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How to Create a Planar Transformer PCB Layout A planar transformer in a PCB layout takes up less space than a comparable through-hole transformer. Here’s how you can design and place a planar transformer. Read Article

Graphene Electronics Might Power Your Next PCB It’s time to ditch the battery, your next PCB might be powered by graphene electronics. Read Article

What VNA Measurements Can Teach You About Your PCB Substrate Your VNA measurements reflect important properties about your PCB substrate material. Here’s how substrate material properties appear in your VNA measurements. Read Article

How to Design a Microstrip to Waveguide Transition Here’s how you can design a microstrip to waveguide transition for your RF PCB layout. Read Article

High Speed Backplane Design and PCB Layout Tips Here’s how you can design a microstrip to waveguide transition for your RF PCB layout. Read Article

How to Choose the Best PCB Manufacturer for Your Project Here’s how you can find and qualify the best PCB manufacturer for your new product. Read Article

How Antipads Affect Signal Integrity in Your Multilayer PCB Antipads in your PCB can create a signal integrity problem if not used properly. Here are some guidelines to help you get started. Read Article

How to Involve Customers in PCB Product Development Follow our guide to learn about how to involve customers in your PCB product development process. Read Article

DDR5 vs. DDR6: Here's What to Expect in RAM Modules What can designers expect in DDR5 vs DDR6? Here’s what you can expect for your next memory device. Read Article

Class-D Amplifier Design and PCB Layout Altium Designer makes it easy to design your own Class-D audio amplifier design. Here’s a simple project to help you get started. Read Article

My Favorite Altium Designer Keyboard Shortcuts and Viewing Features If you want to be more productive in PCB design and layout, try out these common Altium Designer keyboard shortcuts. Read Article

Five Issues Your Assemblers Want You to Avoid Learn the five tentpole problems your manufacturers have to deal with, and how avoiding these simple issues will speed your projects through assembly. Read Article

Managing PCB Manufacturing Quality Control in the Cloud You and your manufacturer can track quality problems and correct at the design level when you use cloud tools for PCB manufacturing quality control. Read Article

California Bets on Electric Cars and Plans to Ban Gasoline Car Sales by 2035 Governor Gavin Newsome is betting on California electric cars. Get ready for a big shift in PMIC and battery markets. Read Article

PCB Layout for an LM358 Op-amp Circuit and Module LM358 op-amp circuits are simple, yet they are still useful for low frequency analog applications. Here’s one example of a PCB layout you can create in Altium Designer. Read Article

What You Can Track in Your Altium Project History You can easily track your Altium project history and revisions locally, or you can use the cloud storage features on Altium 365. Read Article

Managing PCB Polygon Pour and Copper Features in Complex Layouts PCB polygon pour and copper features in your PCB layout need to be carefully managed, especially when collaborating with other designers. Read Article