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SPICE Simulator Online Adaptation to Your Expertise SPICE Simulator Online Adaptation to Your Expertise Some of us have a habit of trying to be experts at everything. The one thing I have had to learn time and again, whether in software or hardware, is that there is no need to constantly reinvent the wheel. When you need to get an idea of how your device operates, you don’t need to build a simulation program from scratch. Thankfully, there are a number of tools that make it easy to simulate the behavior of your circuit, and you don’t need to be an Read Article
Manufacturing and Online Gerber Viewers: Manufacturing with Browser Based Design Manufacturing and Online Gerber Viewers: Manufacturing with Browser Based Design Watching your design come together in a layout program is hugely satisfying. But when it comes to manufacturing, preparing your designs for fabrication is a different beast. If you don’t have a ton of experience in this area, compiling information that fabricators need to build your device may seem tedious and unnecessary. You might be wondering, “why can’t my manufacturer just look at my CAD files and figure it out themselves?” While they Read Article
When Should You Use an Online Circuit Calculator? When Should You Use an Online Circuit Calculator? Even if you’re an experienced engineer, you probably haven’t perfectly memorized every single formula you need to design PCBs and electronic devices. If this is true for experienced engineers, then what is a weekend warrior to do? Thankfully, there are many online calculators available that can help even novice designers build devices that meet industry standards. As you venture down the rabbit hole of designing a new electronic product, it Read Article
Fly-by topology for DDR3 vs DDR4 RAM Fly-by Topology for DDR3 and DDR4 Memory: Routing Guidelines Banner image credit: Nine Dot Connects Take a look at your RAM chips the next time you're upgrading your desktop or laptop. If you need to, get the chip under a magnifying glass. Any traces you might see on the surface layer are just the beginning of a complicated web of traces between the edge connector and the RAM chips. Although the routing can get quite complicated, you can see a relatively simple topology when you take a 30,000 foot view of Read Article
Circuit Breakers in Your PCB and Your Bill of Materials Circuit Breakers in Your PCB and Your Bill of Materials Circuit breakers are not required in every system, but in some environments they are the main source of protection against overvoltage/high current, as well as any damage that can result from power surges. Circuit breakers are best known for use in residential circuit protection, but they can be used in any environment (such as power systems and industrial systems) that require circuit protection. Some circuit breakers can be mounted on a PCB Read Article
Don’t Let Unmanageable Tools Deny You the Joy of Designing a PCB Don’t Let Unmanageable Tools Deny You the Joy of Designing a PCB There are a lot of “firsts” in our lives; the first time we drove alone after getting our driver’s license, going out on our first real date, buying our first home. These moments, and millions of others like them, are supposed to bring a feeling of joy when we remember them. Another moment of joy for me was the first PCB design that I worked on. I remember routing traces on a design that a co-worker opened up for me the first time I sat in front Read Article
2:39 Ben Jordan on the Unified Component Model Watch Video
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2:22 Rick Hartley on 8 Layer Boards for Very high Speed Microprocessors Watch Video
1:22 Rick Hartley's Favorite 6 Layer Boards Watch Video
1:58 Rick Hartley on 6 Layer Boards and Power Delivery Watch Video
2:41 Rick Hartley on Moving Energy Between a Power Plane and a Ground Plane Watch Video
3:08 Rick Hartley on Moving Energy Between Two Ground Planes Watch Video
2:57 Rick Hartley on Changing Layers Watch Video
2:23 Rick Hartley on Circuit Behavior and Return Paths Watch Video
2:08 Rick Hartley on Unintentional Antenas Watch Video