Circuit Breakers in Your PCB and Your Bill of Materials Circuit breakers are not required in every system, but in some environments they are the main source of protection against overvoltage/high current, as well as any damage that can result from power surges. Circuit breakers are best known for use in residential circuit protection, but they can be used in any environment (such as power systems and industrial systems) that require circuit protection. Some circuit breakers can be mounted on a PCB Read Article Don’t Let Unmanageable Tools Deny You the Joy of Designing a PCB There are a lot of “firsts” in our lives; the first time we drove alone after getting our driver’s license, going out on our first real date, buying our first home. These moments, and millions of others like them, are supposed to bring a feeling of joy when we remember them. Another moment of joy for me was the first PCB design that I worked on. I remember routing traces on a design that a co-worker opened up for me the first time I sat in front Read Article Stephen Chavez Calls on PCB Designers to Get Involved Stephen Chavez has a passion for PCB design and fabrication. If you are a PCB designer, listen in and get involved. Click to listen or watch the OnTrack Podcast Episode. Read Article 2:30 Why Altium? Watch Video Low Power Electronics: Do You Need a Battery to Keep Your Circuit Boards Online? I was recently chatting with a friend of mine about his new hardware startup and how his progress on his new product was coming along. He was building a Bluetooth device and his first run at a prototype only kept his circuit board online for 40 minutes before draining the battery. I’ve noticed the difficulty of many IoT devices is that often they need to run for long periods of time. Whether it’s something you can wear or a sensor in a smart home Read Article Online PCB Fabrication: What to Know About Small or Large PCB Printing Services If you’re like any designer, you’ve probably spent more time than necessary trying to hammer out all the kinks of your printed circuit board before you go into making your device. But, especially if you’re not particularly part of the industry, you might wonder how exactly the “printed” gets put into the “printed circuit board”. After you’ve spent time learning the particulars of PCB design and laying out your new dream device, it’s time to bring Read Article The Benefits of Using a BOM Management Tool for PCB I am perhaps the worst speller in the history of the world. I’m the guy who asks his wife to sign the guestbook because I’m terrified that I will mess up someone’s name or write an unintelligible comment. 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Digital devices use printed circuit board Read Article Using Rules-Driven Design to Control a High-Frequency Board There was a time where high-frequency design belonged to realm of specialized engineers who lived in a world all of their own. For those of us designing printed circuit boards we rarely ventured into this realm, and when we did we were very happy to turn over that portion of the design to those engineers. They would perform calculations based on formulas that seemed to originate from the mystic arts, and then direct us to how the circuit should Read Article MOVE INTERFERENCE CHECKING TO ELECTRONIC DESIGN FOR A MORE EFFICIENT FLOW The completed electronic design moves to mechanical designers for interference checking for electronic design. That iterative approach delays and can even cause missed deadlines. 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Understanding and Surviving Shortages Every EE and PCB is feeling the pinch of component shortages these days. How in the world have basic standard capacitors become scarce? When are we going to see the end of this annoying state of affairs? How can designers work around these shortages and get their work done--on time?! I gave John Watson of LeGrand a call to ask these Read Article 1:16 Part Search Panel Watch Video Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page127 Current page128 Page129 Page130 Page131 Page132 Next page ›› Last page Last » Load More
