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Paste Interconnects and Paste Sintering with Chris Hunrath from Insulectro Ormet Paste Interconnects and Paste Sintering with Chris Hunrath from Insulectro New material developments make paste interconnect technology more feasible, learn more from expert on PCB material sets, Chris Hunrath from Insulectro in this OnTrack Podcast episode. Listen in now. Read Article
Compare PCB Design Software Features For Your Device to Move to Manufacturing Compare PCB Design Software Features For Your Device to Move to Manufacturing So you’ve just devised your new device that will revolutionize the world on the back of a cocktail napkin. Maybe your new medical device will have diseases running for the hills. Maybe you’ve got a great sensor for high-moisture environments. But how do you breathe life into your new product and finally implement your master plan for success? Those of us who have had such grand ideas are familiar with this dilemma. A PCB designer might know Read Article
Layer Stackup in Rigid and Rigid-Flex PCBs Layer Stackup in Rigid and Rigid-Flex PCBs Learn about everything that goes into designing flex and rigid Flex PCB layer stacks. Read Article
PCB Design Guidelines for Controlled Impedance Routing PCB Design Guide to Controlled Impedance During PCB Routing In June 1831, Sir James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole on the Boothia Peninsula in Northern Canada. While the term “discovery” seems to indicate that the North Magnetic Pole is static, the North and South Magnetic Poles, in fact, move continuously. The Earth’s magnetic field changes over time and as those changes occur, the positions of the poles also shift. Given the rate of movement at 55 km per year, we may have another meaning Read Article
Coupled Versus Uncoupled Inductors: Which is Right for Your Switching Power Supply? Coupled Versus Uncoupled Inductors Procurement: Which is Right for Your Switching Power Supply? I recently took a deep dive into the various types of topologies surrounding switching power supplies. This article examined the benefits and downfalls of some of the most common topologies and aimed to assist you in the process of choosing how to power your design. The SEPIC topology is a very common switching mode power supply that can operate as both a Buck and a Boost converter. In other words, the SEPIC can act as a step-down (Buck converter Read Article
Strong Design Software for Differential Pair Routing Strong Design Software for Differential Pair Routing Back when I lived in Portland, I used to commute downtown, typically taking the train to and from work. I was thankful to live in a city with a meticulously timed train system. There must be a valid reason to route train lines as differential pairs because I could always count on the trains being on time. Routing differential pairs on a PCB also requires specific rules and meticulous timing that can only be achieved using the best PCB design Read Article
Kick Your EDA Translators to the Curb: Choose Unified Design Kick Your EDA Translations to the Curb: Choose Unified Design Personal computing devices have significantly changed how bills are paid. And it’s getting better as utilities, banks, and medical enterprises get onboard with unified, intuitive user interfaces. Not long ago, moving from writing and mailing checks to using online banking for paying bills was excruciating. All the environments and web pages were slightly different. Even the simple process of paying a bill was inconsistent and there was no Read Article
Demonstrations for Multi-Layer PCB Designs: Best Uses for Each Layer Demonstrations for Multi-Layer PCB Designs: Best Uses for Each Layer Your PCB layers are the key to success in your design, but the placement of layers and assignments of layer type can make the difference between success and failure. It's not just about determining where to route things; how you arrange layers in the stack will determine whether noise issues compromise your design. Layer arrangements can make the difference between proper functionality or failure, as well as whether a design can pass EMC testing Read Article
PCB Ground Plane Design in High Performance Boards PCB Ground Plane Design in High Performance Boards Learn the best PCB ground plane design techniques to prevent signal and power integrity problems in this article. Read Article
How to Systematically Organize Your Messy Schematic Design Schematic Organization: How to Systematically Organize Your Messy Schematic Design Even as a six-year-old, my son is great at organizing his toys and personal belongings. At that age, I used to chuck all my possessions into a huge storage box. My son, on the other hand, has a knack for orderliness that borders on obsessive. Although his meticulous attention to detail can be mildly frustrating at times, it means that I can always trust him to keep his play area organized. In PCB design, you need to exhibit the same level of Read Article
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