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A PCB for a power supply can be as difficult to design as high-speed networking equipment and complex embedded systems. These circuit board designs need to account for a range of behaviors and safety requirements, especially when dealing with high voltages and currents reaching the output of the power supply. In addition to safety standards involved in power supply PCBs, component selection is critical for ensuring the design can provide the...

Power supply layouts are a common source of EMI, both in terms of conducted and radiated emissions. The emissions from a power supply PCB layout can be solved with a few basic principles, which apply for isolated and non-isolated power supplies. The layout practices are often buried in datasheets or somewhat implemented in development boards, but it can be difficult to separate best practices for low EMI from the arbitrary practices implemented...

High-speed PCB designs use digital components that have very fast edge rates in their output signals. These components are commonly called “high speed,” and the signals they source can experience significant degradation in standard PCB materials. Signal integrity for high-speed PCB designs is important for ensuring data can be passed between components on a PCB and to ensure signals can be interpreted by a receiver component. There is also the...

Mixed-signal PCB design guidelines require satisfying basic digital and analog design rules and preventing signal interference. Guidelines can be difficult to lay out without the right PCB design tools, and component placement is just as important as routing and stack-up design. A good mixed-signal PCB design integrates the functionalities of digital and analog circuits. With the best PCB design software in Altium Designer, you can take your...

Just as WiFi 6 and 6E are starting to hit the market and new chipsets become available, WiFi 7 is in the works under the 802.11be standard. The new WiFi 7 standard builds on the previous WiFi 6/6E standard under a common trend of iterative improvements: higher total bandwidth, higher data rates, innovative use of modulation formats, and higher user count per device. New technologies like AR/VR, low-latency gaming, data center products, and other...

  OnTrack Newsletter June 2021 VOL. 4 No 8   New Dimensions of PCB Simulation Until now, simulation software hasn't considered PCB manufacturability. Furthermore, the unintentional consequences that result from the lack of this information frequently leads to costly failures. Equipped...

Are you interested in Altium Designer, think it's a great tool that you can work with better than your current tool, but don't have the time to make the switch? In part three of our compact three-part webinar series, we will show you how to transfer designs that you want to continue to develop into Altium Designer. This will enable you to make informed decisions about which data is worth the effort and when it's better to cut out old habits. To...

Are you interested in Altium Designer, think it's a great tool that you can work with better than your current tool, but don't have the time to make the switch? In part two of our compact three-part webinar series, we will introduce you to the different library concepts supported by Altium Designer. You will be able to see how you can use your existing building blocks in Altium Designer. We will not only take a look at importing, but also at the...

Are you interested in Altium Designer, think it's a great tool that you can work with better than your current tool, but don't have the time to make the switch? In part one of our compact three-part webinar series, we want to talk to you about the different ways you can get to know Altium Designer and how to use it in a short space of time. Unlike getting started with a design tool, many find it much harder to get started with Library and data...