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How Embedded Design Teams Can Simplify I/O and Routing How Embedded Design Teams Can Simplify I/O and Routing Each member of an electronics product design team can take concrete steps to simplify I/O selection and routing in embedded systems design. Read Article
PCB Outgassing How to Prepare Your PCB for Outgassing in Ultra-High Vacuum Systems Outgassing from a PCB can occur during assembly, at high temperature, and in high vacuum. Make sure you follow these guidelines to reduce outgassing. Read Article
Substrate-Like PCBs Substrate-Like PCBs Push the Limits of HDI A substrate-like PCB looks similar to an HDI PCB and similar to an IC substrate. Read this article to learn about substrate-like PCBs. Read Article
How to Design High-Speed & RF Via Transitions How to Design High-Speed & RF Via Transitions High speed PCBs and RF PCBs often need to make via transitions that carry signals between layers. We’ll look at how to design these transitions in this article. Read Article
Embedded AI The Path Forward for Embedded AI In April 2021, I published an article in Printed Circuit Design & Fab, where I proclaimed the future of AI is embedded. In short, my view is that embedded systems will leverage greater usage of AI on the end device, meaning they will rely less on cloud platforms or data centers for inference. Without a doubt, I believe the future of AI is still embedded, but not with the chipset or system architecture I would have thought. At the time of writing Read Article
What's New Altium 365 December 2022 What's New Altium 365 December 2022 The latest Altium 365 updates are here. Read now to learn more. Read Article
Chip-on-Board PCB Design Rules for Chip-on-Board Layout There is one simple type of packaging that is not really packaging in the conventional sense: chip-on-board. Read Article
package PDN How Does the Package PDN Impact Power Integrity? Component packages have their own power distribution network (PDN) that influences their operation and drives compensation in the PCB. Read Article
Chemical Processing in PCB Manufacturing Chemical Processing in PCB Manufacturing Youngblood in the PCB industry, Christopher Bonsell talks about process engineering–the chemical involves in the PCB, etching and also encouraging the young generation to the “cool-tech” aspects involving PCB design and manufacturing. Read Article
IPC-2221 Calculator IPC-2221 Calculator for PCB Trace Current and Heating The IPC-2221 standard provides guidance on trace current limit calculations for a given temperature rise limit. Read Article
stitching vias Everything You Need to Know About Stitching Vias Stitching vias are more than just periodic via arrays, they provide groups of net connections across layers that are needed in power, RF, high-speed, and more. Read Article
Low-Dk PCB Materials Guide to Low-Dk PCB Materials Low-Dk PCB materials are often recommended for high-speed PCB design, but do you always need these? We’ll examine this question. Read Article
Cellular V2X Communication Designing for V2X Communication: Wireless Protocols and Standards Take your vehicle’s connectivity to the next level with V2X communication standards. Designing these systems may be easier than you think. Read Article
Antenna ground plane Do All Antennas Need a Ground Plane? The simple answer is “no,” all antennas will have a ground plane somewhere, even if it is not on the PCB. Read Article
How do I Get Started with my Altium 365 Component Library? How Do I Get Started With My Altium 365 Component Library? In this article Ari Mahpour reviews how to put together a component library from scratch using Altium 365. Read Article
manufacturing, PCB, box build, product development All About Box Build Assemblies A box build assembly is one way to expedite product development and release to market. Learn more about box builds in this article. Read Article
21:13 Getting PCB Assembly Variants Ready For Manufacturing Watch our webinar: “Getting PCB Assembly Variants Ready For Manufacturing”. Click here. Watch Video