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How Schematic Design Reuse Can Help Your Next PCB Schematic Layout

How Schematic Design Reuse Can Help Your Next PCB Schematic Layout 4 min Thought Leadership In the town where I live there is this lady who is a magician with a sewing machine. She is

Using Obsolescence Management Software to Avoid Surprises with Obsolete Parts

Using Obsolescence Management Tools and Software to Avoid Surprises with Obsolete Parts 5 min Thought Leadership Recently I helped with a plumbing problem at my mother-in-law’s house. A fixture had started to leak and water was

Using Bill of Material Management to Prevent Problems with Moisture Sensitive Devices

Using Bill of Material Management to Prevent Problems with Moisture Sensitive Devices 4 min Thought Leadership Up here in the Pacific Northwest we are once again in the rainy season. My family doesn’t like it, my

Advantages of Hierarchical Schematic Designs for PCB Schematic Layouts

Advantages of Hierarchical Block Diagrams and Schematic Designs for PCB Schematic Layouts 5 min Thought Leadership Hierarchical schematic designs, or block design, can help you better organize PCB schematic layouts by reducing workload for identical blocks of circuitry and enabling design reuse.

PCB Design and Fabrication Tips to Prevent Open Circuits During PCB Manufacturing

Printed Circuit Board Design and Fabrication Tips to Prevent Open Circuits During PCB Manufacturing 4 min Thought Leadership For a couple years, I lived in a town with a chocolate and candy factory. It was an amazing and

PCB CAD Design for Manufacturing Guidelines: How Trace Routing Can Affect Solder Joints

PCB CAD Design for Manufacturing Guidelines: How Trace Routing Can Affect Solder Joints 5 min Thought Leadership A couple of weeks ago I attended a concert that was a tribute to the big band leader Stan Kenton