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Weekly Digest: Altium Designer, Viewer and Concord

Weekly Digest: Altium Designer, Viewer and Concord Welcome to the weekly digest where you can get a birds-eye view of all the latest articles, video and podcast. Read articles by Industry Experts to see inside Altium Designer with pro tips on deployment, modular design and other advanced techniques. Listen in with Judy Warner as she explores suggestions and strategies for PCB assembly with industry insiders Chao Vang and Sebastian Weber from Advanced Assembly. And remember to tryout our latest Read Article

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Best Methods For Design That Satisfies Power Integrity Parameters

Best Methods For Design That Satisfies Power Integrity Parameters with Kella Knack In my previous articles, I addressed Power Delivery System (PDS) design, the myths surrounding it and ways to implement a successful working PDS. At the core of all these efforts lies power integrity. What is it? What are the challenges associated with it? How can it be successfully incorporated into a fully-functioning PCB implementation? This article will address the beginnings of power integrity, the various facets of component functionality Read Article

Rigid-Flex Prototyping Tips

Rigid-Flex Prototyping Tips Question: What are a few key tips for flex and rigid-flex prototyping? My answer to this question is simple: OVER COMMUNICATE with your fabricator! Typically, prototypes are needed quickly, yet approximately 75%-80% of new part numbers go on hold for engineering questions and clarifications. This can have a significant impact on scheduling. Before you can work on ways to communicate clearly with your fabricator, you need to select the right Read Article

PCB Layout Tip: Save Time with Reusable Blocks

PCB Layout Tip: Save Time with Reusable Blocks To survive today’s business environment for PCB Designers, design reuse is crucial for quick PCB layout. We must always work faster and smarter. That means whatever available methods might streamline the process to make it more straightforward and faster the better. However, when things go faster, usually more mistakes occur, and they are generally not caught. One strategy that helps tremendously is using reusable designs. A common practice in Read Article

Continuous Integration and Deployment in ECAD

Continuous Integration and Deployment in ECAD Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment have become widely adopted practices within the software world. The concept of Continuous Integration and Deployment don’t need to be limited to just software - they can be extended into the ECAD world as well. In this article we will address both concepts and how they can be leveraged in ECAD tools. Continuous Deployment Designers will frequently make changes to their code and check it into the Read Article

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Weekly Digest: New Author Mark Harris

Weekly Digest: New Author Mark Harris Welcome to the weekly digest where you can get all the latest published this week. Read articles by Mark Harris, our newest writer who weighs in this week on EMC certification and programming languages for embedded projects. Or read a fascinating article by one of Altium’s own experts, Vince Mazur. On the podcast this week listen in to Judy Warner, Rob Cooke and Jose Cordero from Calumet Electronics Corporation talk about how to make sure your Read Article

Make Readable Silkscreen Layouts in Altium Designer

Designing and Placing Silkscreen on your PCB with Altium Designer Silkscreen on a PCB is just one important part of planning for manufacturing and assembly. Altium Designer makes it easy to place silkscreen on your next PCB. Read Article

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Weekly Digest: New Altium Updates

Weekly Digest: New Altium Updates Welcome to the weekly digest where all the Altium articles, videos, podcast clips and more are shared each week. On the podcast this week, get inspired by this success story - Greg Papandrew discusses his new company, Better Board Buying. We also have several articles from PCB experts detailing the benefits and requirements for good design management and design for modern mobile environments. Just can’t get enough about Altium? Tryout our latest Read Article

The Zen of Electronic Product Design and Wellness

The Zen of Electronic Product Design, Meditation Devices, and Wellness When you think of a hardware startup, chances are your first thought isn’t about a meditation training device. Yet in our very noisy, stressful world, meditation is becoming a pervasive and effective way to reduce stress and improve overall mental wellness. In this article, you’ll learn about how Core Wellness Co-founder, Sarah McDevitt, left Microsoft to launch Core Wellness and develop the Core personal meditation trainer. Judy Warner: Please Read Article