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Altium Designer 17.1: The Latest Version of Intuitive Design Technology is Here Altium Designer 17.1: The Latest Version of Intuitive Design Technology is Here Altium Designer® 17.1 was tailored specifically for today’s engineer. We understand that industry pressures to build more advanced, more efficient products can oftentimes mean a lag in the technology required to accommodate these demands. Our focus was to address these present-day challenges and fully equip designers with the necessary tools for optimum design. The pressure is on for you! You have to get to market in less time with more features Read Article
Over-The-Air Connectivity Means Quick Updates, but New Security Challenges Over-The-Air Connectivity Means Quick Updates, but New Security Challenges Thanks to the accelerating pace vehicle systems are being computerized, updating and securing control firmware is a new responsibility for automotive manufacturers. Over-the-air connectivity means crucial patches, especially those closing security holes, can be silently pushed to thousands of cars without user intervention. That said, it’s important to realize that an over-the-air solution presents a double-edged sword: if not implemented Read Article
Biodegradable PCBs: Will They Really Help With PCB Waste Disposal? Biodegradable PCBs: Will They Really Help With PCB Waste Disposal? Isn’t the expansion of the PCB industry incredible? In the last 100 years, we’ve gone from using brass wire and pieces of wood to etched copper traces and fiberglass substrates. New industries like the Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in cars are accelerating that growth. There are millions of PCBs in existence today, and that number will only continue to grow. The funny thing is that we design a printed Read Article
Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles: Pros and Cons of Multiple Sensor Fusion Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles: Pros and Cons of Multiple Sensor Fusion Think back to when you were a child, how did you think the future would look? Spaceships, flying cars, internet connected eating utensils? We have many of the things I hoped we would, but somehow cars have lagged behind. I was expecting to see flying cars zooming through the sky and driverless cars whizzing through the streets. I don’t have a solution for flying cars, but there is something that’s making unmanned autonomous vehicles a reality Read Article
How to Choose a Communications Module for Your IoT Product How to Choose Communications Modules in Your IoT Products A lot of my friends are engineers and we are constantly talking shop. If you’re in the mood for hearing about weird IoT, then it’s always a good idea to ask what project they are working on. I’ve stopped asking what programs they’re using since everyone is learning Python. Seriously, everyone. We talk about what’s fun at work, it’s usually design, but sometimes it’s soldering. We talk about what’s terrible at work, and it’s usually component Read Article
IoT Security: Physical Layer Security for IoT PCBs IoT Security: Physical Layer Security for IoT PCBs Internet of Things security will be a big issue as the IoT expands. IoT security is definitely an issue getting more attention with the proliferation of devices and services coming to market. As the number of IoT products grows there are greater security risks. You’re not helpless to stop them, though. There are several methods that can mitigate physical security risks for your IoT PCB. These include shielding your board from EMI, designing for Read Article
How Ultrafast UV Lasers are Improving HDI PCB Design Layouts How Ultrafast UV Lasers are Improving HDI PCB Design Layouts Don’t let your manufacturers use Kylo Ren’s lightsaber - too unstable and too many defects. Do you remember the first time you saw Star Wars? I was 12 and it changed my world forever. I’d seen my future. Instead of a car, I would fly a spaceship. Instead of being an accountant like my father, I would be a lightsaber-wielding Jedi. Sadly, I turned out to be neither a Jedi or an accountant, but a humble PCB. Lasers still have a place in my life Read Article
Why You Need Integrated Circuit Simulation: PCB Design Tips & Tricks - Altium Audio Bites Why You Need Integrated Circuit Simulation: PCB Design Tips & Tricks - Altium Audio Bites Altium Audio Bites gives 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: Why You Need Integrated Circuit Simulation. 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
Why Version Control Should Be Implemented in Your PCB Design Software Why Version Control Should Be Implemented in Your PCB Design Software Everyone’s worst nightmare - the blue screen of death! Getting back into the flow after a business trip is never easy, but my return this week has been particularly challenging. We have a time critical contract with our client, so everyone on the project is operating at >100%. I was staying on track until I opened my Board design software and saw that someone had made changes to my layout. They removed two of the four tines from my smart fork Read Article
PCB Mechanical Design and 3D Modeling Assists With PCB Design In Embedded Systems PCB Mechanical Design and 3D Modeling Assists With Board Design In Embedded Systems When I was in college, we electrical engineers (EEs) always looked down our noses at the mechanical engineers (MEs). Our department had an introduction to electrical engineering class for the MEs (with a full-fledged 3D printer), which we referred to as “shocks for jocks.” It’s a bit sad that the mechanical nerds were “jocks” to us. The rivalry between electrical and mechanical engineering often continues after university and plays out in the Read Article
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