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Industry standards are crucial to maintaining product quality and ensuring that the aerospace and defense sectors receive safe and reliable parts. There is also the added benefit of transparency—buyers are able to visualize the procurement and supply chain processes and the care taken to eliminate defective and counterfeit products from their inventories.  AS6081 is one of those standards leveraged by the electronics sector and is crucial to the...

PCB design teams rely heavily—increasingly, even—on collaboration through digital platforms to bring new products to market. Spread across different locations and often relying on remote work, these teams depend on tech solutions to share large files like schematics, Gerbers, and bills of materials (BOMs). However, this collaborative spirit comes with a sizable shadow: the ever-present threat of data breaches. And that shadow continues to grow...

As the rate of technical change increases year-on-year, the frequency of design change requests and the resulting reworks keeps designers in a position of anticipation. Not knowing the kinds of adaptations to come down the pipeline—for a variety of reasons—makes it increasingly challenging to meet requirements at the required rate.  This is where process and transparency come into play as designers benefit from proactive communication—a...

DesignCon is the premier high-speed communications and system design event, bringing together engineers, designers, and industry leaders to explore cutting-edge tools and technologies. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, DesignCon 2025 will take place January 28–30 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley. With a conference featuring 14 expertly curated tracks and an expo showcasing the latest advancements, this is the...

Every PCB designer knows the drill: research and select components that meet specifications, document your decisions, and somehow keep track of it all throughout the design process. Between searching for available parts that meet project requirements, checking stock availability, and capturing documentation, the overall procurement process can consume a significant portion of design time. And as designs become more complex, each step becomes...

Why did we choose this voltage regulator? What requirement drove the selection of that capacitor? What were the thermal constraints that led to this power management IC? Electronics engineers often find themselves working like archaeologists, carefully excavating through layers of old design decisions to understand why specific components were chosen. Six months after making these selections, the reasoning behind the choices can be buried under...

Welcome to the fifth article in our series, Mastering EMI Control in PCB Design. In this article, we’ll dive deeper into power distribution strategies and discuss how to optimize them for better Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) performance in your PCB projects. Figure 1 - Example of a decoupling strategy in Altium Designer® A key factor in controlling EMI and improving signal integrity on a digital printed circuit board is implementing...

Amid growing tensions over global trade, President-Elect Donald Trump has proposed tariffs as high as 60–100% on imported goods, including semiconductors. Here’s the good, the bad, and how the industry is responding. While the aim is to stimulate increased domestic production and deliver long-term strategic advantage, in the short-term, President-Elect Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs would have very profound economic and operational...

While expectations are somewhat varied and, after an adjustment made in July by Statista reducing the global consumer electronics sales forecast from $1.07 trillion to $977, perhaps now less optimistic than they were, after a successful 2024, it’s clear the electronics industry is on track for robust growth in 2025.   “The global semiconductor market is closing out 2024 on a high note, as the industry reached its highest-ever monthly sales total...