Surfing 3D PCB CAD from Inside the Grey Tsunami APEX San Diego – Riding my long skateboard through the streets of the Gaslamp I must have been quite a sight in my suit and tie. Fresh off the IPC APEX show floor, I was carving turns through traffic, heading back to my hotel after spending several hours discussing the positive wave of 3D PCB CAD with some industry colleagues. Suddenly, I heard two guys laugh and shout at me from the crowded street corner: “Hey, you’re too old to be ridin’ a Read Article Project Management Tools My first opportunity to use a project management technique was the Gantt Chart as part of my Engineering Senior Project while in college. At that time, it was all manual. Today, numerous software packages offer it along with other project visibility techniques (Figure 1): Gantt Chart Pert Chart Critical Path Analysis Affinity Diagrams Gap Analysis TimeLine Figure 1. Some of the visualization tools used for project management [1]. No matter what Read Article Preparing Documentation for Output – Who needs What? It is a very common misconception for beginners (and even some experienced) board designers to just push the “buttons” or menu “commands” in the software for outputting fabrication & assembly data. However, there are set-ups that have to be done before you can use those buttons and commands. (Altium Designer® commands highlighted in RED below.) While there are many ways to develop documentation for a board, it is important to realize the need to Read Article Team Development for PCB Designers There Are Lots of I’s in The Word Team The old adage is there is no “i” in the word team. But, in reality, there are a lot of “I’s”—interface, interaction, intercommunication and integration to name a few. In today’s global supply chain (I use the acronym GSC) economy, product development rarely, if ever, rests with just a handful of individuals or even a handful of companies. In the highly competitive electronics market sector, there are Read Article Rigid Outer-Layers to Reduce Cost Why is a 4-layer Rigid Flex Less Expensive than 3-layer Rigid Flex? Designing flex and rigid-flex can be tricky. Not only do you need to design for a product that will bend, fold and flex, you are working with different materials and fabrication processes. Plusm it is difficult to clearly communicate how the part should flex in final application. Typically, the goal is to use the most cost-effective stack up that meets both your electrical and Read Article Flattening Your Workflow: A Guide to “Flat” Style Project Management As flat organizations become more popular so do the methods and processes that come along with them. This blog discusses not the flat organizational structure itself but how a flat organization functions within the project management arena. The principles of project management learned from a flat organization can be adopted in the flattest companies to the most hierarchically structured organizations. Being “flat” is hip but why should I do it Read Article Agile for Hardware: Sprints and Working Prototypes Today, there is a plethora of changes emerging in product development. In these next few blog posts, we’ll focus on one of them: agile practices on hardware design. As traditional products become more complicated, many engineering firms have been adopting methods to increase productivity and streamline the development process. More software and electronic components are going into mechanical products than ever before, and efficiency is key to Read Article Weekly Digest: Dan Beeker Podcast and more This week we have a new podcast and a special promotion going on as well. Read on for details. The OnTrack Podcast with Judy Warner What does it mean, it’s all about the space? Tune in to hear AltiumLive speaker Dan Beeker talk about his keynote topic, “ It’s all about the space” . A student of Rick Hartley and Ralph Morrison, Dan is eager to share the behaviors and nuances of the electromagnetic field. Listen in to learn. You can also listen to Read Article EMC and Signal Integrity with Dan Beeker Learn about EMC and signal integrity in a really fresh way with expert Dan Beeker. Watch or listen to this podcast episode and learn about the importance of space in energy movement. Read Article Deep Space Gas Stations Prepare for In-Space Market One of our favorite things to do here at Altium is to support entrepreneurs and their innovative startup companies by equipping them with our PCB design tools. Orbit Fab is one such company. In this article, partners Daniel Faber and Jeremy Schiel share their vision for the future of space and the critical need for satellite fueling stations. With help from our partners at Bolt, a technology accelerator, Orbit Fab has developed a preliminary Read Article Go to Market Fast With Bolt’s In-House Engineering Team and Accelerators Recently we had the opportunity to get to know Tyler Mincey , the VP of Engineering at Bolt which is a hardware and software accelerator with offices in San Francisco and Boston. In this interview, we talk with Mincey about his passion for engineering and the incredible work being accomplished at Bolt. Their unique model of providing venture capital along with an in-house engineering team continues to fuel a growing portfolio. Bolt is part of Read Article Weekly Digest: Problem Solving and Price in PCB Design Get the latest information from Industry Experts, Altium webinars, videos and more. Read about problem-solving methodology from expert Happy Holden, and get up to speed on cost vs. price with Kella Knack in her article about the economics of PCB design. Read on for the weekly digest and let us know what you’d like to see more of in the comments below. Expert Articles on the PCB Design Blog Check out the new content on the blog this week: Problem Read Article 50:23 Design and Library Migration to Altium Designer Watch Video Managing Your PCB Work-in-Progress Data The recent trends of shorter product lifecycles have resulted in increased customer expectations that crave quick delivery of feature-rich products. Electronic companies that haven’t progressed their design process and remain stuck with the conventional way of managing their ECAD data find it to be very costly and inefficient. 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