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John Watson on the Importance of not Making Assumptions
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John Watson on the Importance of Templates and Streamlining Processes
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John Watson on Creating a Project Template
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Routing Differential Pairs in a PCB Layout with Altium Designer
Altium Designer makes routing differential pairs in a PCB layout and managing differential impedance between components quick and easy.
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John Mitchell Visits The White House to join in the Pledge to America's Workers [OnTrack Podcast]
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Altium Designer 19: Highlights from the Latest Release with David Marrakchi [OnTrack Podcast]
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OnTrack Podcast: Stephen Chavez Calls on PCB Designers to Get Involved
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OnTrack Newsletter: A Look Under the Hood at Altium Designer 19, and Is IPC CID Important for Your Career? - December 2018
OnTrack Newsletter December 2018 VOL. 2 No 8 ALTIUM
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19 HAS ARRIVED! See the New Features of Altium 19 Altium 19 has just been released and features several exciting new and enhanced capabilities. Get a first look here at some of the functionality that defines the latest version of Altium . READ FULL ARTICLE IS IPC CID TRAINING IMPORTANT FOR YOUR DESIGN CAREER? Insights from CID IPC Trainer, Stephen Chavez Stephen Chavez is the lead electrical
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From Mechanical Drilling to Laser Drilling of Microvias
The first PCBs I made as a young engineer were pretty simple, with wires used to connect components on the top side of the board. Once things got more complicated, board space became a real consideration, and components were packed too close for comfort. I eventually had a tangled mess of wires on the top and bottom sides of the board connecting multiple components. Later on, I learned more about using design software for multilayer design. Using
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Via Size Calculators: Sizing Vias in Your Next Multilayer PCBs
If you’ve ever opened up an old cell phone, you’ve likely noticed the intricate dance between traces and vias. These elements tango with the signal traces on inner board layers, and sizing them properly is as much art as it is science. Your vias are critical for accessing the inner layers in a multi-layer PCB. So how do you choreograph the balance between your vias, traces, and components? Your vias should be sized appropriately if they are to be
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Split PCB Plane Pours are Partial to Carefully Managed Connections
James Madison said that “philosophy is common sense with big words.” Big words can produce a mess if applied with the wrong syntax. Similarly, the ability to produce intricate PCB designs requires extraordinary vision, each minute step exquisitely accomplished through common sense. Common sense and, if you’re lucky, elegant design tools. PCB design tools able to make common sense from complicated layout rules promote efficient development
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Managing Net Connection Order from Schematic to Layout
When I first started designing printed circuit boards, it was a very unorganized process. We would create the schematics in our department, and then the system administrators would work their voodoo and transfer all that data from us into the layout department. The layout guys were an even bigger mystery, working all hours of the night and day on these complex Unix machines that supported their CAD layout tools. We would communicate our design
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Altium Designer 19 Key Features
We are pleased to announce the release of Altium Designer 19.0! An exciting new era of Altium Designer is here
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Optimal Multi-Board Assembly Placement with Object Smart Mates
Ensuring the form and fit of multiple boards in an enclosure can challenge the most seasoned professional. Accurate 3D modeling gives you an intuitive way to picture and understand how your design will be manufactured and assembled. The problem gets worse when you start mixing traditional PCB and rigid-flex designs into a single assembly. Without insight into the complete multi-circuit boards assembly build, you have a better chance of finding a
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Using Library Search Features for Easier Component Selection
Components are those critical elements in your PCB that keep it ticking along and doing its job. Your component libraries contain all the information about available components in a single location, making it easy to add components to your board and use component information with your simulation and rules-checking features. Other design software packages like to separate these features into different programs, or they force you to use an external
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