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Electronics Industry Insights for PCB Designers and Engineers

Electronics Industry Insights for PCB Designers and Engineers January 27, 2023 ONTRACK BI-WEEKLY The start of 2023 kicked off with CES, and now the industry is full speed ahead on developing hardware for the most advanced technologies of our time. The industry will start to see greater development in energy technologies, renewed push into 5G deployments, more companies operating in space, and AI systems tying it all together. Leading Insights Say Goodbye to 3G The beginning of 2023 marked the official end Read Article

6:07 Power Integrity Analysis in Your PCB Design Software Power integrity problems can abound in modern PCBs, especially high-speed boards that run with fast edge rates. These systems require precise design of the PDN impedance to ensure stable power is always delivered throughout the system. Without carefully considering the PDN impedance, you’re at risk of creating ripple and noise in the power distribution network when fast signals switch states. As more signals switch in large ICs, the result is the Watch Video

Types of TVS Diode

ESD Protection Basics with TVS Diodes Learn about ESD protection basics with TVS diodes, why we need them, and what key parameters make up a typical TVS diode. Read Article

ADC Ground

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. Read Article

Mitigating Risk Factors for PCB Manufacturing Lead Times

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. Read Article

5 day chip supply

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. Read Article

Pathological Design Features

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. Read Article

PCB mount transformers

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. Read Article

How Important is your Microcontroller Clock Source

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. Read Article

IOT Security Modules: Modular Hardware for Software Engineers

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 Read Article

buck converter regulator STM32

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. Read Article

Choosing the Right Microphone for Embedded Applications

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 Read Article

PCB simulation

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. Read Article

Flexible Circuits: Getting Started

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. Read Article

PCB routing

What is PCB Routing? Learn about PCB routing techniques and how to design traces to proper routing in any device. You can access the best PCB routing features in Altium Designer. Read Article

High current switched mode power supply PCB layout

Switched-Mode Power Supply PCB Design Guidelines Create and simulate your design and follow these switched-mode power supply PCB layout guidelines. Read Article

6:07 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 Watch Video