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The Value of Rapid PCB Prototyping The Value of Rapid PCB Prototyping Raspberry Pi, Arduino, off-the-shelf “maker” boards, and custom PCBs all play a part in rapid PCB prototyping. Read Article
Newer PCB Materials Newer PCB Materials If you are hearing about the newer, higher density HDI-PCBs used by Apple called SLP, and their processes like SAP, or uSAP or mSAP (Semi-Additive Processes) recently, these are the printed circuits that are getting down to 30 micron and 25 micron (1 mil) traces and spaces. HDI is now estimated to be over 250 million square meters produced per year-and still growing! But SAP is not NEW! We used it early in the 60’s and 70’s when we were making Read Article
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Reading Impedance Profiles of High Speed Backplanes Reading Impedance Profiles of High Speed Backplanes Impedance remains a confusing topic in the signal integrity community. By definition, impedance is the ratio of voltage to current. That doesn’t really paint a clear picture to anyone. Getting more specific, the term impedance can mean several things. Step response of broadband reflection coefficient in ohms Impulse response of broadband reflection coefficient in ohms Time domain Z-parameters Frequency domain Z-parameters Signal Integrity Read Article
Bob Martin Goes From Prototype to Production with an Arduino Board Bob Martin Goes From Prototype to Production with an Arduino Board How to go from prototype to production seamlessly? Listen or Watch today's OnTrack podcast with Bob Martin The Wizard of Make. He will share some info about his keynote at AltiumLive 2019 in San Diego Read Article
On Shaky Ground—the Arguments Against Copper Pours The Copper Ground Pours Problem in PCB Designs Arguments Against Copper Ground Pours in PCB Design Recently on the SI-List, aka the SI Reflector, (see note at the end of this article) there’s been a spate of activity around the topic of copper ground pours and whether they are advantageous in a multilayer PCB implementation. There were arguments on both sides of the question. One person said a ground fill pour reduces EMI, another stated that it balances the copper and makes the board less Read Article
OnTrack Newsletter: Student Hackers, Crosstalk and Design Blogs - August 2019 OnTrack Newsletter: Student Hackers, Crosstalk and Design Blogs - August 2019 OnTrack Newsletter August 2019 VOL. 3 No 4 Major League Hacking Fuels Students Passion for Engineering To bridge the gap between theoretical university-level electrical and computer science education and the kind of practical hands-on experience young engineers need and crave, Jonathan Gottfried co-founded Major League Hacking (MLH). In this interview Jonathan shares the inspiration behind MLH and talks about the impact of the hundreds of Read Article
Seven Design Guidelines to Break Bad Habits from Using Open-Source Designs Seven Design Guidelines to Break Bad Habits from Using Open-Source Designs AltiumLive keynote speaker, Dr. Eric Bogatin talks about implementation of the right design guidelines and the disadvantages of using open-source designs. Watch today's OnTrack podcast to learn more. Read Article
Trip to the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel Trip to the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel My name is Piotr Lazarek and I’m a second-grade student of the secondary school “Filomata” in Gliwice. My passion for physics, informatics and new technologies has resulted in an innovative project; an autonomous vehicle which measures concentration of different elements inside soil. I dedicated two years of my hard work to designing and creating a prototype of the device. I’ve already posted an article about my work, so if you’re interested in Read Article
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