Zachariah Peterson
Zachariah Peterson has an extensive technical background in academia and industry. Prior to working in the PCB industry, he taught at Portland State University. He conducted his Physics M.S. research on chemisorptive gas sensors and his Applied Physics Ph.D. research on random laser theory and stability.
His background in scientific research spans topics in nanoparticle lasers, electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices, environmental systems, and financial analytics. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and he has written hundreds of technical blogs on PCB design for a number of companies.
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A Comparison of NVIDIA’s Embedded AI Computing Platform Options
The recent explosion of hardware accelerators is bringing AI to the embedded world. Here’s a brief comparison of some popular AI computing platform options.
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Radiated EMI Sources in High Speed/High Frequency PCBs
Here’s how radiated EMI can arise in your PCB, and how you can take some simple design steps to control and suppress radiated EMI.
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Flat vs. Hierarchical Schematics: Why You Need Dynamic Schematic Compilation
Forget flat vs. hierarchical schematics. Dynamic compilation in Altium Designer lets you focus on functionality
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How Absorbing Conformal Coatings Affect Your PDN and Radiated EMI
Conformal coatings can be used for more than environmental protection. An absorbing conformal coating can also solve some power integrity and EMI problems.
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Power Integrity Measurements for Your Prototype Board
Once you receive your prototypes, you’ll need to gather specific power integrity measurements.
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Problems in Multiboard BOM Generation? Unified Design Tools Can Help
You need multiboard BOM generation tools in your PCB design software and quit compiling and joining your BOMs by hand.
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Signal Distortion in Your PCB: Sources and Solutions
Everything from nonlinear active components to your PCB substrate can cause signal distortion. Here are the primary sources and solutions.
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Electronics System-Level Design in Altium Designer
If you’re working on electronics system-level design, you can take advantage of the simulation and modeling tools in Altium Designer.
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How to Create an Amplifier Simulation in Altium Designer
Creating and running an amplifier simulation is easy with the MixedSim tools in Altium Designer.
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The Basics of Signal Integrity Analysis in Your PCB
Signal integrity analysis is much easier when you use the right set of design and simulation tools.
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Push and Shove Router: How it Works and Why You Need It
Here’s how to work with the different push and shove router modes in Altium Designer.
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How to Choose an RGB LED Panel for Your Next Geppetto Project
Here’s what you need to consider when choosing an RGB LED panel for your next matrix display application.
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How to Add an RGB Matrix Display to Your Board in Geppetto
Here’s how the modular design tools in Geppetto can help with adding RGB matrix display to your next system.
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Product Design Trends in 2020: Modular Hardware vs. Modular Software
Product design trends in 2020 will make greater use of modular hardware and modular software.
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Adding a GNSS Module to Your SBC with Geppetto
If you need to add a high-powered GNSS module to your next system, the modular design tools in Geppetto can save you some serious design time.
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Military-Grade Single Board Computer Design for UAVs
Here are some important design requirements for military-grade single board computers for advanced UAVs.
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DC Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Circuits in Schematic Design
At some point, every designer will need to perform a DC analysis to understand some basic behavior in their circuits.
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Why is There a Transmission Line Critical Length?
Let’s look at the transmission line critical length and when you should obey this rule of thumb.
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Three Common PCB Design Mistakes You Can Spot in Your Gerbers
Don’t make these common PCB design mistakes when preparing for production. Instead, take a close look at your Gerbers before production.
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Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Circuit Layout for Lidar
Here’s how your pulsed laser diode driver circuit works and how to place it on your PCB.
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