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Signal Integrity Evangelist Eric Bogatin, our Expert Insider to DesignCon 2020

Signal Integrity Evangelist Eric Bogatin, our Expert Insider to DesignCon 2020 Signal integrity expert, Dr. Eric Bogatin, explains Rule #9, drops details on the upcoming DesignCon in Santa Clara, and teases his new book on transmission lines. Watch this OnTrack podcast now. Read Article

Exploring Arduino is Now Expanded and Updated by Jeremy Blum

Exploring Arduino is Now Expanded and Updated by Jeremy Blum Shaper Tools Director of Engineering, Exploring Arduino author, and two-time AltiumLive keynote speaker Jeremy Blum joins the OnTrack podcast, where he talks about Arduino to Google Glass. Watch now. Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: Cloud-based Design, RF and Design Tips

OnTrack Newsletter: Cloud-based Design, RF and Design Tips OnTrack Newsletter December 2019 Vol. 3 No. 7 Altium 365: The New Frontier of Collaborative Cloud-Enabled Electronics Realization In this interview, we talk with Leigh Gawne, Chief Software Architect at Altium, to learn about Altium 365 and the impact he foresees that Cloud-enabled electronics realization will have on design engineers and the entire industry. (To see Leigh Gawne and team collaboratively design a board LIVE in Altium 365 at this Read Article

Ben and Judy 2019 Wrap-Up

Ben and Judy 2019 Wrap-Up In this OnTrack Podcast Judy and returning guest Ben Jordan discuss everything from routing engines and signal integrity to what we can expect from 2020 and beyond. Watch full episode now. Read Article

Simberian’s 3D Field Solver in Altium Designer

Simberian’s 3D Field Solver in Altium Designer OnTrack Podcast speaks with Roger Paje, of Simberian, who will discuss Simberian’s physics-based 3D field solver, and its beneficial impact on Altium Designer^®. Listen or watch this episode now. Read Article

Patrick Züger Talks About the Altium Designer 20 New and Exciting Features

Patrick Züger Talks About the Altium Designer 20 New and Exciting Features "Altium Designer - for me, it’s the best (PCB design) tool" says Patrick Züger, a veteran Altium Beta user. Patrick shares Altium Designer 20 new and exciting features. Interactive routing is one. Read Article

High Speed Design Features Growing Forward with Altium and Simberian Partnership

High Speed Design Features Growing Forward with Altium and Simberian Partnership Happy New Year from Altium! In our first article of the year we talk to Roger Paje, VP of Sales and Marketing at Simberian about our recently formed formal partnership and how their highly accurate field solver technology is helping usher in new high-speed design capabilities in Altium Designer such as layer stack, impedance and surface roughness modeling. These enhancements began in Altium Designer 19, were amplified in Altium Designer 20, and Read Article

Altium 365: The New Frontier of Collaborative Cloud-Enabled Electronics Realization

Altium 365: The New Frontier of Collaborative Cloud-Enabled Electronics Realization In this interview, we talk with Leigh Gawne, Chief Software Architect at Altium, to learn about Altium 365 and the impact he foresees that Cloud-enabled electronics realization will have on Design Engineers--as well as the entire industry. (To see Leigh Gawne and team collaboratively design a board LIVE in Altium 365 at this year’s AltiumLive conference, watch this video). Judy Warner: Leigh, please tell our readers about your background and your Read Article

TE Connectivity Paving the Way into 100 GBps Data Rates

TE Connectivity Paving the Way into 100 GBps Data Rates and Devices In this podcast episode Nathan Tracy & Justin Pickel from TE Connectivity discuss their roles in bringing us data rates of 100 gigabits per second, the challenges this creates, and how to solve them. Read Article

Saving Time Routing in Altium Designer 20

Saving Time Routing in Altium Designer 20 Judy Warner dives deep into the subject of Altium Designer 20 with long-time Altium Beta user and thirty-two year veteran of circuit board design, Mark Ross. Read Article

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OnTrack Newsletter: Altium Designer 20 Sneak Peek, Impedance Measurement, Food for Thought - November 2019

OnTrack Newsletter: Altium Designer 20 Sneak Peek, Impedance Measurement, Food for Thought - November 2019 OnTrack Newsletter Nov. 2019 Vol. 3 No. 6 A First Look Inside Altium Designer 20 November marks the launch of Altium Designer 20, and we thought you’d be like to hear from a couple of Altium veteran “insiders” about what you can expect to see in this latest release. Lawrence Romine, VP of Corporate Marketing and Ben Jordan, Technical Marketing Director, Corporate (both engineers) share what their favorite new features are and which ones they Read Article

Max Seeley and Carl Schattke on AltiumLive 2019

Max Seeley and Carl Schattke on AltiumLive 2019 Max Seeley of 3M and Carl Schattke from a well-known electrical vehicle manufacturer join us at AltiumLive Europe, and shares how tech conferences can add value to one's career as PCB Designer. Read Article

Mike Konrad on Design for Reliability

Mike Konrad on Design for Reliability Mike Konrad delivers an expert view on the necessity of cleaning boards at assembly, and revisits subjects such as low-residue flux as it pertains to Design for Reliability. Read Article

Altium VP, Lawrence Romine on Altium Designer 20

Altium VP, Lawrence Romine on Altium Designer 20 In this episode Altium VP shares the features you can expect from Altium Designer^® 20? The star of AD20 is undoubtedly interactive routing–and is already being received exceedingly well. Watch it here Read Article

Shaper Engineer Jeremy Blum on Arduino and Building Consumer Products

Shaper Engineer Jeremy Blum on Arduino Engineering and Building Consumer Products Jeremy Blum, Director of Engineering at Shaper, talks about his upcoming keynote speech on a holistic approach to engineering and design at AltiumLive PCB Design Summit in Frankfurt, Germany. Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: Music & Electronics, MCU Selection, Brain Food - October 2019

OnTrack Newsletter: Music & Electronics, MCU Selection, Brain Food - October 2019 OnTrack Newsletter October 2019 VOL. 3 No 5 PianoArc: A Circular Piano Fit for Princes and Mega Stars Earlier this year I met a fascinating designer at the San Diego Altium^® Users Group. Dave Starkey told me about a circular piano he and his partners had designed and built called the Pianoarc. In this interview, learn more about Starkey’s background and how he came to co-create this unique instrument that now graces a Middle Eastern Palace and is Read Article