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What Are Molded Interconnect Devices or MIDs?: PCB Design Tips & Tricks - Altium Audio Bites What Are Molded Interconnect Devices or MIDs?: PCB Design Tips & Tricks - Altium Audio Bites Altium Audio Bites, giving you bite-sized information that's easy to digest and apply to your everyday design tasks. From our PCB Design Tips & Tricks audio series here is: What Are Molded Interconnect Devices or MIDs? All our audio series are from real PCB designers in the field, detailing their day to day problems and experiences. We hope you can learn from this as much as we have. Give it a listen and let us know what you think in the comments Read Article
How Component Placement and Routing Helps Protect Your PCB from ESD How Component Placement and Routing Helps Protect Your PCB from ESD I organize certain things with a reportedly alarming neuroticism. In grad school, there was a line of demarcation between the edge of my side of the desk and the pile of sample containers and papers that began on my neighbor’s side. This same tendency, though annoying to deskmates and boyfriends, especially since it doesn’t extend to bathrooms, makes me an ace at optimizing component placement on PCBs. Not only does this keep things neat, it also Read Article
How to Use a Ferrite Bead in Your Design to Reduce EMI How to Use (and Not Use) a Ferrite Bead in Your Design to Reduce EMI EMI and EMC can be a tricky subjects, and it's often tempting to mis-apply design guidelines to try and reduce EMI. One of these areas relating to EMC in PCB design is the use of ferrite beads. These components are basically filters, and they do perform a useful function on power cords in many electronics. You're probably reading this article on a laptop that uses a ferrite to filter out conducted EMI from the supply line. A problem begins to Read Article
Using ESD Grounding Techniques to Protect Your PCB from Electrical Damage Using ESD Grounding Techniques to Protect Your PCB from Electrical Damage ESD grounding needs to be implemented in the PCB layout and in the enclosure to ensure devices can be protected from damage. Read Article
Risk Management for Embedded Software Development Risk Management for Embedded Software Development Find out how embedded software development companies can take advantage of the exploding ADAS and autonomous driving market while reducing business risk by following these best practices. What do successful downhill skiers, Formula One racers, and mountain climbers have in common? They learn as much as they can about their sport and they use the very best equipment available. By taking this approach, they transform pure risk into calculated risk Read Article
PCB 2020: Altium Brings International Roadshow to a Close PCB 2020: Altium Brings International Roadshow to a Close We have officially wrapped our two-month international roadshow, PCB 2020: Altium’s Roadmap to the Future, which gave attendees a glimpse into the future of electronics design. With nine cities on the roster, the event featured live presentations and hands-on demonstrations from the industry’s leading experts discussing the latest trends and technologies that are shaping the course of the electronics design industry. With the support of technical Read Article
How FRAM Memory Simplifies Embedded System Data Logging I’ve always found it easier to make decisions when the options were clear cut. Choosing between black or white, right or wrong, you could make your decision and never regret it. However, decisions that involve picking black, white or one of many shades of gray really stress me out. I was happy abiding by my binary logic until Ferromagnetic Random Access Memory ( FRAM ) came on the commercial market and I was forced to embrace one of the shades of Read Article
How Do Ferrite Beads Work and How Do You Choose the Right One? How Do Ferrite Beads Work and How Do You Choose the Right One? Ferrite beads are sometimes overused in PCB design, but they can perform important functions in a PCB if you know how to use them. Read Article
Optimizing Organizational Performance with Operational Risk Management Optimizing Organizational Performance with Operational Risk Management Implementation of successful operational risk management allows manufacturers to operate with a minimized chance of incident that could negatively impact business. Citing data from Best-in-Class and All Other respondents, this report argues for the importance of incorporating operational risk management and suggests ways for manufacturers to implement solutions. Key findings include: The sole focus on personal safety is not enough to mitigate Read Article
How to Send the Most Complete Documentation Package to PCB Fabrication How to Send the Most Complete PCB Documentation Package to Fabrication Getting through the PCB design and development stage is always cause for celebration. You just cleared through the last PCB documentation and fabrication project hurdles, whether it was securing quantities for new components, finalizing environmental testing, or getting that green light from your EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance) engineer. Your PCB project is now in the “released” status with all approval signatures in place, and it’s time to hand Read Article
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