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Electronics manufacturing, like many industries, has made great strides to become more environmentally friendly over time. More experienced readers probably remember the Pb-free movement to eliminate Pb from many consumer and commercial products, including solder alloys and platings in PCBAs. Now the focus has shifted to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), particularly because the health risks associated with PFAS have become...

Is there a need for a photonic iPhones and smartphones? We have a very interesting topic today with our guest Daniel Pérez López, the CTO and Co-Founder of iPRONICS, programmable photonics. “When we refer to programmable photonics, we are referring to the ability of first being able to integrate light signals into a semiconductor chip that is widely known as integrated photonics, integrated optics.” -Daniel Perez Lopez Tune in now and watch...

In this installment of the open-source laptop project, we will take a closer look at the cooling system. First, we will focus on the airflow inside the device and find out what we need to consider to meet the requirements defined in the previous article. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/O0xn2-kPL4o.jpg?itok=SkZpEUXp","video_url":"https://youtu.be/O0xn2-kPL4o","settings":{...

In this Altium Designer demonstration, we will show you the most basic functionality and benefits that Altium Designer offers.

This recording starts with a PowerPoint presentation of the Power Analyzer, followed by a demonstration in Altium Designer. The demonstration begins with a step-by-step approach to configuring a simulation network, followed by two configuration examples. The first example demonstrates a current density issue, the 2nd example demonstrates a voltage drop issue and how this can be resolved. The recording also shows the key features of the tool. The...

  By now it’s been a few months for folks to get acquainted with Generative AI and, most famously, ChatGPT. In my last article, Using ChatGPT for Automated Testing, I introduced the ChatGPT service, showed you how to get familiar with it, and use it to generate code to run tests on your hardware. In this article we’re going to look at how to best utilize ChatGPT to write DelphiScript code to run automated functions within Altium itself using A...

Simulation tools are extremely useful for understanding electromagnetic behavior in a design. Simulations speed up your analysis tasks and they give you the opportunity to identify simple errors before they ruin a design’s functionality. As long as the simulation you create can accurately reflect the actual situation in your circuit board, you can rest assured the results will be reasonably accurate when replicated in experiment. Unfortunately...

The electronics industry is no stranger to compliance with environmental restrictions and regulations. These regulations are necessary for the health of end users, and it’s the responsibility of designers, component manufacturers, and materials manufacturers to ensure their products can comply with environmental regulations. Today, the major environmental challenge which companies are starting to address is the persistence of PFAS in many...

Sustainability in electronics encompasses environmental, social, and corporate governance aspects, and IPC aims to make it easier for companies by providing standards, education, and advocacy to navigate these complex issues. In this episode, we are very pleased to have Kelly Scanlon of IPC to enlighten us about the importance of sustainability in the electronics industry and how you can contribute as a PCB designer. Listen to this Podcast: ...