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Strategies for Sourcing Hard To Find Electronic Components
13 minBlog
Sourcing hard-to-find components can be a significant challenge. Whether due to supply chain disruptions, obsolescence, or sudden spikes in demand, the availability of critical electronic parts can impact production timelines and costs. This article explores four practical strategies for sourcing these elusive components, detailing their value-add and providing insights on when to use each approach.
1. Building Strong Relationships with...
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As Wafer Fab Capacity Grows, Where is the New Packaging Capacity?
8 minBlog
The semiconductor industry is going through a major change. With the growing demand for faster and more efficient electronics, companies are increasing their wafer production to keep up. However, a big question is emerging: where will the new packaging capacity come from to support this growth? Advanced packaging technologies are essential for connecting wafer production to the final semiconductor products. The industry's future depends on these...
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Multi-CAD Support Will Be a Game Changer for Electronics Design Teams
4 minBlog
It's official: we've entered the era of multi-CAD support! One of the biggest challenges in the EDA industry over the past decades has been vendor lock. The entire EDA software business model has, in some ways, relied on vendor lock to ensure growth, especially as new design and analysis capabilities have made their way into EDA software suites. This always made it quite difficult to develop workflows around a design when multiple tools were...
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Why Altium Designer is Your Next Step for PCB Design
46 minWebinars
With Autodesk EAGLE officially reaching its end of life on June 7, 2026, now is the perfect time to explore the industry-leading PCB design tool. In this webinar, we’ll show you Altium’s designer-first paradigm, where designers are at the core of innovation. Altium Designer and Altium 365 empower engineers by providing a seamless connection across every stage of the product development landscape.
Altium Designer offers a more intuitive and...
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Modernizing Engineering Workflows: Altium Designer 25 and the Future of Concurrent Design
44 minWebinars
In today’s electronics industry, not using tools that promote seamless collaboration across engineering domains can lead to costly delays, errors, and missed opportunities. Without the right solution, teams working in different engineering domains can struggle to stay aligned.
Are you ready to improve your team’s workflow? Altium Designer 25 offers the collaboration tools you need. With integrated ECAD, MCAD, harness, multi-board, simulation...
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Top 10 Electronics Components Every Engineering Student Must Know
5 minBlog
Understanding the fundamental components of electronics is crucial for any engineer. Whether you're starting your first project or refining your skills, knowing these components will enhance your ability to design and build effective circuits. This guide will help you understand the key components you’ll often encounter throughout your electronics design journey. It also explains how to use resources from the Student Lab—like the Mouser...
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Reshoring and Regionalization: Mitigating Supply Chain Risks and Lead Times
8 minBlog
Many companies are reconsidering where they manufacture their products in today's interconnected world. Over the past few decades, it has been common for businesses to offshore production to countries with lower labor costs. However, there is a growing trend of companies moving their manufacturing operations closer to home, a practice known as reshoring or regionalizing their production. This shift aims to reduce risks in the supply chain and...
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Wire Bonding in Altium Designer
7 minBlog
Introduction
Wire bonding technology has evolved significantly over the years and so has its use cases and applications. As devices become more compact and powerful, designers need precise tools to handle complex interconnects, and Altium Designer has responded with capabilities that streamline wire bonding for Chip-on-Board (COB) designs, stacked dies in cavity, and other high-performance applications. This article explores the advanced wire...
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Multi-CAD Support Aids Legacy Product Maintenance
5 minBlog
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Some products created by PCB designers won't have a very long lifetime. For example, consumer electronics is one area where product designs are constantly evolving, and many products are considered throwaway. At the other end of the spectrum, you have areas such as aerospace and some industrial systems. These products can be expected to have very long lifetimes and vendors of these products are expected to maintain a repository of design and...
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