Upverter and The Future of Browser-Based PCB Design Curious about the future of Upverter and browser-based PCB design? Tune in to the Altium Podcast for answers. In this episode of the OnTrack Podcast, Zak Homuth is special guest. Click to listen now. Read Article Transmission Lines: Propagation Delay, Transmission Delay, and Analog Signal Resonance in Your PCB Legend has it that opera singers can break champagne flutes just by wailing at the right note. From opera singers to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and the high tide in the Bay of Fundy in Canada, resonance can be a beautiful and simultaneously destructive phenomenon. The terms “transmission delay” and “propagation delay” are sometimes used interchangeably. 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If you have been working for a company that only makes boards according to a few standard form factors, then you may not know just how diverse all of the different sizes and shapes can be. Round boards, square boards, boards with notches and cutouts in them, boards with odd angle corners, and boards with multiple corners and contours. A list of Read Article Altium Enterprise Server As of September 1, 2022, Altium NEXUS® as a brand name has been discontinued and all capabilities are available as part of the Altium enterprise solutions. Watch Video Choosing the Right RFID Card Technology For Your Embedded System As a pure introvert who fears small talk, I absolutely dread networking events. Besides maintaining endless empty chatter with strangers, picking out the best attire is challenging, especially considering my dreadful fashion sense. Thankfully, I’m much better at choosing the right type of Radio Frequency Identification or RFID card technology for my embedded system projects. 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Use of component Read Article Introduction To PDN Analyzer Webinar Recap May 10, 2018 If you joined us for the May 10th, 2018, PDN Analyzer™ webinar then the following will be a recap, if not here’s what you missed. You can also view the presentation slides and recording . Key Takeaways about PDN Power Delivery Network () Design Issues Low supply voltage at load components. A low supply voltage at your loads can cause issues like processors outputting faulty logic. These things happen when there is an unexpected voltage drop Read Article What’s New in Altium Designer 18 Webinar Recap April 19, 2018 April 19th 2018. A beautiful thursday morning and a great day for an Altium Designer webinar. I gather my things and go to the recording studio... In case you missed our Altium Designer 18 live webinar, no worries. You can catch up here with the video recording and presentation slides. If you’re not a fan of videos I’ll try my best to summarize in the webinar notes bellow. 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