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High Performance Design Systems with SI Guru Scott McMorrow High Performance Design Systems with SI Guru Scott McMorrow In this episode of the OnTrack Podcast, one of those world renown SI gurus, Scott McMorrow, CTO of Samtec Inc.’s Signal Integrity Group, connects with Judy Warner to discuss signal integrity concerns, and especially Samtec’s Webinar series, gEEk spEEk. Read Article
Printed Circuit Design in Altium Designer Printed Electronics is emerging to become as common as 3D printing. With this fast-emerging technology, new possibilities have come into Watch Video
How to do PCB Trace Length Matching vs. Frequency How to do PCB Trace Length Matching vs. Frequency Keeping high speed signals properly timed and synchronized requires PCB trace length matching vs frequency. Here’s how it works. Read Article
Using the iPad Pro for Electronic Design Using the iPad Pro for Electronic Design Altium Concord Pro® on Altium 365 was updated with a smoother, more feature-full and more intuitive interface for the web design viewer. I want to use this occasion to share with you some of my favourite apps and websites for electronic design. Read Article
Light Pipes Explained Light Pipes Explained What do you do if you need to protect your device from the elements, be that wet or dusty conditions, high humidity, or external EMI? Read Article
Holiday Gift Guide Altium Customer Edition Holiday Gift Guide - Customer Edition Innovative gifts from Altium’s Customers to fill your new year with cheer. Read Article
Common Signal Integrity Pitfalls with Hans Klos Common Signal Integrity Pitfalls with Hans Klos Join us as Hans and Judy discuss the HyperLynx Connector tool, their upcoming webinar collaboration, and common signal integrity pitfalls. Read Article
Save Money and Keep PCB Costs Down with Consistent Documentation Tools Save Money and Keep PCB Costs Down with Consistent Documentation Tools Calculating PCB costs requires professional PCB drawing tools with mechanical and electrical standards incorporated intelligently for aggressive pricing. ALTIUM DESIGNER PCB design tools capable of tracking costs and keeping production expenditures in budget. Produce low-cost instructions with elegant drill files Calculating printed circuit board fabrication and assembly costs requires knowledge of the design. The design is communicated in the Read Article
59:55 Altium Designer® 21: A Better Way To Design The design process often requires repetitive work with tedious tasks. Altium Designer 21 represents a better way to design by Watch Video
When Should You Use a Flex Circuit? When Should You Use a Flex Circuit? The two predominant reasons for using flex or rigid flex, are to solve a packaging issue or reduce the space and weight of the electronics package. These two are often interrelated and space, weight and packaging, (SWaP) will continue to be a driving force in PCB design. Read Article
How to Use Thermocouples in Your Next Project How to Use Thermocouples in Your Next Project Thermocouples are the final sensor type in a series where we look at all the main types of temperature sensors you might use in an electronics project. In this series, we have looked at the various ways to implement different temperature sensors in your project. At the end of the series, we’ll be putting the sensors and implementations in a head to head competition using real-world conditions. Through this real-world testing, will gain a better Read Article
learn electrical engineering online How Distance Learners are Using Upverter to Learn Electrical Engineering Online Upverter Education brings distance learners together to learn electrical engineering online. Looking back on my own experiences as a student, I am amazed at the depth of subject matter in most electrical engineering courses. Today’s generation of engineering students is facing major challenges in accessing truly comprehensive courses on electronics design, especially now that so many schools are operating remotely. Distance learning in a hands-on Read Article
learn pcb design online Where You Can Learn PCB Design Online If you’ve wanted to learn more about PCB design and how to use CAD tools, it can be difficult to find comprehensive resources online. Now with Upverter Education, you can access a comprehensive set of courses alongside browser-based design tools. Here’s how Upverter Education can help you learn PCB design online. Read Article
Include IC Pin Numbers in Your Altium Designer Parts Data Include IC Pin Numbers in Your Altium Designer Parts Data When you create components, you’ll really be creating 3 different CAD models: a schematic symbol, PCB footprint, and 3D model. Integrated circuits need multiple pieces of information, including courtyards, IC pin numbers, designators, and electrical simulation models to be most effective in your PCB design and analysis tools. If you’re working with most CAD tools, you won’t have the features you need to perform all of these tasks. Enter Altium Read Article
SnapEDA Google for Electronic Components with Natasha Baker SnapEDA Google for Electronic Components with Natasha Baker Natasha joins us to discuss the origin of SnapEDA, its free automated part builder, Instabuild, and what transparency means to engineering. Read Article
30:28 Altium Designer 20 Meet The Next Generation Of Easy, Modern, And Powerful It’s time to meet the next generation of Easy, Modern, and Powerful PCB design. Join us during this live webinar Watch Video
Sharing Inside and Outside Your Altium 365 Workspace Sharing Inside and Outside Your Altium 365 Workspace Forget about sending emails with design data. You can use sharing in Altium 365 to give anyone access to your PCB projects within a web browser. Read Article