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Altium Digital Transformation The Last Mile of Digital Transformation Made Easy We live in an era fueled by innovation. In almost every aspect of our lives, we are constantly being reminded about the pace of innovation, its relentless acceleration touted in the news, its benefit on our lives, and the lifestyles our gadgets enable. For those of us whose business is electronic product design, the impacts of rapid innovation, changing market conditions, and customer expectations also permeate every aspect of our working Read Article
via impedance calculator Why Most Via Impedance Calculators Are Inaccurate Via impedance calculators are only useful in the low frequency range, where impedance control is typically not needed. Read Article
pcie 6 Overview of the PCIe 6.0 Standard In this article, we give an overview of changes in the PCIe 6.0 standard as it has been currently published by PCI-SIG. Read Article
SPI Trace Impedance Is There an SPI Trace Impedance Requirement? There is no SPI trace impedance requirement or termination requirement. If this sounds surprising, read this article to see why. Read Article
Mitigating Risk Factors for PCB Manufacturing Lead Times Mitigating Risk Factors for PCB Manufacturing Lead Times How to deal with nuances in PCB design and manufacturing? In today’s episode, Dave Young the owner of Young Circuits Design and founder of BlueStamp Engineering, and Zach talk about mitigating risk factors early in the stage of electronic design. Read Article
Altium is Enabling Startup ECAD Digitalization Startups Are Well-Positioned for ECAD Digitalization In today's business age, implementing a transformative digitalization strategy is one of the big keys to a company's ongoing and future success. By adopting and integrating digital platforms, smart applications, and managed services, businesses can transform business processes and product development. Why Startups Should Embrace Digitalization Digitalization allows companies to quickly adapt to changing market dynamics and customer expectations Read Article
The Skin Effect, Current Density, and the Electromagnetic Field The Skin Effect, Current Density, and the Electromagnetic Field Do you know how the skin effect alters the electric and magnetic field around a transmission line? We’ll address an important misconception in this article. Read Article
altium pspice Altium Support for PSpice® in the Mixed-Signal Circuit Simulator Altium Designer supports PSpice models in the Mixed-Signal Circuit Simulator. See how you can implement PSpice models in Altium's simulation engine. Read Article
CHIPS Act Vote 2022 The CHIPS Act Signed Into Law The US legislature has passed a reduced version of the CHIPS Act, and now President Biden has signed it into law. Where do we go from here? Read Article
PCB packaging What You Need for PCB Packaging and Shipping Here is a list of materials you need to package and ship your own PCBs, and even some electronic components. Read Article
PCB Teardrops on Differential Pairs Should You Place Teardrops on Differential Pairs? We’ll look at an interesting question from an OnTrack podcast guest about teardrops on differential pairs. Will they create signal integrity problems? Read Article
Design Predictable PCBs through Simberian's SIMBEOR® Electromagnetic Signal Integrity Software Design Predictable PCBs through SIMBEOR® Electromagnetic Analysis In this episode, the founder of Simberian will demonstrate Simbeor’s simulation capabilities and briefly educate us on rise times, signal integrity, and solving EMI. Watch how an electromagnetic analyzer can be a lifesaver to a PCB designer like you. Read Article
pcie ac coupling capacitors PCIe Routing with AC Coupling Capacitors AC coupling capacitors remove DC offset so that high speed PCIe lanes can operate properly. Learn more about PCIe AC coupling capacitor selection and placement. Read Article
31:24 The Best Way to Review Your PCB Designs Watch our webinar: “The Best Way to Review Your PCB Designs”. Click here. Watch Video
10-Ounce Copper PCBs and Design Library Migration 10-Ounce Copper PCBs and Design Library Migration Today’s guest is Mario Strano, the senior PCB designer at Nikola and also president of ECAD Central. We will discuss interesting topics such as designing a 10-ounce PCB, setting up clearance and creepage rules, library migration, and a 57-ounce copper board; yes, you heard that right! Read Article
The Positive Impact of Supply Chain Visibility on Design to Cost Cover Photo The Positive Impact of Supply Chain Visibility on Design to Cost With increased electronics supply chain visibility, you can develop better products faster and align perfectly with budget constraints early on. Here’s why. Read Article
PCB Design Software Download The Best PCB Design Software Downloads There are many PCB design software packages available for download or purchase. Newer designers and startups who are just starting out will likely build up their skills from a free software program just to get to a proof of concept and initial design of a prototype. Once a design has been proven and it is time to design for a real product, a new designer or startup startup company will need to make the switch over to a paid software package. To Read Article