DesignCon 2020’s ‘Engineer of the Year’ Talks Power Integrity, Picosatellites, and Simulation Tools Istvan Novak, Principal Signal and Power Integrity Engineer for Samtec Inc. and winner of the DesignCon 2020 Engineer of the Year Award joins the OnTrack podcast to talk about picosatellites, simulation tools, and the rising importance of power integrity. Read Article The “Mini Monkey” Board – Using the LPC55S69 in the VFBGA98 Package For as long as I can remember, I have been a microcontroller addict. In 2020 there is no shortage of component selection. We are also at an interesting period where MCUs can tackle complicated tasks that we may have chosen a high-end applications processor for. Quite a bit of my career has been focused on doing really awesome things in the MCU space as you get a great balance of cost, design control, and simplicity. I am always on the lookout for Read Article Why PCB Power Rails Need to be Low Impedance Read to learn what constitutes power rails, how it functions, and how fear can be a driving factor in making bad design decisions. Read Article Altium Launches Refer-a-Friend Rewards Program Way back in the summer of 2020, we ran a survey on the Altium Designer home page for a few months. The survey asked Altium Designer users, "How likely are you to recommend Altium Designer to friends and colleagues?" (with ten meaning extremely likely). The vast majority of users responded with 9 and 10. We were pretty overwhelmed by this positive feedback. Thank you to all who participated. We want to do more to say thank you to customers who use Read Article 23:57 6 Steps to Master Project Storage Access to your design files is critical for the success of your design process. Whether you are working with internal Watch Video 29:01 Editing Your PCB Geometry with MCAD Tools You need to define your PCB geometry in the context of your enclosure. If your board cannot physically be assembled Watch Video How Calumet Electronics Joined the Fight Against COVID-19 With Altium 365 Listen now to hear Rob Cooke's experience with Calumet Electronics and the Open Source Ventilator Project. Read Article How to Approach Microvia Reliability Issues With Jim Brown of GreenSource Many people struggle with microvia reliability issues. Listen to Jim Brown discuss how GreenSource has handled many of these problems allowing them to make great strides! Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/TdakhkfOlVk.jpg?itok=jCRmTeix","video_url":"https://youtu.be/TdakhkfOlVk","settings":{ Read Article Why Altium Designer 20 is Different Altium Designer 20 is a culmination of three initiatives that elevate it to an entirely new level. Here is what makes it so special. Read Article 22:14 8 Reasons to Store Your Components in Altium 365 Working with local libraries seems like a simple solution, but we often don’t take into account the added time spent Watch Video How to Transition Your Global Team to Altium 365 Jeremie Waller, Sr. Electrical Engineer at Quantel Laser, visits the OnTrack podcast to talk about infrared lasers, microplasma bursts, transitioning to Altium 365, and setting up user groups. Read Article How to Create a PCB Manufacturing Cost Estimation Unless I receive a layout job directly from a manufacturer, my clients will usually ask if I’m a manufacturer. My company doesn’t manufacture boards, but I think it’s important to keep clients informed of the manufacturing costs for new PCBs. Once I started gathering estimates for some of my first projects, I started to better understand the primary cost drivers of PCB manufacturing and how to properly structure a comprehensive estimate for my Read Article What is a Schematic Netlist for Your PCB? If you’ve created your next great schematic, there is a lot going on behind the scenes in your design software. The connectivity between components in your schematic can be reduced to a small number of logical and electrical identifiers. The schematic may provide a graphical picture showing connections between different components and pins, but to really understand everything about your design, you’ll need an important document. A schematic Read Article Earn Cash Rewards by Referring Friends to Altium “We use the Altium 365 workspaces as a way to keep all our components, designs, and projects all in one place so that everyone is working from the same source of information. It is also useful for keeping track of these parts as well, and we found the version control system in that very useful.” - Chris Brawn | Senior Design Engineer | Skyships You’ve always been our biggest fans. Why not get a bonus for your efforts? Altium’s referral program Read Article Altium Designer 20 Changed My PCB Routing Techniques I just finalized my first PCB design using Altium Designer 20®. At the same time, I tested some new AD20 features, and in this article, I’ll share my thoughts about new PCB routing tools which had the biggest impression on me: sliding, and any-angle routing. Having read about and watched videos on these PCB routing tools beforehand, I was eager to try them out. These new features have given me more options for my PCB routing techniques. New PCB Read Article Current Monitor and Controller Project in Altium Designer Read more to learn Mark's design to help him monitor currents to be sure he doesn't trip his 16A breaker. Read Article Stealth Aircraft, Meet Quantum Radar If you read Max Clivefield's recent article on quantum computing and quantum communication, then you've got a head start on most when it comes to understanding entanglement. These esoteric areas of technology are likely to become more common in the coming decades, and could revolutionize modern technology. I'm skeptical that we'll have desktop quantum computers or quantum cell phones, but these new technologies are worth developing as they have Read Article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page73 Current page74 Page75 Page76 Page77 Page78 Next page ›› Last page Last » Load More