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Solidworks PCB to Altium Designer In this migration guide we are going to focus on importing SOLIDWORKS PCB designs to Altium Designer. If you need to migrate from another tool, please refer to their specific migration guide below or explore our Documentation page for tips on importing your designs. Migrating from Autodesk EAGLE to Altium Designer Migrating from Cadence OrCAD to Altium Designer Migrating from Siemens PADS to Altium Designer M...

What is Ultra-HDI? There is a lot of conversation about “Ultra-HDI” especially with all of the anticipated work being done as part of the CHIPS Act.  In my experience, Ultra-HDI means different things to different people depending on where their capabilities and expertise are.  IPC has created a working group to address ultra-HDI and their position is that to be considered ultra-HDI, a design needs to include one or more of the following...

RF bias tees are used to separate DC and AC power along an interconnect. It is a 2-input, 1-output device that uses reactive elements to provide a power flow along different directions. In a previous project with an RF power amplifier layout, there is a bias tee in the design that is used to provide DC power to the amplifier while also allowing RF power to propagate towards the output SMA connector. In this article, I’ll outline how to design...

In this episode, we will learn so much about embedded CAN bus, for automobile security and performance straight from the water host, Ken Tindell the CTO of Canis Labs. A lot of interesting facts about cyber security and automobile hacking that you would not want to miss! Watch through the end and make sure to check the additional resources below. Listen to Podcast: Download this episode Watch this Episode: Show Highlights: Ken Tindell...

Click here to jump to the viewer embed and browse this project RF power amplifiers can be found in any wireless product, often built into chipsets or modems. However, in some specialty systems, you might need higher power output at a specific frequency, and this requires a discrete amplifier circuit to provide that power. These systems can take an external oscillator and amplify it to provide a high power signal, or a local oscillator can be...

In this episode, we continue discussing diversifying the electronic supply chain. Our guest Case Engelen the CEO of Titoma shares his insight about moving some of the manufacturing to other Southeast Asian countries and South America.  Watch this episode now and check out the show notes and additional resources below. Listen to Podcast: Download this episode (right-click and save) Watch the Video: Show the Highlights: Case Engelen...

When you're operating in a data center environment, everything eventually gets to fiber for long-reach, high-data-rate transfers between servers and networking equipment. Optical transceiver modules and their input data lines operate at very high signal bandwidths that create major challenges for high-speed designers in terms of layout, routing, and signal integrity. These systems have progessed to 100G levels per lane with aggregated data rates...

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EMI and EMC are two areas where PCB designers have an important role to play. The PCB designer’s job is to ensure a design is laid out such that noise generation is below regulatory limits. Many systems that are initially designed to be perfectly functional will not pass regulatory standards due to particular practices in the PCB layout. It then becomes the PCB designer’s job to modify a PCB layout to ensure it passes regulatory standards. To...