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The rise of remote work has revolutionized how we approach electronics design collaboration. With a significant shift towards virtual electronics teams, understanding the nuances of PCB design remote work and employing efficient remote work practices in electronics is more crucial than ever. The Rise of Remote Engineering Teams On the employer side, remote teams carry lower expenses and provide access to a broader pool of talent. Both points...

When I work with my team and talk with clients, we spend a lot of time sending files back and forth or making sure design data is updated in a client’s FTP site. Now that we use Altium 365, we have a secure cloud collaboration tool for PCB design, revision tracking, and PCB project management. The challenge in this environment is regulating user access to sensitive projects. Customers don’t always want to see their designs exposed to everyone...

To Create the Best Designs, Download the Best Circuit Maker Software from Altium. ALTIUM DESIGNER The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use. To save yourself from the trouble of working with a mixture of design tools in multiple systems you need Altium Designer, the circuit maker software that contains all the tools you need in one system. Now you can sign up for Altium Designer. Creating a printed...

More and more RF or radio PCB designs are being used every day, and if you aren’t already working with them you may find yourself doing so very soon. To make sure you have the greatest advantage, use the best RF PCB design software you can get; Altium Designer. ALTIUM DESIGNER Working through radio PCB design commandments like frequency, components, noise, and layer management with ease. The communication gap is shrinking all over the...

The question of what PCB thickness to use might seem quite basic, but in many systems, it is an important mechanical consideration. In some designs, you are forced into a thicker board as the layer count begins to increase unless you take an HDI approach. In other designs, such as Flex designs, there is no standard or common thickness because all stacks of designs in these domains will be customized. No matter what total thickness and tolerance...

A lot of designers tend to focus on potential signal integrity problems when selecting PCB substrate materials. This is definitely understandable; high speed/high frequency devices require low losses and flat dispersion within the relevant bandwidth to prevent signal distortion, and this is often a starting point for selecting PCB substrate materials. However, dielectric properties are not the full story of your laminate materials. Your PCB...

The primary goal of your traces is to carry signals throughout your board without losses. To do this properly, you must familiarize yourself with the requirements for signals on the printed circuit board and how to optimize the topology of the board in terms of signal integrity. We will analyze the most popular routing cases applicable for using the Gloss and Retrace tools in Altium Designer to optimize your signal integrity. Gloss Tool Demo: 15...