OnTrack Newsletter: Design WITH Manufacturing, Diff Pairs, Brain Food – October 2021

Judy Warner

| Created: November 2, 2021 | Updated: November 26, 2023

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Design to Manufacturing with a Single Mouse Click

Imagine if you could design your circuit board, run simulations, source your parts, generate an accurate BOM, generate your output files and simply press a “send to manufacturing” button all within your design environment? While that may sound like a far-off dream, this interview with Misha Govshteyn from MacroFab will give you insight into how they are partnering with Altium to make this dream a reality in the near future.

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What are Differential Pairs?

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Technical Articles to
Keep You Sharp

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Design to Development Solutions Webinar Series (Altium & Macrofab)

Part 1: Why Your PCB Design Review Process Is Obsolete and What You Can Do About It

Part 2: Why Your PCB Design Review Process Is Obsolete and What You Can Do About It

Use Supply Chain Tools in Altium Designer When You Need a PCB Cost Calculator

Configuring a Hardware in the Loop Project


Partner Spotlight

Altium^® Welcomes new Nexar Partner, Sintecs

“With Nexar, we can bring software simulation tools into the Altium environment, so our users don’t have to switch tools, import or export data. Having everything in one place eliminates all of the extra work caused by the lack of integration between design and testing tools.”

Hans Klos, CEO Sintecs

Learn more about Nexar >

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About Author

About Author

Judy Warner has held a unique variety of roles in the electronics industry for over 25 years. She has a background in PCB Manufacturing, RF and Microwave PCBs and Contract Manufacturing, focusing on Mil/Aero applications.

She has also been a writer, blogger, and journalist for several industry publications such as Microwave Journal, PCB007 Magazine, PCB Design007, PCD&F, and IEEE Microwave Magazine, and an active board member for PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association). In 2017, Warner joined Altium as the Director of Community Engagement. In addition to hosting the OnTrack Podcast and creating the OnTrack Newsletter, she launched Altium's annual user conference, AltiumLive. Warner's passion is to provide resources, support, and advocate for PCB Design Engineers worldwide.

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