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Are inefficient design reviews hindering your product development? Join our live webinar to learn how Altium 365 accelerates collaboration, standardizes workflows, and ensures design integrity to mitigate risks and accelerate time to market. What You’ll Learn: Eliminate Siloed Communication: Solve issues like scattered feedback and outdated design versions. Altium 365’s Smart Review Process: Increase efficiency by using centralized design...

If you’ve been working with HDI (High-Density Interconnect) technology, you’ve probably noticed that the industry is pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Traditional HDI designs have relied on laser-drilled microvias around 4 mils in size, with capture pad diameters typically 8–10 mils larger. But technology never stands still, and now Ultra HDI is taking things to a whole new level, redefining via structure and density in ways that were...

PCB designers are constantly facing the challenge of packing more functionality into smaller spaces while ensuring high performance. What was once used only for IC substrate and package fabrication, today Ultra HDI (Ultra High-Density Interconnect) technology is being brought to the PCB level to allow very high density routing capabilities. But what exactly makes Ultra HDI so powerful, and how does it elevate routing efficiency? More Connections...

The Risks of Scaling Without BOM Validation Component costs and sourcing challenges increase during scale-up, leading to redesigns and reduced margins. How Part Analytics Supports Informed, Scalable Engineering Expose risk and cost factors across your full BOM Group parts and generate RFQs with less manual overhead Pinpoint verified alternates that meet spec without redesign  What You’ll Learn How to reduce production BOM costs without...

For engineers, component selection is far from a mundane step in the PCB design process. Decisions directly impact project success, reliability, resilience, and scalability. Companies that have shifted to proactive component selection anticipate supply-chain and geo risks, safeguard against supply chain disruptions, and optimize designs for higher quality and extended product lifecycles. Unfortunately, many technology manufacturing businesses...

The year is 2030. Your quantum-enhanced EDA software just simulated a new battery material at the molecular level – a job that used to take months, now done in half an hour. Across the room, your colleague uses a quantum-classical hybrid system to optimize a complex RF layout, simultaneously exploring millions of possible configurations. Meanwhile, your team's cryptography expert implements the latest quantum-resistant protocols to secure your...

What if your EDA tools could explore millions of circuit configurations at once, surfacing breakthroughs in minutes instead of weeks? That’s the promise of quantum-enhanced design. As quantum computing transitions from theoretical promise to practical tools, it’s beginning to transform how we optimize circuits. Traditional EDA tools tackle one design iteration at a time. Quantum systems work differently: they evaluate vast solution spaces in...

Where Front-End BOM Sourcing Fails Manual BOM creation, spreadsheet-based part sourcing, and disconnected supplier data often result in delays. Incomplete or missing part data is frequently cited by engineers as a major cause of late-stage design changes.  Key Issues Disconnected part data across tools and teams Lack of visibility into lifecycle and lead time BOM errors discovered too late in the design flow How Altium 365's BOM Portal...

Optimizing bill-of-material (BOM) costs in high-volume consumer products requires more than just price negotiations. It demands a strategic approach that is informed and guided by the potential risks.  Prices are influenced by myriad factors and may not always be clear at first, especially as procurement teams and engineers continue to share BOM data via spreadsheets. To assess hidden cost-reduction risks in their supply chain, they must first...