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Charles Browne

Charles Browne is an experienced Applications Engineer who has held various positions at Altium since joining the company in 2015. He holds a B.S. in Engineering with an emphasis in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Andrews University and is a Certified Interconnect Designer (CID). He currently works as the Regional Customer Success Manager for the Americas and has a passion for helping others become successful.

Recent Articles

Move 3D Interference Checking to Electronic Design for a More Efficient Flow During a typical design process it can take multiple iterations before your PCB fits its enclosure, leading to delayed schedules and missed deadlines. How can you ensure your PCB fits right the first time? With 3D interference checking. Every electronic product consists of both mechanical and electrical assemblies. The two need to fit together — you don’t want electronic components interfering with the mechanical enclosure. Typically, the Read Article

Use PCB Teardrops to Increase Yield & Design Quality During the PCB fabrication & manufacturing process, there is always a concern of design quality, high yield, and preventing rework or scrapped boards. If you have even one printed board design under your belt, you have probably already been exposed to a host of unexpected problems at various stages of development. However, there are some simple design decisions that designers can make to prevent low yield and ensure high reliability during Read Article

How to Simplify Your Output Generation Workflow Handing your design off to manufacturing can be a project in itself. Learn how to simplify your output generation workflow in Altium Designer^® to create error-free and accurate PCB documentation for manufacturing. You’ve completed an exhausting PCB design. The project is done, right? Not at all; it simply is an intermediate point before the product enters fabrication and assembly into the final product. Handing the design to manufacturing can be Read Article

Expedite PCB Production with a Live Drill Table Having visibility over the number, size and symbols that represent each hole in a PCB design can reassure that no hiccups will delay production and increase costs down the road. Now you can expedite the production of your PCBs with access to the live drill table in Altium Designer^®. Read on to learn more. One of the most important elements involved with manufacturing printed boards is the PCB drill table, also called the drill legend. This table Read Article