Weekly Digest: Is that a Lucky Board or Did You Just Switch to Altium Designer? Are you switching from OrCAD , PADs or Eagle to Altium Designer®? Lucky you! Click on the links for helpful resources, or keep reading to see everything we published this week. We have content from Happy Holden and other industry experts on the Altium PCB Design blog this week. We’re bringing the top industry voices together to provide you with Expert News at design time. PCB Industry Expert Series on the PCB Design Blog This week we highlighted Read Article Accessing Board Designs Downstream Why do downstream stakeholders need access to engineer’s designs? Engineering produces documentation for a reason. Right? Well, there are a few reasons others need access. Procurement agents share the board definition with suppliers so they can get an accurate quote. So they have to pass it along. Additionally, procurement agents make more informed decisions when they have access. Suppliers need board definitions for production. They use a Read Article 5:36 5 Reasons to Upgrade to Altium Designer 19 Watch Video Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions: Young Designer Hits Her Stride at Mil Aero Company Back in August of 2017, a young and impressive PCB designer by the name of Nicole Pacino was featured in this newsletter. Pacino is a second generation PCB designer who has followed in the footsteps of her father who owned, grew and sold his successful design bureau, San Diego PCB. Since the last time she appeared in this newsletter, she has moved to the US East Coast and earned a place on the Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions design team. At Read Article Elmatica: Advancing the Vision of a Fully-Digital Supply Chain Read about Elmatica, a PCB Broker advancing the promise of a full Digital Supply Chain. Learn about how they handle requests faster with higher accuracy. Read Article 3:54 Port Cross Reference Watch Video 4:38 Rule Tips_PCB Height Restrictions Watch Video 57 How to Retrace Tracks to Preferred Rules Setting Watch Video 1:09 How to Gloss Tracks Watch Video Weekly Digest: Altium Industry Experts Series Did you read the flex circuit articles by Tara Dunn this week? You won’t want to miss it! We also have articles from Happy Holden along with a stellar podcast with special guest Tyler Mincey from Bolt, a hardware accelerator that backs entrepreneurs at the intersection of software and physical products. This week we’re excited to share new Industry Expert articles about Flex Materials, Vertical Conductive Structures and more. Read on, or add to Read Article 5:53 Output Environment: Draftsman Watch Video Coverlay Type Driven by Installation and End Use Requirements Question: Should I use polyimide coverlay, or flexible solder mask? The fundamental purpose of either flexible solder stop mask or polyimide coverlay is no different than rigid solder mask. It is needed to encapsulate and protect the external circuit layers. But, when moving to a flexible circuit design the bending, folding and flexing requirements of the circuit in assembly and end use most often dictate which materials are recommended to Read Article Board-and-Enclosure Collaboration in the Cloud Every day, technology has new ways to make our lives easier. It doesn’t seem like there’s anything smart devices can’t do, or won’t be able to do in the near future. However, as smart and connected devices become more helpful to the everyday user, they become increasingly complicated to make. Boards, wires, and all kinds of components are jam-packed into ambiguous spaces. Look under the hood of a new car, and you’ll find a whole lot more than was Read Article Dedicated to Electronics? Join the SMTA If you work in the electronics industry, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the SMTA. Although SMTA stands for “Surface Mount Technology Association,” they prefer to go just by their abbreviation of SMTA as their scope and focus reaches far beyond SMT and manufacturing. “As the electronics industry evolves, we find ourselves addressing topics on emerging technologies and technological advancements. As technologies and manufacturing Read Article Should I Make, Find, or Download My PCB Symbols and Footprints? Easily generate the most realistic, accurate, and data-rich 3D models in Altium Making footprints and schematic symbols has to be one of the most tedious stages of PCBA development. The hassle is not lost on anyone, and there are many different solutions that have been released over the past several years. This article will go through many of the options available today and some pros and cons of each. Component generation is a rich problem thanks Read Article Printed Electronics Overview Read Article Bolt: Part Venture Capitalist, Part Engineering Team and Pure Awesome How can an engineering team & venture capitalist like Bolt can help startups get off the ground, and get product to market? Watch and learn in this episode with Tyler Mincey VP of Engineering at Bolt. Read Article Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page104 Current page105 Page106 Page107 Page108 Page109 Next page ›› Last page Last » Load More