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Key Takeaways In 2025, MCUs drove miniaturization, integrated wireless, and domain-specific performance (motor control, automotive, gateways) from premium features to standard expectations. Toolchains and security matured: TrustZone-M/PSA, SBOM/OTA hygiene, and safety libraries are now table stakes for design wins. Availability windows matter: several parts are shipping or in mass production now, while others are slated to roll out in 2026, so...

Component roadmaps always promise stronger performance, more integration, and better efficiency. In 2025, those promises materialized in shippable silicon: higher performance in smaller packages, richer connectivity within tighter power envelopes, and more domain-specific parts for automotive, robotics, vision, and space. Many of these devices were launched or announced on show floors and then quickly backed with credible roadmaps into 2026...

PWM signals are used in a huge range of circuitry, often in power electronics, analog designs, and as control signals for certain ICs. It is not easy to design programmable PWM generators that exist outside of an MCU or FPGA, where the parameters in the PWM output can be configured with an input control voltage, digital input, or both. If you need a programmable PWM generator, the solution often involves multiple ICs and a small MCU, or the PWM...

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When your PCB fabrication files are sent in for review with a manufacturer, they need to review the physical structure of your copper and mask layers, as well as the electrical connections between different sections of copper. All those smart data formats like ODB++ and IPC-2581 enable checking of net connections with an integrated netlist. The most common data format sent for fabrication remains Gerber files, along with the associated drill...

For too long, electronics design has been defined by a fractured software architecture. Engineers are forced to manually bridge separate applications for schematics, layout, simulation, and data management. This fragmented technical foundation is a critical liability. It creates data silos, invites costly errors, and slows product teams to a crawl. The only way to keep up is to abandon this model in favor of a fundamental shift in methodology...

Getting started with your new PCB Design Tool We like to value your decision for Altium Designer and Altium 365. To make your start as smooth and easy as possible we invite you to a special live training workshop where we will demonstrate how to use Altium Designer to produce a PCB design in a typical process starting with a new schematic and concluding with the delivery...

Procurement has quietly become one of the most strategic functions, and its analytics market anticipates near quadruple growth in the next seven years. In electronics design, AI-driven BOM management shows the payoff, turning supply chain insights into competitive advantage.  With the world in a state of anticipation, thanks to myriad global supply chain disruptions over the past five years, AI maturity brings the essential tools to expand a...

Global supply chain disruptions have fundamentally reshaped how electronics teams manage bills of materials (BOMs). Tariffs, freight inflation, and shifting trade patterns in 2025 force engineers and sourcing teams to build strategies around what’s available, not what’s ideal. These pressures make adaptive BOM management and up-to-date sourcing insight a core advantage. The Octopart BOM Tool equips teams with the latest data, supplier alternates...