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Ester Ledecka’s gold in women’s Alpine skiing Super-G during the Winter Olympics this year was a surprise to all, even Ledecka herself whose speciality is snowboarding, not skiing. She was the 26th skier down the mountain, and wasn’t expected to place anywhere close to the top. Ledecka went on to win gold in the parallel giant slalom for snowboarding making her the first woman to win gold medals in two different sports at the same Winter Olympics
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Build Your RF Circuit Design Away From a Catastrophic Crescendo
The art of music composition combines different elements such ranging from chord progression to the melody. A composer usually creates from experience, may learn from other musicians and builds from an understanding of music theory. Successful music composition relies on tried and true methods, formulas, schemes, and models. Music composition also depends on the respect for fundamentals like reading, writing, and thinking music notation while
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EmbeddedWorld 2018: Altium Designer 18 Demo mit Christian Keller (Deutsch)
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EmbeddedWorld 2018: Altium Designer 18 Demo with Ben Jordan
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5 Noteworthy Women in PCB Design
Women in technology is a hot topic, especially how to get more women involved in technology-related fields. What I find most interesting about this subject is what motivates people to pursue a career in technology in the first place. In general, there are a lot of men in this field and, as a woman in tech myself, I think attracting new people to the industry is always positive. I encourage people to pursue careers in technology, no matter their
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PCB Fabrication and Assembly Processes and Where Wave Soldering Fits In
Growing up, I sometimes felt like an Army brat. My dad was in the Air Force, not the Army and we only moved a couple of times. Nevertheless, every time we relocated to a new city I had the same issues to struggle with. Basically, trying to fit into a new environment with new people. From a PCB designer’s perspective, trying to learn about the PCB fabrication and assembly and what role certain processes play can be similar. It is advantageous to
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4 Steps on How to Create a Component Footprint in Altium Designer
When laying out your printed circuit board, it is critical that you know how to create footprint for your design components. Some components are quite common or they come in standardized packages, making footprints easy to find. In some cases, footprint generation may need to be done by yourself, and you’ll need to use information directly from the component’s datasheet. If the footprint is incorrect, the part pins may not align with PCB pads or
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Altium Designer Evaluation Guide for OrCAD® Users
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Aspect Ratios and Their Importance to Multi-Layered PCBs
There’s a certain level of gratification that comes with doing something challenging. In my off time, I tinker with carving spoons and other utensils. They seem incredibly simple to make but the difficulty comes in making the curve just right, smoothing out the wood, and adding any ornate finishes you want on the handle. When embarking on the manufacturing journey post PCB design, you may be one of the skilled few who have taken on the challenge
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To Wave or Not To Wave: Wave Soldering Advantages and Disadvantages
When can your design be created to use wave soldering? Learn more about the DFM choices that could force you into wave soldering.
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Rigid Flex PCBs and Your Future: Smart, Effective Designing
Oftentimes, in terms of PCB design, we are tasked with fitting a square peg into a round hole. Fitting thousands of various components onto a board no larger than a dollar bill, and maybe even a quarter, we always seem to be limited to the 2D plane of predetermined space within our equipment or device. We’ve all been there: after putting the finishing touches on a PCB design, you take a look at the space requirements of the device only to find
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Save Your Lunch Break: Proper PCB Design Software Reduces Development Time
I’m normally a well-mannered guy, but when someone messes up my schedule, those manners fly right out of the window. Last week, when my 15-minute lunch break was ruined because of a missed order, I was complaining to my managers and struggling to keep my rage under control. When it comes to managing my time, I have high standards. Choosing the right PCB design software to optimize development time is no exception. At the peak of my freelance
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8-bit vs. 32-bit MCU: Choosing the Right Microcontroller for Your PCB Design
I have very bad shopping habits when it comes to electronic gadgets. Torn between buying a new laptop or upgrading my tablet to an iPad Pro, I end up purchasing both and getting an endless lectures from my fiancé. Thankfully, I’m more decisive when choosing between 8-bit vs 32-bit microcontroller devices for my hardware design. They’re not too different in terms of cost, and one is more powerful than the other. To make the right choice, however
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The Game Stays the Same: Helping PCB Designers with Their Career Growth
Walking around the grade school near my house today, I noticed a father practicing baseball with his young son. Now around here, it’s still rainy and freezing cold, so they were bundled up and wisely under the covered portion of the playground. I didn’t know whether to applaud their dedication, or classify them as a couple of nuts. I decided to go with the dedication angle, and admittedly, it was great to see the dad’s excitement when his boy
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PCBs from Space to Snow Plowing OnTrack Newsletter February 2018
On Track Newsletter February 2018 VOL. 1 No 11 Welcome to the February edition of the Altium
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On Track Newsletter. There is justifiable concern in our industry about where the next generation of PCB designers will come from. Estimates show that in approximately ten years, 50% of currently working PCB designers will be retiring—which is an alarming statistic! Since joining Altium exactly one year ago, I have seen overwhelming evidence from around
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PCB Layout Tips for Hall Sensor PCBs and Other Hall Effect Applications
To me, one of the coolest things about kids is how much they can be amazed by science and other phenomena that, as an adult, you’ve just grown to accept. I gave a five-year old homemade magnetic slime for his birthday one year; consisting of iron oxide powder, Elmer’s glue, and liquid starch, the prospect of a black gooey mess delighted everyone except for the boy’s mother. No one could dispute the fun involved with mixing the stuff or the
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Tara Dunn on Flex Cost Drivers and Next Gen Technologists [OnTrack Podcast]
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