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What Ultra-HDI PCB Capabilities Can You Access?
When we talk about packaging, substrate-like PCBs , and fine-line PCBs, we are collectively referencing an area where PCB fabrication processing is pushing to the limit. This area is ultra-HDI, where the typical features in a PCB are scaled down to very small values. These more advanced capabilities enable traditional design practices with larger BGAs, but instead scaled into very fine pitches (0.3 mm) requiring tight spacing and linewidth. These
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Common Flex Design Mistakes and How to Fix Them
The ability to bend, flex and fold are one of the primary benefits of flexible circuit materials and while there are several examples of flexible circuit designs that withstand hundreds of thousands of even millions of flexes, the reality is that designs that are dynamically flexing often have had the design updated many times before reaching optimal performance. The good news for designers new to flexible circuit designs is that most flexible
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Understanding Power Supply Current Handling Issues: Causes and Solutions
Troubleshooting power supply current handling issues is crucial to achieving optimal performance of your electronic devices. In this video, we will explore the common reasons why a power supply fails to handle the defined output current and provide practical solutions to solving these issues. Whether you are designing a power supply or repairing an existing one, understanding the structure of the power supply is key to quickly solving these
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The Current State of AI in PCB Design in 2023
Your favorite machine learning, optimization, and generative AI algorithms may soon be used in your favorite PCB design program. Now that ChatGPT has become a household name and competitor companies are developing their own GPT equivalents (Claude, LLaMa, etc.), EDA startups are looking at how to leverage these tools to help PCB designers and engineers be more productive. With so many industries touched by automation and AI, it was only a matter
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What’s New In Altium Designer: Mid-Year Update
Discover the new features in Altium Designer 23 and how they can be incorporated into your workflow.
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Fabrication Notes: Communicate Clearly
Fabrication Notes: Communicate Clearly What is the number one thing that can be done to ensure first pass success on your flex or rigid flex design? If the first word that comes to mind is COMMUNICATION I couldn’t agree more. Although the “basics” of flexible circuit design are not all that different than a rigid printed circuit board, the devil is in the details as they say. There are a number of subtle differences that will help ensure your
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Addressing Forward and Backward Crosstalk in PCB Design
Crosstalk in high-speed PCB design appears FEXT and NEXT, and it depends on the rise time of signals traveling on transmission lines.
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The Emerging Role of Mexico in the Electronics Supply Chain
In this insightful discussion, Andrew sheds light on Mexico's distinctive edge in electronics production. Furthermore, he provides us with a comprehensive comparison of the logistical aspects between Mexico and China's production processes.
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How to Place PCB Cavities for Embedded SMD Parts
Embedded cavities can be used to place SMD parts, internal copper fills for heat sinking, or as a highly shielded edge-plated region.
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Can You Use ChatGPT for PCB Design?
ChatGPT is turning everything upside-down, including engineering. Can LLMs be used for PCB design? We’ll take a look at some tasks that can be automated with ChatGPT.
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PCB Design Review Checklist
It’s essential to check a board for issues before production or prototyping. Here’s an extensive checklist you can adapt or use directly for PCB design review.
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Must Have Rapid Prototyping Tools
If your job involves rapidly iterating designs or creating a wide range of products, these indispensable tools will help you ship a higher quality product in less time.
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Detroit Become Human Cosplay with Flexible PCBs and CircuitPython
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Customizing Performance-Based Electrical Design Rules in Altium Designer
Electrical design rules go beyond manufacturing and assembly. PCBs also require electrical design rules that are based on a signals’ electrical behavior.
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Pandemic PCB Prototyping: Building Electronics From Your Living Room
It feels like everyone is writing an article these days about how they’re managing (or not managing) with stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 restrictions. At the time of writing, California (where I am based) has the highest number of cases over any other state in the United States. To combat the pandemic, most non-essential businesses have been closed or open in a limited fashion. This means that folks who are able to work from home (e.g
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The Search for the All-in-One Electronic Design Data Management System
In this article we discuss the pain points of using a single design data management system over linking many together.
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12V DC Uninterruptible Power Supply
I live in a rural village that tends to have intermittent power when there are high winds or storms. Because of this, my computers, servers, and network equipment are all on relatively low-cost, uninterruptible power supplies. These all run on sealed lead acid batteries and are not an overly efficient way to power a DC device such as a Raspberry Pi or internet router as the incoming mains. AC charges a DC battery, which then creates AC power
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