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    AD18 Product Overview Datasheet Altium Designer® is the most widely-used PCB design tool for professional engineers and PCB design specialists. It is the easy, powerful and modern solution that includes all schematic and PCB electronics design functions in a cohesive user experience with a single, simple license model. The unified data model in Altium Designer enables rapid, efficient design of new electronic products with a synchronized, rules-driven approach. Streamlined Download PDF
    AD18 What's New Feature Summary ALTIUM DESIGNER® 18 - WHAT’S NEW FEATURE SUMMARY AD16 vs AD18 Altium continues its focus on delivering user-focused, easy-to-use and performance-enhancing printed circuit board (PCBs) design tools as part of a single price solution with the introduction of Altium Designer 18. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION Properties Panel ActiveRoute® ActiveBOM® Draftsman® HIGH PERFORMANCE MADE SIMPLE Altium Designer 18 significantly enhances user experience and Download PDF
    Easing PCB Navigation with Snap Options Accurate navigation in PCB design software is one of the many pain points that PCB designers face during initial component placement and throughout the entire design process. Snap options not only ensure accuracy, but speed placement, helping the process to run smoothly and ease the designers’ frustration. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION Enhanced snap options in altium Advanced snap options Useful information INTRODUCTION In PCB design, there are many Download PDF
    PCB Panelization Using The Embedded Board Array Every designer is concerned with producing the highest quality product as efficiently and effectively as possible. When you’re preparing your design for your PCB manufacturer, you need to ensure your board complies with DFM and is ready for maximum yield. The standard practice is to use PCB panelization to manufacture an array of PCBs in parallel. The complete set of DFM features and panelization tools in Altium Designer will help you prepare for Download PDF
    Streamline Document Creation and Management No more chaos now it's possible all the required documents can be created by running the output job file command of Altium so you get the same documents from each engineer in your organization every time. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION PCB DOCUMENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT SCHEMATIC DESIGN REVIEW PCB LAYOUT MANUFACTURING PACKAGE CREATION PCB ASSEMBLY PACKAGE CREATION PCB DOCUMENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT Document creation and management has long been one Download PDF
    Time Saving Tips and Tricks in Altium Designer Part 2: PCB Design Environment Migration This Second Part of our Time-Saving Tricks and Tips Paper Will Guide you in Using Altium Designer® to Successfully Backup and Streamline the Migration of EDA Core Data from one Computer to Another, Saving you Time and Worry. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION IT SHOULD MATTER THIS? HURDLES OF PCB DESIGN ENVIRONMENT MIGRATION STREAMLINING THE MIGRATION OF ALTIUM DESIGNER TO ANOTHER COMPUTER BACKUP PROCEDURE FOR MIGRATION OF ALTIUM DESIGNER IT SHOULD MATTER Download PDF
    Security by Design: Internet of Things Authentification and Self Testing Have you noticed how many organizations are getting hacked lately? Businesses like Equifax aren’t the only targets of these attacks; government institutions like the NSA have also been hit. Even the Internet of Things (IoT) has been targeted. Hackers infect and control devices in order to use them as a tool for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults. I’m sure you’ve gotten your credit card hacked, as well; I have. The difficult part about Read Article
    Designing a User Database for Card Access Systems How long does it usually take for you to unpack your clothes and organize them after you move? If you’re anything like me, they might slowly move from your suitcases and boxes to a dresser over a healthy span of weeks. In the interim, I have to develop an internal logic of where, in all the clutter, certain clothes are located: dress shirts in the box at the foot of the bed, socks and underwear tucked in front of the dresser. Even my logic fails Read Article
    Tips for Real-World PCB Design: Timing, Communication, and Traceability I love food; I love the preparation, finding the ingredients, adding the minute adjustments of seasonings and salt, and cooking multiple courses at once. But when I first started cooking for myself, I prepared each part of the meal individually. I found it immensely difficult to keep track of the different dishes and ensure none stuck to the pan—or went without stirring for too long. So I sacrificed time and did each task individually. What my Read Article
    Advanced Driver Assistance Programs (ADAS) The automotive market has been growing and is promised to grow even more. The growing demand for ADAS features and other in vehicle systems and features has made electronics the most valuable part of a vehicle. Learn more about ADAS features, augmented reality in cars, as well as in depth technical considerations regarding ADAS software development and ADAS vehicle safety. Click the PDF above to read more about Advanced Driver Assistance Programs Download PDF
    How to Compare Differences in CircuitStudio This video will go over how to compare the differences between two documents in your PCB design. Read Article
    How to Utilize Cross-Probe, Masking and Highlighting in CircuitStudio This video will cover how to use the powerful cross probing feature in CircuitStudio, including masking and Highlighting. Read Article
    How to Create and Edit Your Board Shape in CircuitStudio This video will go over how to create and edit a customized board shape. Read Article
    How to Route in CircuitStudio This video will go over how to edit and route not only single but multiple traces at the same time including different routing modes and options. Read Article
    Wearables There is a growing selection of wearable electronics, many of which can be directly credited with a rise in health and lifestyle improvements. They track distance and time on your runs, help assess whether you're getting the right amount of restful sleep, and even keep you connected to your loved ones, hands-free. As a still-emergent technology, there is plenty of room for growth and development, but wearables have already made an undeniable Download PDF
    Advanced Driver Assistance Programs (ADAS) The automotive market has been growing and is promised to grow even more. The growing demand for ADAS features and other in vehicle systems and features has made electronics the most valuable part of a vehicle. Learn more about ADAS features, augmented reality in cars, as well as in depth technical considerations regarding ADAS software development and ADAS vehicle safety. Click the PDF above to read more about Advanced Driver Assistance Programs Download PDF
    Internet of Things Security Issues Prompt Government Intervention When you look at an Internet of Things (IoT) device like a fork or a juicer, what do you see? Like me, you probably see a gadget that was designed for a particular purpose. Less upstanding citizens may see a digital weapon instead of an innocuous gizmo. In the past several years, there have been several high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that were enabled by poorly-secured IoT devices. Hackers infiltrate light bulbs and Read Article