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Noisy Power Rails How to Filter Noisy Power Rails Although a power supply might look like it produces clean power on an oscilloscope, power supply operation in a real system can create noise or be susceptible to noise. Power rails often need to serve power to multiple devices in a system at the same voltage, but with clean power in different portions of the system. When that is the case, noise on the main rail may need to be cleaned up before being provided to different portions of your system Read Article
Firing Your Hiring Habits by John Mitchell, President and CEO of IPC Firing Your Hiring Habits by John Mitchell, President and CEO of IPC This is a very insightful conversation! We tackled acquisition, retaining and upskilling talents in your team. PCB designers, aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders in any company will surely benefit from this discussion. Read Article
PCB Impedance Table How to Read a PCB Impedance Table PCB impedance tables show values of trace impedance on specific layers, but without the designer choosing materials or a stackup. Read Article
What Ultra-HDI PCB Capabilities Can You Access? What Ultra-HDI PCB Capabilities Can You Access? When we talk about packaging, substrate-like PCBs, and fine-line PCBs, we are collectively referencing an area where PCB fabrication processing is pushing to the limit. This area is ultra-HDI, where the typical features in a PCB are scaled down to very small values. These more advanced capabilities enable traditional design practices with larger BGAs, but instead scaled into very fine pitches (0.3 mm) requiring tight spacing and linewidth. These Read Article
Common Flex Design Mistakes and How to Fix Them Common Flex Design Mistakes and How to Fix Them The ability to bend, flex and fold are one of the primary benefits of flexible circuit materials and while there are several examples of flexible circuit designs that withstand hundreds of thousands of even millions of flexes, the reality is that designs that are dynamically flexing often have had the design updated many times before reaching optimal performance. The good news for designers new to flexible circuit designs is that most flexible Read Article
Understanding Power Supply Current Handling Issues Understanding Power Supply Current Handling Issues: Causes and Solutions Troubleshooting power supply current handling issues is crucial to achieving optimal performance of your electronic devices. In this video, we will explore the common reasons why a power supply fails to handle the defined output current and provide practical solutions to solving these issues. Whether you are designing a power supply or repairing an existing one, understanding the structure of the power supply is key to quickly solving these Read Article
Types of PTFE Materials for RF PCB Design Types of PTFE Materials for RF PCB Design PTFE (Teflon) PCB materials are sometimes seen as the magic bullet for your RF PCB stackups. Make sure you choose the right type of PTFE-based material for your design. Read Article
224G PAM-4 PCB Design PCB and Package Design for 224G PAM-4 Channels The next interface and packaging milestone is here with 224G PAM-4. Here is how these channels can be designed to provide broadband signal integrity. Read Article
Human Body Model in EMC Overview of the Human Body Model in EMC The human body model provides a description of charge accumulation and discharge from the human body, and it provides a way to understand how charge redistributes into a circuit during ESD. Read Article
55:58 Creating and Sharing PCB Documentation The Easy Way Sending your design data for manufacturing can be a stressful time because if you send outdated, incomplete, or unclear documentation Watch Video
Unite PCB and Mechanical Designers Unite PCB and Mechanical Designers Unite PCB and Mechanical Designers Effective collaboration between mechanical and electrical designers is crucial for better product design, but language barriers and inefficient data exchange hinder it. Time-to-market pressures drive the need for faster development cycles, cost reduction, and superior product quality. Altium MCAD CoDesigner integrates mechanical designers using Altium Designer into a collaborative workspace, enabling seamless Read Article
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Modular Product Design Entrepreneur’s Guide to Modular Product Design One of the most common questions I get from my hardware startup clients is this: how can I de-risk my prototype? Entrepreneurs that are just getting started converting their proof-of-concept into a real device that they can test in the field want to make sure their time, effort, and money are put to good use. A lot of entrepreneurs are putting their hard-earned savings into these ventures, and it's desirable to ensure any potential causes of Read Article
Simulation Driven PCB Design Simulation Driven Design Can Solve Your PCB’s Signal Problems and More If you work in the electronics industry or in research, there’s a chance that simulations are a regular part of life. Simpler systems can be designed with intuition and simulated after designs are completed, but more advanced systems running at high frequencies or very high data rates need qualification before and after a PCB layout is complete. Simulation software has to take a more prominent role in PCB design for many advanced systems Read Article
24:31 Discover the Benefits of Altium 365 Version Control for Solo Designers with Ari Mahpour Are you a solo electronics designer or engineer looking to optimize your design process and boost productivity? We invite you Watch Video
44:01 ECAD/MCAD Collaboration: The Secret Sauce of Ribbot from BattleBots Ribbot is a heavyweight combat robot that is both fearsome and fun. With its vibrant green and yellow color scheme Watch Video
PCB footprint layers What's With All the Layers in PCB Footprints? Your PCB footprints contain many layers. Which of these layers are most important and what should they contain? We’ll explore in this article. Read Article
The Impact of the Defense Sector in the Electronic Industry Ecosystem The Impact of the Defense Sector in the Electronic Industry Ecosystem Our guest Nathan Edwards, an Executive Director, U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE) will share with us what goes in a Defense Electronic Consortium (DEC) and how all of these impact the electronics eco-system. Read Article