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How an Electrolytic Capacitor PDN Issue Almost Brought Down a Building

How an Electrolytic Capacitor PDN Issue Almost Brought Down a Building 6 min Thought Leadership I recently came across an interesting story that involves the tale of a boiler system that failed to start under

Voltage Regulators and How to Plan Your Power Budget with PDN Analysis

Voltage Regulators and How to Plan Your Power Budget with PDN Analysis and Examples 5 min Thought Leadership With my first buck regulator design, I had been given a power budget for the circuit block and I had

Unifying a Comprehensive Collection: PCB Library Management

Unifying a Comprehensive Collection: PCB Library Management 4 min Thought Leadership Remodeling my kitchen was a project long overdue. I made a mental list of the materials I would need, such

Add Any Component to Your Design With Unified Component Libraries

Add Any Component to Your Design With Unified PCB Component Libraries 5 min Thought Leadership When embarking on the PCB design journey, there are some initial hurdles you’ll need to overcome in order to get

Part Placement Shortcuts in Altium Designer

Part Placement Shortcuts in Altium Designer 8 min Thought Leadership I read once that circuit board design is 90% placement and 10% routing. I’m not sure that I believe that

Planting Seeds in a Row SMT Component Placement Tolerance for your PCB

Planting Seeds in a Row SMT Component Placement Tolerance for your PCB 5 min Thought Leadership I had my 5-year-old nephew helping me spread flower seed this Spring. He got a kick out of throwing the