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Advantages of Hierarchical Schematic Designs for PCB Schematic Layouts Advantages of Hierarchical Block Diagrams and Schematic Designs for PCB Schematic Layouts Hierarchical schematic designs, or block design, can help you better organize PCB schematic layouts by reducing workload for identical blocks of circuitry and enabling design reuse. Read Article
How to Use a Random Number Generator to Create Uncertainty in PCB Design How to Use a Random Number Generator to Create Uncertainty in PCB Design My high school peers knew me as a predictable person—always the first one to show up anywhere—on time, every time. Since they didn’t seem as concerned with keeping their schedules and promises, sometimes I waited hours for my friends. That uncertainty would mess up my schedule, but engineering was a place where I found uncertainty was rarely a problem. Unsurprisingly, I developed a deep interest in physics and engineering, where the results are Read Article
PCB Design and Fabrication Tips to Prevent Open Circuits During PCB Manufacturing Printed Circuit Board Design and Fabrication Tips to Prevent Open Circuits During PCB Manufacturing For a couple years, I lived in a town with a chocolate and candy factory. It was an amazing and terrible time, because you could go to the factory and buy “seconds,” or messed up candies, for about 75% off the normal price. Usually, the mistake was cosmetic, like the chocolate cracking over the caramel, and everything tasted totally fine. When a PCB manufacturer makes a mistake, sometimes it’s cosmetic, and the board will still function Read Article
How to Create A Component in CircuitStudio How to Create A Component in CircuitStudio This video will cover to create a real, purchasable component with schematic symbol, PCB footprint and 3D model for your PCB design. Read Article
Asset Performance Management: Blazing A Better Path to Operational Excellence Asset Performance Management: Blazing A Better Path to Operational Excellence Read Article
How to Activate Your License in CircuitStudio How to Activate Your License in CircuitStudio This video covers how to download, install and activate their license for CircuitStudio. Read Article
How to Do Pours and Internal Planes in CircuitStudio How to Do Pours and Internal Planes in CircuitStudio This video cover how to use, create and control via rules polygon pours and internal planes. Read Article
ESD Protection For PCB Design ESD Protection For PCB Design From computers and televisions, to automobiles and kitchen appliances, PCBs are found in nearly every aspect of our lives-- many of our devices would not be possible without them. They are the brains of our electronics, and as such, it is of the utmost importance to do everything in our power to ensure our designs are protected from potentially catastrophic threats. Proper routing and schematics, component placement, and special attention to Read Article
How to Create a 3D Donut and Other Unusual Shapes in Your PCB Design How to Create a 3D Donut and Other Unusual Shapes in Your PCB Design It is generally very simple to create realistic 3D mechanical shapes in Altium Designer® using the included Extruded, Cylinder, and Sphere shape types in the PCB Library editor. However, some shapes can be tricky. A board outline can be extremely helpful and can even produce shapes like the polygon (polygon pour). A 3D donut, however, is what we will be focusing on today. Although a hole cannot be cut out of any of the Altium-created shapes, a Read Article
Thermal Management Part 2: Sizing a Component Heatsink and Datasheets In this episode, Chris Carlson shows how to properly size a heatsink for a component. An expert in PCB design, Chris is a wealth of information for the novice and experts in PCB design. Get the most effective information on PCB design and Electronic Design Automation. Links to the Datasheets: Voltage Regulator Datasheet Thermal interface (sil Pad) by Berrgquist Heatsink Datasheet If you find this video interesting, please like and share with your Watch Video
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