PCB Design Basics for New Designers New designers should follow this guide to help them get started with a new project. Read Article E-Book: Navigating PCB Manufacturing: Part 1 Every designer should take time to understand the PCB manufacturing process. This e-book will guide designers through important concepts in PCB fabrication, assembly, and DFM. Read Article Selecting Materials for High Voltage PCB Design and Layout Your high voltage PCB design will need a board material that’s specifically designed to tolerate high voltages, as well as potential for overvoltage and high temperature. Read Article How To: Impedance Matching and Terminating Capacitive Loads Impedance matching and capacitive load termination are examined in this article. Read Article AltiumLive 2022: Learn, Connect, and Get Inspired Lawrence Romine drops important announcements for the upcoming AltiumLive 2022 Virtual Summit. Watch or listen on the go now. Read Article How Altium Designer can help you avoid stock, cost, and lifecycle surprises Designing is stressful enough unfortunately we now also have to worry about components constantly being out of stock or obsolete Watch Video Overview of PCB Design Outputs and Manufacturing Files Make sure you know which PCB design output files your fabricator and assembler need to ensure they can build your PCBA. Read Article 9:29 What Is BOM Management? Improving Supply Chain Success It’s no secret that component shortages have become more frequent this year. In fact, countries around the world are losing billions in revenue due to supply issues. According to EPSNews, “In 2021, there’s such a severe shortage of semiconductors that the automotive industry is set to lose more than $100 billion in sales because it can’t get chips.” Having the right components on hand is more crucial than ever as availability, obsolescence Watch Video Mastering Your PCB Design Tool as the Industry Evolves with Stephen Chavez This is a not-to-be-missed episode with a very respected electrical engineer, Stephen Chavez! Stephen encourages and motivates PCB designers like you to keep learning and succeed in the electronics industry. Read Article How to Design a Custom Arduino Shield Board Custom Arduino shields are easy to design with the right PCB layout tools. If you’re a hobbyist or student, take a look at our guide on custom Arduino shields. Read Article Using Altium 365 Over Your Vanilla Version Control System A review on the highlights of Altium 365 and why you would choose it over your vanilla version control system. Read Article Why Version Control Systems for PCB Designers are Useful A review on what a version control system is, what it does, and why you should be using it for your Altium projects. Read Article Meeting Standards: IPC 6012 Class 3 Via Sizes and Annular Rings Take a look at the above image of a PCB layout, specifically the vias and drill holes poking through the silkscreen. It's quite clear that some of these vias are off-center, meaning the drill hit that created these vias was not dead-center in the receiving land. This leaves behind an annular ring, something which might be considered a defect in certain IPC product classes. Under the IPC standards for rigid boards, we have several possible Read Article When to Use Tented vs. Untented Vias in Your PCB Layout Some designers swear by tented vias and prefer to always use them. When should these be used and when should they be avoided? We’ll explore in this article. Read Article Design Your Electronic Device with Hacking in Mind A very eye-opening world of hacking and understanding the never-ending risk to secure your electronic device. You wouldn’t want to miss this episode with a famous “good hacker” Joe grand. Watch now or listen on the go. Read Article SAP (Semi-Additive PCB Process) – How Creative Can You Be? Challenge how creative you can be! Can SAP processes produce plated through vias? Read this article to find out! Read Article What is PCB Star Grounding and Why Would Anyone Use It? PCB star grounding can encourage bad design practices that lead to radiated EMI emissions in your PCB layout. Read Article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page44 Current page45 Page46 Page47 Page48 Page49 Next page ›› Last page Last » Load More
