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Ein Blockschaltbild oder auch Übersichtsschaltbild ist eine vereinfachte und abstrahierte Darstellung der Funktionen und Beziehungen zwischen Komponenten und Baugruppen eines komplexeren Schaltplans. Blockschaltbilder helfen allen Beteiligten, bei komplexeren Projekten den Überblick zu behalten. In diesem Artikel gehen wir auf folgende Fragen in: Welche Vorteile haben Blockschaltbilder bei komplexeren Projekten? Welche Tools eignen sich, um...

The electronics manufacturing market is projected to hit USD 666.97 billion by 2025, with much of the growth driven by high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) production. HMLV prioritizes flexibility, customization, and rapid iteration. Unlike high-volume manufacturing with stable supply chains, HMLV demands sourcing strategies that can adapt to shifting BOMs, short lead times, and strict compliance requirements. Suppliers often describe HMLV sourcing as...

The semiconductor industry is projected to reach USD 697 billion by 2025 and could exceed USD 1 trillion by the end of the decade, fueled by growth in generative AI, EVs, 5G, and connected devices. But behind the strong growth outlook is a supply chain challenge rooted in the recent global chip shortage: overordering. From 2020 to 2023, long lead times and supply uncertainty led many companies to place duplicate orders with multiple suppliers to...

Supervisor and reset ICs ensure predictable system operation. They monitor voltages, timing, and processor activity, generating resets or controlling logic. This prevents inconsistent behavior from discrete components. Integrating these functions offers deterministic control and avoids undefined processor states during power-up or supply transients. Supervisor ICs vary, offering voltage monitoring, watchdog timers, sequencing, or backup...

Performing system reset and startup goes beyond power sequencing, which is only one of the important functions for system bring-up. System reset ICs can implement a series of monitoring and toggling tasks, including supervising power rails, clearing logic states, and monitoring important signals while a system comes online. This kind of controlled bring-up is an important part of application initialization and controlled power distribution that...

Mechanical engineering has grown increasingly complex, with cross-functional collaboration now a core priority in electronics design. The need to consult various stakeholders, from neighboring PCB designers to procurement teams and manufacturers, brings with it more insight into workflow bottlenecks. But recognizing these challenges does not mean engineers should accept the time and cost constraints of outdated processes. Instead, they should...

Medical OEM buyers face unique pressures: strict compliance, lifecycle stability, and patient safety. Octopart centralizes sourcing, ensuring every part is easy to find, meets regulatory, availability, and traceability requirements. The Pressures Facing Medical OEM Buyers From surgical monitors to implants, medical devices are required to function flawlessly 24/7 in hospital environments and the human body itself. For purchasing teams at...

Mechanical engineers face tighter timelines, smaller product footprints, and rising pressure to align seamlessly with electrical teams.  In today’s design environment, disconnection between engineers can no longer go untreated. The demand on teams brings with it a need to simplify inter-departmental interactions, and communication is at the core of all developments.  Despite CAD adoption, design data still lives in isolated silos, making...

Many electronic medical devices incorporate mechanical form factors which restrict the size, space, and placement of components in the PCB. In the not-too-distant past, mechanical prototyping relied heavily on prototyped electrical and mechanical assemblies to ensure form and fit inside the device enclosure or in the intended deployment environment. However, today’s MCAD tools have helped to eliminate mechanical prototyping spins while enabling...