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Why You Need an Integrated Circuit Simulator
Integrated Circuit Simulation: integrated circuit simulator, or simulating ICs? You aren’t a newbie anymore but here’s why we say keep the integrated circuit creator in your toolkit. As your career progresses, you become more confident. You’ll tend to collect circuits you know work well in different designs - power supplies, filters, oscillators, etc. Most of the time these reusable blocks will work great in any place you choose to use them, but
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Auto Software Developers: ASPICE Certification and What it Means to You
Software developer certification is necessary to guarantee functional safety and quality software products in the automotive industry. The ASPICE auto software developer certifications tell customers if a developer’s products work to specification, if the developer is able to provide support for its products, and how efficiently the developer operates. In college, a few friends and I got our first taste of embedded systems programming during our
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When to Use PCB Thermal Pads or Paste for Thermal Management Design
It’s rare that one will offhandedly know which thermal interface material will work the best for their PCB thermal pad. This article weighs the advantages and disadvantages of thermal pads vs. pastes with these helpful guidelines. Read on to find out more about thermal management and thermal design! I used to live in Alabama, which I casually referred to as Hell in the summertime. Lots of heat, lots of humidity, lots of sweat. I am thankful
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High-Speed PCB Design Principles: Keep Traces Short and Direct
Your signals travel at the speed of light, and so does their EMI. As you know, high-speed PCB design can often have issues with EMI. This EMI risk can come from long traces that form transmitting or receiving antennas. Longer traces also cover more distance, which increases the chances that sensitive circuits are affected along the way. Using short traces that take direct paths will help reduce EMI risk from both antennas and trace proximity. I
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High-Speed PCB Differential Pair Routing to Preserve Signal Integrity
Proper routing of differential pairs in high speed digital circuits is necessary for preserving signal integrity in PCBs. Some other items to consider when looking at your PCB, may be the ferrite bead or decoupling capacitor. However today, let's discuss some things to set you on the right path. Follow these differential pair routing guidelines and leave your EMI troubles behind. I once went on a blind date with a woman who, unbeknownst to me
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What Are Molded Interconnect Devices or MIDs?
What is the next big thing in design? Is it graphene? flex? or maybe something else. If you’ve been thinking about the future of PCB design then you may have come across molded interconnect devices or MIDs. In this blog we’ll explore what MIDs are and some molded interconnect device uses. What are Molded Interconnect Devices? According to MIDIA (Molded Interconnect Devices International Association), a Molded Interconnect Device is an injection
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SpaceX to Launch Modular Falcon Rocket with Reused Engines
Modular, reusable design is a design methodology that demands serious consideration. SpaceX have put the associated advantages to work with their Falcon family of spacecraft. The Falcon Heavy long-range heavy payload rocket, their latest effort, is built from existing Falcon models. Moreover, the Falcon rockets are engineered to land in a controlled manner, so that they can be reused for future missions. In their next mission, SpaceX will launch
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The Right PCB Grounding Design Will Reduce Mixed-Signal EMI
Use these PCB grouding design practices to help you prevent EMI in your mixed-signal PCB layout.
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Why Use Plated Through Hole Technology in PCB Design?
Plated through hole technology components remain important or required in many applications. Learn more about through-hole mounting technology in PCB design.
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How to Simplify Your Circuit Replication with Multi-Channel Design
Circuit replication, especially in flat designs, presents several unique challenges that occur when you copy PCB layout designs. You can't simply copy and paste footprints around your PCB layout and expect all of your design data to remain synchronized without errors. What about reverse engineering? Similarly, when you need to reuse schematic circuit blocks, taking the copy and paste approach simply takes too long and can make your schematics
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How the Evolution of Space Mission PCB Design Has Allowed SpaceX's Visions to Take Flight
Today, the new frontiers of spaceflight are explored by SpaceX. SpaceX is an ambitious venture to create a new reusable launch system and, ultimately, interplanetary travel. The most visible of these efforts is the Falcon series of rockets. Designed with the goals of reusability and reduced costs, the Falcon series is engineered around ease of manufacturing and assembly. What role does today’s printed circuit board technology, and the computing
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Embedded Active Components Are Enabling Independent Smartwatches with Smartphone Capabilities
The innovation that most clearly signals the potential of the smartwatch is the LG Watch Sport’s ability to make phone calls and receive data without needing to be near enough to an anchor smartphone to connect. This turns the question “why would I need a smartwatch when I have a smartphone?” on its head. How about: “why would I need a smartphone when I have a smartwatch?” Read on to find out more! I live in one of the more tech-savvy cities in
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PCB Noise Reduction: Do You Need Isolation, Shielding, or Filters?
Do you know which strategies you can use for PCB noise reduction? After you identfy the solution, place it in your PCB layout with these steps.
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Pros and Cons of Having a Manufacturer Source Components for Your PCB Design
Turnkey PCB manufacturing and assembly can be convenient, but can you trust these service providers to source your parts?
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The Benefits of a Consistent Interface in Professional PCB Software
Software should utilize a common user interface that is consistent with the operating system environment. Nothing is quite as awkward as attempting to do something standard and not getting the expected outcome especially in the realm of Professional PCB Software. Keep your momentum, work with intuitive and professional PCB design tools. I think everyone can agree: it's important that any software shares a common user interface consistent with the
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