Design Libraries | PCB Design Resources

What is PCB Component Creation? 6 min Blog

Learn more about PCB component creation and how you can easily create components with the best CAD features in Altium Designer.

PCB Silkscreen Guidelines 6 min Thought Leadership

PCB silkscreen helps ensure your board is easy to read and test, and it aids assembly by clearly indicating component locations.

Altium Designer Helps You Track Reference Designators on Your PCB 8 min Blog

Make sure you use the correct reference designators in your PCB and in your drawings, schematic sheets, and circuit board layout.

Designing with Shock Management for Avionics PCBs 9 min Blog

Of all the electronics application areas, there is one that needs to consider mechanical and thermal shocks during design: avionics

Customize Your PCB Drill Sizes With Altium Designer 8 min Blog

Every PCB will need some holes, vias, slots, and other features that are defined in a PCB layout. These features

Design Your Metal Core PCB in Altium Designer 9 min Blog

Most printed circuit boards use a thick FR4 core layer to provide structural stability and interior copper layers for a

Leveraging the Free Footprint Community to Design at Lightning Speed 5 min Blog Startups / Electronics Prototypers

Startups / Electronics Prototypers

ECAD Librarians

In this article, we reviewed a few different offerings of free footprint library resources for Altium Designer. We also briefly covered how to migrate those libraries to your Altium 365 Workspace.