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How to Properly Ground ADCs
Grounding with an ADC will influence noise injection into the board and it should be dealt with carefully when building a mixed-signal system.
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Mitigating Risk Factors for PCB Manufacturing Lead Times
How to deal with nuances in PCB design and manufacturing? In today’s episode, Dave Young the owner of Young Circuits Design and founder of BlueStamp Engineering, and Zach talk about mitigating risk factors early in the stage of electronic design.
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What Would You Do With a 5 Day Chip Supply for PCBs?
US companies are reduced to a 5 day chip supply due to demand pressures and a long-lasting shortage in semiconductors.
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Creating High Pin Count Schematic Symbols Quickly
Making schematic symbols is quick and painless when you use regular expressions and leverage Altium Designer’s expansive toolkit.
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Pathological Design Features: Eric Bogatin on PCB Design
Our podcast all-time favorite podcast guest is back to help PCB designers recognize bad PCB design guidelines. Tune in and listen on the go now.
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All About PCB-Mount Transformers
Before you rectify your AC input down to DC, you’ll need to step down your mains power to the desired voltage with a PCB-mount transformer.
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How Important is Your Microcontroller Clock Source?
The type of clock signal you need to use for your microcontroller will depend mainly on the nature of the device it’s embedded in and its operating environment.
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IOT Security Modules: Modular Hardware for Software Engineers
From PCB designed in CircuitStudio to Zymbit finished product The Internet of Things - Big Promise or Big Problem? By 2023 the IoT promises to be 50 billion connected devices strong, transacting $8 Trillion of economic value! That’s orders of magnitude bigger and much more complex than anything we have seen before, and current models of development, deployment, device management and IoT security don’t easily translate to this new world disorder
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Choosing the Right Microphone for Embedded Applications
If you need to capture sound waves for your electrical device to process, you'll need a microphone. However, microphones these days have become very advanced, and there are so many options to choose from. While there are relatively small dynamic microphones, they come with a broad range of options and technologies. They range from relatively simple and popular condenser-type microphones to state-of-the-art sound conversion solutions incorporating
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Buck Converter Regulator vs LDO for DC, AC, and RF: Which is Best?
For small, low-current loads, LDO is usually the best option. What about a buck converter? Learn more about choosing between a buck converter vs. LDO in this guide.
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PCB Simulation: How to Simulate a PCB Design
Looking for the best PCB simulator? Get started with an electrical circuit design simulation software and learn how to simulate a PCB design. Make sure you use the best PCB simulation software in Altium Designer's unified environment.
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Flex Circuit Design Guide: Getting Started with Flexible Circuits
Expert Tara Dunn tackles in detail the key benefits driving designers to use flexible materials. Read now to learn more.
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Switched-Mode Power Supply PCB Design Guidelines
Create and simulate your design and follow these switched-mode power supply PCB layout guidelines.
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Follow Mixed Signal PCB Design Guidelines With the Best CAD Tools
Mixed-signal PCB design guidelines require satisfying basic digital and analog design rules and preventing signal interference. Guidelines can be difficult to lay out without the right PCB design tools, and component placement is just as important as routing and stack-up design. A good mixed-signal PCB design integrates the functionalities of digital and analog circuits. With the best PCB design software in Altium Designer, you can take your
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Modeling and Placing PCB Connectors Within Altium Designer
ALTIUM DESIGNER The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use. I/O use connectors for PCB system integration In this guide to PCB connectors, we’ll take a look at connectors within electrical systems, how they benefit from ECAD/MCAD tools, and optimal design specifics like appropriate cable connectors or gold fingers gold plating. Connectors abound on printed circuit assemblies given integrated electrical
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Model Train Circuits in the Best Electronic Model Railroad Design Software
Model train circuits include multiple elements that hobbyists might find in other common electronics. LEDs, buzzers, alarms, motors, and much more can be found in model train circuits. Designing train circuit boards takes a great schematic editor and component library with real and generic components for use in a circuit board. Use the best circuit board design software to create your model train circuits and start your PCB layout in a single
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What is a SPICE Simulation in Electronics Design?
Learn more about what is a SPICE simulation and how it works in your schematic editor in this article.
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