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In a previous article, I described the various aspects of noise margins, their sources and why it is necessary to sum up all the noise margins for every logic component utilized in a given design. This two-part article addresses why noise margin analysis is a critical element within the design rule creation process, and how that analysis is incorporated into the final design rule set. Part 1 addresses the three elements comprising a design rule...

Altium Concord Pro™ as a standalone product and brand name has been discontinued and the capabilities are now available as part of our Altium enterprise solutions. Learn more here. I’m working on several projects that require new PCB assemblies, and this presented a great opportunity to try Altium’s new product: Concord Pro™. Concord Pro is a component management system which makes component creation and organization much easier than using the...

Altium, a leading global developer of software for electronics design, and Sierra Circuits, a leading US provider of quick turn PCB prototyping and medium production services, invite you to participate in a joint webinar "Best Practices for Successful Rigid-Flex Design Fabrication."

As Part of Altium Academy Virtual Sessions, In this session, we will cover the basics of hierarchical design, design intent through schematic based rules and net classes and verifying schematics prior to transferring to the PCB.

Current devices have constantly increasing switching speeds and higher requirements for signal integrity and meeting the timing. In this session, get an insight how these challenges can be addressed and converted into a solid and robust PCB Design using most modern tools and methods.

Most of my recent projects have been working towards building a high CRI (Colour Rendering Index) light panel for cinematography. A good quality video light panel is expensive, and for good reason, but as a maker, I tend to like buying things instead of just buying them. My goal was to build a 300-320W panel. However, I’ve come to realize that the limitation for a panel with that many LEDs is not driving them, but instead reflowing the board. A...

Slot sized photogates are common in a lot of equipment and machinery, suitable for reading incredibly high count encoder wheels or detecting objects breaking the beam. While they are useful for many applications, commercially available models typically have a slot width less than 2mm. This doesn’t allow you to work with a larger gap to detect a large object. I’m working on a desktop injection molding machine, and want to detect the part dropping...

Manufacturers often encounter designs that must be put on hold due to manufacturability issues. If you're a manufacturer, this probably doesn't surprise you; some designers can be very cavalier with their design choices. Although these designs may be innovative and useful from a signal integrity and layout perspective, they may not be manufacturable or may result in low yield. The trick to avoiding redesigns and reducing PCB manufacturing time...

Click here to jump to the viewer embed and browse this project In a previous blog post, I showed the process for building a schematic for a custom USB charger board using Altium Designer. This board requires a small number of components and some particular attention to the USB power supply design/decoupling networks, but aside from this it’s quite easy to build out the connections you need for the USB A connectors. Here, I’ll show the strategy...