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Are you seeking a more secure digital environment? Would you like to improve the protection of your data? Altium 365 GovCloud can help you achieve these goals. It’s a region in Altium, engineered to meet the stringent demands of US government regulations. Let’s explore this topic and learn more about Altium 365 GovGloud, its security measures, and functionalities. Here’s everything you need to know. What Is Altium 365 GovCloud? Altium 365...

In the fast-paced world of electronics design, collaboration and security are key components to a successful project lifecycle. With its latest update, Altium 365 has greatly improved the ability to manage sharing permissions throughout a Workspace, including for stored Projects and other design items. This enhancement empowers users to efficiently control access to projects in large batches, saving time and reducing the complexity of managing...

Watch the webinar to learn how to make informed decisions and mitigate supply chain risks with Altium 365 BOM Portal, BOM management application purpose-built for electronics engineering and procurement. Improve your time to market and proactively manage electronic component supply chain risks.

When you are in the middle of a product development cycle or validating a remedy for a recurring field problem, you may plan or, out of necessity, decide to assemble a few PCBs manually. There are times when the manual assembly of boards in-house yields results faster than any other alternative, and many companies include such assembly in their product development lifecycle. A typical process for manual assembly includes printing out the design...

Getting design files to customers used to require a thumb drive, DVD-RW, or emails before we had the cloud. Even though today’s cloud platforms are immaculately secure and they allow a range of files to be easily shared, there are times where you should limit the data you’re sharing to only the critical files required. For PCB designers, this means either sharing entire design projects or sharing individual files with your manufacturer, customers...

Printed circuit boards are fun to design and lay out, but a PCB will need an enclosure to hold it mechanically stable. PCB enclosures can be purchased off-the-shelf, or you can create a custom enclosure design using MCAD software. No matter which route you take to create your enclosure, you’ll need to import your PCB layout into MCAD tools to ensure your board and components will not interfere with the enclosure. When you’re working with a...

If you have experience working on PCB design teams, either in a single location or remotely, you've probably seen your share of successful and failed projects. Any project can fail or be severely delayed for a variety of reasons, and sometimes, the stars must align to ensure everything is delivered on time and under budget. Even after making many mistakes that caused project delays and fragmented team members, I'm still learning what it takes to...

PCBA buyers looking to purchase assemblies should know the potential risks they face with different service levels from an assembly house. A buyer's job is to take the engineering specification and keep it inside, as well as the completed printed circuit boards, and consign these items to a PCB assembly house. Once the assembly process begins, buyers should be aware of all the factors that could increase cost or lead time, as well as watch for...

As PCB designers, we spend a lot of time focusing on the high-profile aspects of Ultra High Density Interconnect (UHDI) technology: tight trace widths, sub-50 micron spacing, stacked microvias, and advanced material sets. But there’s another layer that doesn’t get nearly enough attention and, in many cases, can make or break the manufacturability of your board: soldermask. In UHDI designs, where line-and-space geometries are pushing the lower...