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Op amps probably form the basis of amplifier knowledge for many digital designers, and there may not be much that comes after that in electronics classes. A friend of mine once joked, “you only needed to learn RF and analog circuits to pass your qualifying exams.” This is understandable; unless someone has worked in telecom or developing test instruments, they probably worked mostly on low frequency analog or in digital systems and did not have...

With the challenges of 2020 behind us, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for hardware designers in 2021? In this article Vince Mazur, Technical Product Marketing Engineer at Altium, looks ahead to three emerging trends and share steps to address each one successfully in the year ahead. Introduction It's an understatement to say that 2020 is a year that we won't soon forget. Last year imposed many new challenges on all of us--...

Whether for thermal performance, electrical isolation, or mechanical strength, your aluminum PCB needs the precision of Altium Designer to meet your design requirements. Altium Designer allows almost any aspect of your circuit boards to be customized, including the metal core or backing on an aluminum PCB. Designers can also specify other materials in their documentation for their fabricator, such as ceramics, aluminum flex PCBs, or other...

PCB design collaboration becomes seamless with a complete suite of design tools and a cloud platform for viewing CAD drawings. Your PCB design software should streamline the entire process, from creation to manufacturing. Instead of relying on freeware or mechanical programs like AutoCAD, empower your team with powerful tools that enable secure access to all design files in a PCB project, ensuring efficient and effective collaboration.  Whether...

With Altium’s free PCBDOC viewer, every member of your design team will have read-only access to your design data leaving nothing to chance. ALTIUM DESIGNER Any kind of file viewing should be an easy process for your PCB design software. Your printed circuit board design may have started with just yourself or a small team of people, but by the time it is completed there will be a lot more involved. There will be people checking to make...

When we talk about S-parameters, impedance matching, transmission lines, and other fundamental concepts in RF/high-speed PCB design, the concept of 50 Ohm impedance comes up over and over. Look through signaling standards, component datasheets, application notes, and design guidelines on the internet; this is one impedance value that comes up repeatedly. So where did the 50 Ohm impedance standard come from and why is it important? Taken in...

SPICE simulation saves you critical time in the prototyping phase. Understanding your simulation interface makes it simple to analyze how your circuits work in different scenarios. Altium Designer provides an intuitive, dedicated interface to support your simulation verification, setup, and analysis directly in your schematic environment. You also benefit from growing support for popular model formats, as well as generic models, simplifying...

Expertly maneuver around obstacles on a densely populated board, routing deep into your BGA, eliminating the need for extra signal layers. With an intelligent obstacle avoidance...

Share live PCB designs and snapshots with anyone, accessible anywhere, from any device with powerful browser-based design visualization and commenting capabilities.