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New Dimensions of PCB Simulation and Modeling In this interview, they discuss why they developed this software and what solutions they can now offer design engineers. Read Article

How to Speed Up Your DFM Report View Process in the Cloud Make sure your design will be produced with high quality and yield with our DFM report guidelines. You’ll want to perform DFM analysis at multiple stages during the design process. Read Article

Antipad Diameter, Crosstalk, and IBM’s Results from IPC APEX EXPO 2021 Interlayer crosstalk begins with antipad diameters, and IBM’s results help us see how antipad diameter on back-drilled PTHs affect signal integrity. Read Article

Microstrip Ground Plane Clearance: How Close is Too Close? Make sure to account for microstrip ground clearance when using copper pour on the surface layer. We’ll examine what happens with microstrips, striplines, and coplanar waveguides. Read Article

How to Design Castellated Holes and Edges in a PCB for an SMD Module Modules on small PCBs can be quickly surface-mounted to a carrier board with castellated holes. Here’s how you can design castellated edges. Read Article

Reinventing the Business of Electronics Altium’s Chief Ecosystem Officer, Ted Pawela, and Altium’s Chief Software Architect, Leigh Gawne, join us to give us information about the launching of Nexar—an open ecosystem with zero cost. Read Article

Complete Guide to DFM Analysis Make sure your design will be produced with high quality and yield with our DFM analysis guidelines. You’ll want to perform DFM analysis at multiple stages during the design process. Read Article

Wideband Signal Processing and Analysis in Ultra-high Speed PCB Design Wideband signal analysis may seem like black magic, but it does more than create pretty graphs. Read our introduction to wideband signal analysis to learn more. Read Article

7. Serial Communications Protocols - 1-Wire

Serial Communications Protocols: Part Seven - 1-Wire Many Serial Communication Protocols are available for transferring data between electronic devices, whether that’s a microcontroller reading data from a sensor or sending data to a storage device. This is one of a series of articles that will cover some of the more popular protocols in common usage. We’ll complete the series with a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each. My aim is that the series will prove to be a useful Read Article

Serial Communications Protocols Part Six - I2C In this next installment in our series on serial communications protocols, we’re looking at the popular I2C protocol. This follows on from the preceding articles where we are looking at some of the different types of Serial Communication Protocols available. These provide a practical solution to the transfer of data between devices over reasonably short distances. Typical applications include the capture of large amounts of data from data Read Article

Serial Communications Protocols Part 5 - SPI Standard In this next article in our series that is looking at different types of Serial Communication Protocols, we will be looking at the popular SPI protocols. This is one of many popular protocols in common usage that we will be looking at. We will provide a useful summary of each type’s advantages and disadvantages at the end of this series. SPI stands for Serial Peripheral Interface. It is a serial communication bus commonly used for short-distance Read Article

PCB Layout Guidelines for Switching Power Supplies and Regulators Read our list of layout guidelines for switching power supplies and high current voltage regulators. Read Article

Unleashing your High Density PCB Designs Chris Hunrath, Vice President of Technology at Insulectro joins us in this episode and learn how PCB designers can benefit from this new (not so new) Modified Semi Additive Process (MSAP) Technology. Read Article

The Best Design Collaboration Tools for Electronics Engineers Altium 365 includes the best collaboration tools for electrical engineers, MCAD engineers, and PCB design professionals. Read Article

How to Combat Power Supply EMI in Your PCB Power supply EMI can be like a ghost lurking in your PCB layout, but some simple design choices can help you prevent excess EMI from your power supply or power regulator. Read Article

On-Demand Webinar: One-Stop Design Team Configuration A heavy focus is usually put on managing your design data, but what about managing your design team? A mismanaged Watch Video

RF PCB Material Comparison for mmWave Devices Here’s a comparison of the best RF PCB materials or your high-frequency analog products. Read Article