Design Libraries

Evaluating Concord Pro

Evaluating Concord Pro Altium Concord Pro™ as a standalone product and brand name has been discontinued and the capabilities are now available as part of our Altium enterprise solutions. Learn more here. I’m working on several projects that require new PCB assemblies, and this presented a great opportunity to try Altium’s new product: Concord Pro™. Concord Pro is a component management system which makes component creation and organization much easier than using the Read Article

PCB Functional Testing and The Role of Manufacturer Collaboration

PCB Functional Testing and The Role of Manufacturer Collaboration Getting your PCB functional testing requirements correct is easiest when you collaborate with manufacturers during the design phase. Read Article

Download the Best Circuit Maker Software by Altium

Download the Best Circuit Maker Software by Altium To Create the Best Designs, Download the Best Circuit Maker Software from Altium. ALTIUM DESIGNER The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use. To save yourself from the trouble of working with a mixture of design tools in multiple systems you need Altium Designer, the circuit maker software that contains all the tools you need in one system. Now you can sign up for Altium Designer. Creating a printed circuit Read Article

For Clear Communication, Use the Best RF PCB Design Software

Use the Best Radio PCB Design Software For Clear Communication More and more RF or radio PCB designs are being used every day, and if you aren’t already working with them you may find yourself doing so very soon. To make sure you have the greatest advantage, use the best RF PCB design software you can get; Altium Designer. ALTIUM DESIGNER Working through radio PCB design commandments like frequency, components, noise, and layer management with ease. The communication gap is shrinking all over the world as Read Article

PCB Board Thickness Requirements and Standards Incorporating the design with the fabrication process was never worth the effort as old and rigid PCB layout design tools offered little in the way of help in this area. Those days are long gone, and the multitude of design technologies available to the PCB designer of today offer advanced functionality in layout tools. From a standard two-layer board to a multi-layer HDI with microvias or a rigid-flex design, you need Printed Circuit Board Read Article

Electronic Components Management in Altium 365

Electronic Components Management in Altium 365 Electronic components management is much easier when your team can quickly share and annotate parts data in Altium 365. Read Article

Using Altium Designer Supported File Types

Using Altium In PCB Design: Supported File Types and Extensions Just as you design your home environment to enhance your quality of life you can customize your work environment to improve the quality of your work. Although a comfortable chair can provide a relaxing ambiance while designing PCBs, the most important feature for generating quality work is the comfort level you feel with your PCB software design tool. Altium Designer is designed to provide the greatest capability coupled with exceptional Read Article

PCB Design Tools Enhanced with an Advanced Free Gerber Editor

PCB Design Tools Enhanced with an Advanced Free Gerber File Editor To successfully manufacture today’s challenging PCB designs, you need to be able to create the latest Gerber X2 file formats in your design tool’s free Gerber file editor online. ALTIUM DESIGNER Getting manufacturing output files out is a breeze with the right CAD software. For over 30 years the printed circuit board design and manufacturing industries have relied on Gerber editor files to transfer PCB image information from design to Read Article

Chris Carlson's Time Saving Tips for PCB Design

Chris Carlson's Time Saving Tips for PCB Design In this podcast episode, Chris Carlson, Senior Field Application Engineer at Altium, shares the kind of indispensable PCB design tips & tricks one can only get with 23-years of experience! Watch now! Read Article

Types of Printed Circuit Boards Once you start designing Printed Circuit Boards, you’ll find that different applications require have specialized design requirements. In order to meet all your design requirements without sacrificing workflow productivity, you need PCB design software that is adaptable to any design requirements. Working with the best PCB design software with a unified design interface makes it easy to define and satisfy design requirements for your specific Read Article

IPC Compliant Footprint Wizard

Use Altium Designer’s IPC® Compliant Footprint Wizard to Make Unified PCB Library Footprints Altium Designer’s IPC^® Compliant Footprint Wizard facilitates accurate PCB footprint generation for each component in Altium Designer. The footprint generation feature in Altium Designer overcomes some of the biggest productivity bottlenecks in other CAD systems, such as OrCAD/Allegro and PADS. Instead of manually creating every footprint from scratch, use the footprint generation tool in Altium Designer and our suite of automated library Read Article

PCB Creators Look No Further than Altium Designer

PCB Creators Look No Further than Altium Designer When it comes to PCB design software, the best software packages aren’t sold piecemeal. You need an integrated software solution that includes the latest and greatest tools demanded by the PCB design industry. Whether you are new to PCB design or you’ve been in the business for decades, Altium Designer gives you the tools to produce top-quality PCBs for any application. ALTIUM DESIGNER An integrated PCB design software package that contains all Read Article

Reusing Your Old PCB Designs in Altium Designer

Reusing Your Old PCB Designs in Altium Designer Reusing or modifying your old designs is common among engineers and designers as this helps save you a considerable amount of time. There are times where it makes sense to reuse some or all of an old board, and you might as well completely recreate a device at other times. With Altium Designer, you can implement a comprehensive data management strategy that makes it easy to reuse old designs. You can even go further and use design methodologies Read Article

Solder Mask and Solder Processes for Your PCB Design

Superior Software for Designing a Blue PCB, or Any Other Color Circuit Board No matter what color you decide on; blue PCB or other, Altium Designer is the PCB design tool of choice that you need to get the job done. ALTIUM DESIGNER For any solder mask need, count on Altium Designer The color of the circuit board is determined by the color of the solder mask that is used during manufacturing, and there are a lot of colors to choose from. Traditional green, red, and even blue are just some of the colors that are available Read Article

Best PCB Design Software for Circular PCBs and Other Non-Standard Shapes

Best PCB Design Software for Circular PCBs and Other Non-Standard Shapes To answer the unique design challenges of circular PCBs and other non-standard board shapes, you need the power of Altium Designer. ALTIUM DESIGNER A PCB design tool guaranteed to get your circuit board right or keep it circular. It would make life easier if all printed circuit boards were the same size and shape, but that’s not the way it works. The reality is that PCBs come in every kind of size and shape imaginable, and the sky’s the limit as Read Article

How to Make a Bridge Rectifier For PCB Layout

How to Make a Bridge Rectifier For PCB Layout Power conditioning is critical when working with PCBs and for delivering power to your components. This seemingly simple activity can create signal integrity problems if your components are not designed correctly, leading to bit errors or other signal problems during operation. Your design software can help you avoid problems that might arise when you build your own bridge rectifier circuit for your PCB. Simulation and power delivery tools help Read Article

Guide to PCB Terminology for Altium Designer

Guide to PCB Terminology for Altium Designer Understanding more about PCB design starts with learning the lingo. ALTIUM DESIGNER When working with a PCB design software tool, it’s best you know what it is you’re working with. Whether you are just starting out in the PCB design industry, or you’ve been at it for a long time, you will more than likely run into terminology that you aren’t familiar with. There are technical terms in the electronic design industry that you may never have had Read Article