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Wearable Devices Technology Bridging Function and Fashion Wearable Design: Why Fashion, Function and PCB Form Factor Matter Fashion meets function in wearables. Learn how PCB form factors and structural electronics enable sleek, user-friendly, high-performance designs. Read Article
DRCs in PCB Design: How They Can Save Your Design from Sinking DRCs in PCB Design: How They Can Save Your Design from Sinking For many years I owned a small boat which gave me hours of fun on the water, but there are a few critical rules that have to be obeyed. One of those rules is that you MUST install the drain plug before putting your boat in the water. It’s a lot cheaper to go for a swim intentionally, rather than unexpectedly in order to retrieve your new boat. Everyone knows that rules are there for our protection. But sometimes, whether accidentally or on Read Article
Considerations for Designing a High Voltage PCB Considerations for Designing a High Voltage PCB I used to think that high voltage applications were only used in power engineering. Since I had no desire to work at a power plant or transformer station, I was safe from having to learn high voltage PCB design considerations. Alas, my interest in space applications proved me wrong and forced me to confront my laziness. It turns out high voltage applications show up in almost every industry, from manufacturing and power plants to medical and Read Article
Assessing the Post-Development Hardships of Uncontrolled Data Management Assessing the Post-Development Hardships of Uncontrolled Data Management For every, team, and business, getting to the release state should be the moment where you can breathe a sigh of relief. This moment, unfortunately, doesn’t always lend itself to joyful celebration. Project completion can mean a) you and your team have successfully constructed a design without any flaws in the documentation process and can now prep for its release, or b) you’ve successfully completed your design but realize a minor (or major) Read Article
IoT Resource Bundle IoT Resource Bundle From the early days of printed circuit boards, the electronics industry has made huge strides in board materials, copper printing methods, miniaturization, rigid-flex, ELIC, EDA, and much more. Many of the devices we use in our homes, our vehicles, and in our workplaces would not be possible without this continuous evolution of PCB design and technology. The scope of creativity from individuals is unbounded. While the infrastructure for IoT can Read Article
RF Technologies for Low-Power Wireless Communications: Ambient Backscatter RF Technologies for Low-Power Wireless Communications: Ambient Backscatter I love family reunions, though, with forty people in my extended family they can get a bit hectic. Whether we’re playing cards, swimming, or at the dinner table there’s always someone telling jokes and stories. In fact, most people are trying to talk so sometimes you have to yell to be heard. It can also be difficult to communicate in the electromagnetic spectrum. Your devices often have to “shout” their own signals into the void in order to Read Article
PCB Editor View Modes PCB Editor View Modes PCB editor view modes allow designers to locate and correct errors in particular areas of the board. Altium Designer features multiple ways to view your design, allowing you to be most efficient and to help avoid errors. These different PCB editor view modes have allowed users to find and fix design problems, such as why a flex board does not fold, why components are on the wrong layers, and why dead copper is not being shown anywhere on the board Read Article
How to Prevent Hairline Short Circuits in Your PCB Circuit Design How to Prevent Hairline Short Circuits in Your PCB Circuit Design What’s worse than finding a strand of hair in your pasta when you’re out on a dinner date? Finding it after it has ended up in your mouth. There are two ways to avoid awkward scenarios like this. For one, you can keep a close eye on your food and make sure it is hair free before it enters your mouth. The second is to ensure that there is no chance of a hair ending up in your food; in this case, you might need to go to a new restaurant. In PCB Read Article
PCB Trace Clearance Distance for High Voltage Creep High Voltage PCB Design: Creepage and Clearance Distances for High Voltage Designing high voltage PCBs following specific spacing guidelines is critical. In high density circuit boards, spacing is even trickier and more important for protection. Read Article
Capturing Key PCB Design Elements in the Design Document Capturing Key Design Details in PCB Documentation One of the most important yet often avoided aspects of documenting a design is the formal design document. Too often we finish the design, generate fabrication, assembly, and validation documents then consider the job done. Properly capturing the system specification, design intent, design process and traceability back to the specification is a time-consuming and arduous yet very necessary task. The design document must capture all aspects of the Read Article
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