What is 5G? What is 5G? Learn about this future technology and the impact it will have on your life. We’ll glimpse into the future and also take a step into the past to revisit older mobile network generations. A History of Mobile Networks As we head into 2017, we’re starting to make a change. A change towards faster and more reliable mobile network speeds. We’re going 5G. But what exactly is 5G and how do we get there? In this blog, we’ll go over a brief Read Article Supply Chain Management: Ensure Component Availability at Design Time Component availability can result in missed deadlines or render a design unproducible. Learn how to the supply chain management capabilities (SCM) in Altium Designer® can mitigate these issues. Read on to find out more about our supply chain management program, raw material, logistics management, and the supply chain manager. 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Read Article Capacitive Touch Sensor Technology: How it Works and How it is Implemented Capacitive touch sensor technology offers an inexpensive and highly reliable alternative to the traditional mechanical switches that are used in electronics control interfaces. Manually creating or resizing a touch sensor’s complex vendor/technology-specific patterns can be both difficult and time-consuming. Fortunately, there is an automated solution, which enables the easy creation and modification of intricate touch sensor shapes. The Inner Read Article Top 5 PCB Design Rules You Need to Know We've compiled some of the essential PCB layout guidelines every designer should know to ensure your board will work as intended. Written by a leading industry expert. Read Article PCB Creativity and Training: To Take A Training Class or Not? When it comes to learning a new PCB design software, how important is it to take a training class? Something I often ask new users, infrequent users, or prospects considering Altium, is if they thought about taking a training class. The answer predictably starts with a grimace, proceeds with a hesitant “yes, however…”, and typically concludes with multiple objections regarding time away from work, cost of the course, and other associated expenses Read Article The Value of a Built-in 3D Measurement Tool The built-in 3D measurement features in Altium Designer® has advantages that go above and beyond your average design tool. Read on to discover the true value of integrated 3D measurement capabilities. The Altium PCB layout editor gives designers the ability to display their board in glorious 3D. With the help of Microsoft® DirectX, the PCB editor allows the complete visualization of printed boards, completely loaded with all of their components Read Article Standardize and Enhance Your Rapid Design Efficiency with Project Templates Are you unnecessarily repeating steps that are slowing your design workflow down? Starting to feel the pressure of a modern, fast-paced design environment that demands continuous product deliveries and rapid design cycles? Find out how Project Templates can help to speed up your project setup time by standardizing your initial setup goals. Today’s engineers are under constant pressure to finish projects on increasingly shorter product schedules Read Article Reverse Engineering PCB Project Libraries Receiving PCB design files from clients isn’t always as smooth a process. Clients may send incomplete project files, project library files with unstandardized component libraries, or other files that don’t match what you actually need. 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