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Ceramic vs. FR4 Multilayer PCBs: When to Use Either and How Ceramic vs. FR4 Multilayer PCBs: When to Use Either and How Ceramic materials electronics are specialty materials used as PCB insulators and as substrates for IC packages. Today, ceramic production capacity for PCBs is easy to access from overseas vendors, and these materials see significant use in aerospace and automotive industries. Ceramic PCBs offer particular advantages over FR4 boards, although there is no single “ceramic” material. The current set of commercialized ceramic materials for PCBs are Read Article
Multi-Directional Communication for Easy Mechanical and Electrical Collaboration Multi-Directional Communication for Easy Mechanical and Electrical Collaboration My neighbor and I were sitting on the patio one summer dreaming up a Christmas display that would span both our yards. Engineers, right? Ambitious project, for sure, but we had fun visualizing Santa and his reindeer flying across our two roofs. We’d use LED light strings to span the rooflines and we’d incorporate controllers to synchronize Christmas music. Several months later after summer had turned to Fall, in comes the neighbor with a CAD Read Article
18:44 Exploring Altium Designer's Project Releaser Webinar What is the Altium Project Releaser? The Project Releaser is a single-click automation of manufacturing output generation built on top Watch Video
Hybrid Construction Trends in the Marketplace Hybrid Construction Trends in the Marketplace Hybrid construction is a huge growth area with a lot of opportunity for PCB designers. In this episode Chris Hunrath, VP of Technology at Insulectro, shares valuable insights about the latest trends. Read Article
Overview of PCB Development Process Overview of PCB Development Process I have a friend who forgets that the rest of us can’t read his mind. He often starts a conversation without any sort of introduction or context. There have been many times where after several minutes of dialog I have had to hold up my hands and simply ask; “what are you talking about?” Once he backs up and gives me an overview, then I am ready for the details. Although this had made for some amusing moments, it isn’t nearly so funny when it Read Article
PCB Trace Corrosion: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It PCB Trace Corrosion: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It When most people drop their cell phone in water, they hurriedly dry off the outside of the phone, remove the battery, and toss the phone in a bag of rice. The myth goes that the rice draws water out from the inside of the phone, thus saving your phone’s the precious electronic circuitry, your wallet’s money, and your own sanity. What people don’t realize is that simply drying out your phone is not a solution. Water ingress can cause the device to Read Article
Laser-drilled Via-in-pad Technology in Your PCB Laser-Drilled Microvia-in-Pad Technology in Your HDI PCB HDI PCBs with fine-pitch BGAs often use laser-drilled via-in-pad or microvia in-pad for BGA fanout routing. Here is how to design microvia-in-pad. Read Article
Design Reuse: Methodologies and Best Practices for Re-Applying Previous Boards Design Reuse: Methodologies and Best Practices for Re-Applying Previous Boards It’s to reuse items related to our work. Chefs reuse recipes, seamstresses reuse patterns, and engineers reuse circuitry. The problem is that our design tools aren’t always on the same page with us when it comes to re-applying previous boards and circuitry. The benefits are obvious; reusing work will save time and money. Additionally, there’s the benefit of using circuitry that has already been through the debug process and is known to work. I Read Article
Leave Translation Magic in the Hands of Altium Import Wizard Leave Translation Magic in the Hands of Altium Import Wizard Having a wizard do your bidding is great when convoluted tasks need some hocus pocus. Removing tortuous steps to get a solution is the goal. A wizard moves pesky tasks to forgotten trials by doing the heavy lifting. Need your PCB files translated? Call the wizard. PCB design toolsets would benefit from well-placed wizards able to perform intricate tasks like file translation. File translation is needed when importing document containers Read Article
37:15 Altium Designer: Key Benefits of ActiveBOM Webinar What is ActiveBOM? ActiveBOM is an editor in Altium Designer that sits alongside, in importance, with the schematic and PCB Watch Video
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