space and consume less power without sacrificing performance or reliability. This shift is not solely influenced by consumer preferences for portability or aesthetic minimalism. In many domains, size constraints are dictated by the physics of deployment. For example, component count must decrease, and functionality must migrate toward the edge. To meet these goals, engineers are redefining what constitutes a "component." Entire sections of the signal chain, once built from discrete parts, are now delivered as integrated subsystems. However, shrinking systems also introduce trade-offs that cannot be ignored. Designers must navigate signal integrity issues, manage electromagnetic interference in denser layouts, and balance thermal dissipation without increasing power consumption. As more functionality moves into smaller packages, the margin for error narrows, and the burden shifts toward suppliers to deliver predictable, manufacturable, and qualified systems. This eBook explores the fundamentals, trade- offs, and emerging applications of system- level miniaturization, as well as how companies like Analog Devices and Molex are empowering this transition through advances in integration, packaging, and interconnect design. Mouser Electronics is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor's website, www.mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit www.mouser.com. Mighty Guides make you stronger. Credible advice from top experts helps you make strong decisions. Strong decisions make you mighty. Reading a Mighty Guide is kind of like having your own team of experts. These authoritative and diverse guides provide a full view of a topic. They help you explore, compare, and contrast a variety of viewpoints so that you can determine what will work best for you. 4 11 Experts on Miniaturized Electronics Design and Applications