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Learn any issues upfront before sending your board design to manufacturing. In this episode, we are honored to have both Anaya Vardya and John Bushie of American Standard Circuits, Inc. They will share the inspiration behind their popular technical Ebook series that help design engineers to design a manufacturable circuit board. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: Show Highlights: Intro...

Embedded computers, vision devices, DAQ modules, and much more will all need some memory, whether it’s a Flash chip or a RAM module. Normally, something like a Flash memory chip or a small eMMC module would not be used for temporary storage as the device requires constant rewrites. Instead, if you happen to need a volatile (i.e., temporary) memory solution, you would go for static or dynamic RAM (SRAM or DRAM). Between these two types of RAMs...

Design rules are a must for any PCB design, but for them to be active and effective they need to be properly scoped and prioritized. Too often designers construct rules only for them to create conflict or be completely ignored or overtaken by another rule. The updated Altium Designer rules and constraints editor allows designers to easily define and save design scope for any scenario. And to combat unused design rules, the new rules interface...

Design rules are a must for any PCB design, but for them to be active and effective they need to be properly scoped and prioritized. Too often designers construct rules only for them to create conflict or be completely ignored or overtaken by another rule. The updated Altium Designer rules and constraints editor allows designers to easily define and save design scope for any scenario. And to combat unused design rules, the new rules interface...

Design rules are a must for any PCB design, but for them to be active and effective they need to be properly scoped and prioritized. Too often designers construct rules only for them to create conflict or be completely ignored or overtaken by another rule. The updated Altium Designer rules and constraints editor allows designers to easily define and save design scope for any scenario. And to combat unused design rules, the new rules interface...

The PCB fabrication process involves a range of quality control measures and testing to ensure a design can be produced reliably at scale. Many of these quality checks happen without the designer's direct involvement, but critical tests like board bring-up and functional testing during prototyping fall on the designer. These tests later become integrated into the manufacturing process for larger production runs, ensuring the design meets the...

Try searching for “rugged electronics” on the internet, and you’ll probably find a lot of videos showing people stepping on their smartphones. Rugged electronics need to take a punch mechanically, but there is more that goes into a rugged system than being able to survive a drop on the pavement. This is as much about enclosure design as it is about component selection and manufacturing choices. Mil-aero designers often use the term “harsh...

Getting started with design rules can sometimes be a difficult task, but it doesn’t have to be. A proper structure is key to managing a lot of data, and with many designs having hundreds of rules and constraints attached to them, organization is a must.  Altium Designer has added a new design rules user interface along with a new way to define rules, while not compromising past methods. Now, rules and constraints have a design centric view...

Getting started with design rules can sometimes be a difficult task, but it doesn’t have to be. A proper structure is key to managing a lot of data, and with many designs having hundreds of rules and constraints attached to them, organization is a must.  Altium Designer has added a new design rules user interface along with a new way to define rules, while not compromising past methods. Now, rules and constraints have a design-centric view...