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Daniel Fernsebner

Global Head of Technical Marketing at Altium with nearly 20 years experience in the EDA Industry.

Recent Articles

Announcements: FREE TI WEBENCH® Altium Connector Extension

Announcements: FREE TI WEBENCH® Altium Connector Extension I’m very pleased to announce the release of another great 3rd party extension for Altium Designer^®, the WEBENCH^® Altium Connector. The WEBENCH^® Design Center and WEBENCH^® Simulation Engine assist enormously with the development of power, lighting, filtering, clocking and sensing designs. Allowing you to generate, optimize and simulate designs, while making the necessary value-based tradeoffs to meet your design and supply chain requirements. The Read Article

Altium Vault Primer - Data Management from 10,000 Feet

Altium Vault Primer - At 10,000 Feet: Project and Data Management Does the prospect of managing all of your design data overwhelm you? If so, you aren’t alone. The real question is what you can do about it. Read on to learn how to take the guesswork out of your data management workflow. Altium Vault^® Primer - Data Management from 10,000 Feet Does the prospect of managing all of your design data overwhelm you? That’s how I felt every day back in my engineering days. I had a great team of designers, all solid Read Article

How to Improve Your PCB Documentation Process

How to Improve Your PCB Documentation Process Nearly every facet of electronics design has advanced with more effective and automated technology except for the documentation process - until now. Read on to learn how to eliminate the stress of manual PCB manufacturing design documentation with new technologies in Altium Designer^®. The evolution of the PCB design has progressed considerably since the days of light tables, tape, and Mylar. The 80s introduced the first PCB design software Read Article

Not All PCB Design Birds Are Meant to Fly

Not All PCB Design Birds Are Meant to Fly My first job was for a large company, which was surrounded by anxiety and excitement. My main goal was to apply years of learning to justify the fifty-thousand-dollar price tag of my education. I used electronic CAD applications in school, all of which were Windows-based, but my first foray into professional design tools was all Unix. My cube was occupied by a Sun Solaris and HP UX box, both of which generated enough radiation to power a small Read Article