Upgrade from AutoCAD PCB Design Software to Altium Designer's Unified Environment Most designers are familiar with AutoCAD electrical PCB design software for mechanical or construction drafting, and for making important engineering diagrams. AutoCAD PCB design is great for many tasks involved in electrical or mechanical engineering, but PCB designers need more than mechanical drafting tools to make advanced electronics. To get your designs to the next level, you need the best set of ECAD tools on the market, rather than using Read Article What PCB Copper Thickness Should You Use? Do you know what PCB copper thickness you should use in your circuit board? Learn more about 0.5 oz/sq ft or 1.0 oz/sq ft copper thickness standards and what it means for your fabrication process in this guide. Read Article The Anatomy of Your Schematic Netlist, Ports, and Net Names Your schematic netlist will create the link between components as you build your schematic sheets. See how your schematic sheets enable usage of net names and ports to help you stay organized. Read Article Total Harmonic Distortion In Power Systems Total harmonic distortion is used to quantify the quality of power that reaches your electronics. Read Article Key Factors of Thoughtful Design Ed Becze of Pegmatis, a highly experienced R&D company with end-to-end product development capabilities, joins us to help start-ups and design engineers like you avoid electronic product development failures. Read Article What is High Speed PCB Design? Learn more about what is high speed board design and how to successfully design and route your high speed printed circuit board layout. Read Article How to Compare PCB Manufacturing Services for Your Board Do you know what to look for in PCB manufacturing services? Here are some of the important points to consider before placing your next order. Read Article Choosing a Converter or Regulator For Your Power Supply Design This article will go on a brief tour of the main choices in DC power supply design. It tackles converters and regulators, linear and switch mode, and isolation consideration. Read now to learn more. Read Article How to Design a Hybrid PCB Stackup If you need alternative PTFE-based materials or low-Dk glass cloth materials, consider using a hybrid PCB stackup. You’ll have lower costs and the advantage of a low-loss material on one layer. Read Article 8 Things you Need to Know about Copper Copper roughness has an impact on high-speed digital designs. Choose your copper wisely. John Coonrod gives us pro tips when picking the most suitable copper to use on your next design. Read Article Input Filter Design for a Switching Power Supply When optimizing your filter performance, it is important to choose your components wisely. This article will serve as your comprehensive guide, read now. Read Article Power Supply Filtering Options This article will help PCB designers identify the filter requirements, select the best options and locate the optimum places within the circuit design to incorporate filtering. Read Article Pi Filter Designs for Power Supplies In this article, Expert Mark Harris will be looking at the low-pass filter arrangement. He will cover basic principles all the way to design constraints. Read now to learn more. Read Article Mechanical and Electrical Design Come Together With Altium’s MCAD CoDesigner Electronics designers working in small design houses or in large enterprises often encounter a common set of challenges when interfacing with mechanical designers. For many new products, the mechanical form factor requirements will constrain the electrical design collaboration in terms of physical layout, location of interfaces, and component selection. For many electronic products, flex and rigid-flex board designs require careful modeling of Read Article What is the Difference Between ECAD and MCAD Software? Mark Harris gives us an introduction to the difference between ECAD and MCAD software in this article. Use the best PCB design software for ECAD/MCAD integration. Read Article How to Use Ferrite Beads, Chips, Cores, and Plates Are you using ferrite beads correctly in your PCB layout? Learn more about all the different uses for ferrites in your PCB. Read Article High-Power Output Power Supply Design Everything you need to know when designing high-power electronic devices. From traces, components, and thermal management, expert Mark Harris got it covered. Read this article to learn more. Read Article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page47 Current page48 Page49 Page50 Page51 Page52 Next page ›› Last page Last » Load More