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HBM Supply Chain Feels Pressure: Is a Shortage Coming Soon_

HBM Supply Chain Feels Pressure: Is a Shortage Coming Soon? HBM could be sold out until 2026, but this is not necessarily a marker of an impending chip shortage, but could result in supplier shifts Read Article

NVIDIA Holds 80% AI Chip Market Share: Who's the Next AI Chip Supplier?

NVIDIA Holds 80% AI Chip Market Share: Who's the Next AI Chip Supplier? If there were a word to sum up NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s response to growing competition in the AI chip segment, it would be “paranoid”, as he told CNBC in the first half of 2024. Despite a major stake in the market—high enough for the company to be referred to as a “moat”—the company still faces an impending boom in artificial intelligence (AI) chip creation. However, NVIDIA’s response is simply to accelerate its efforts, bringing new chip Read Article

New Global Semiconductor Co-Investment Programs

New Global Semiconductor Co-Investment Programs The worldwide pursuit of semiconductor co-investment programs; a recap of the 2024 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) Read Article

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Designing Micro-vias with Sintered Paste for Rigid-Flex Printed Circuit Boards Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are an elegant solution to many electronic packaging challenges. This technology brings together the durability of rigid PCBs with the versatility of flexible circuits. Rigid-flex PCBs are key to many modern devices such as smartphones, medical equipment, and automotive electronics Read Article

US to Enforce 100% Increase for Tariffs on Chinese Chips

US to Enforce 100% Increase for Tariffs on Chinese Chips The Biden administration's recent announcement of significant tariff increases on Chinese imports, particularly semiconductor chips, has sent shockwaves through the electronics industry. Read Article

Building Neural Networks on FPGAs

Building Neural Networks on FPGAs In this article Ari Mahpour demonstrates how to get a Neural Network running on the FPGA fabric of a Zynq SoC using hls4ml and the Pynq Z2. Read Article

Say Goodbye to EDA Software Vendor Lock

Say Goodbye to EDA Software Vendor Lock Multi CAD support ends EDA vendor lock for PCB design teams. See what your electronics design team can do with support for any ECAD file format. Read Article

IPC Courses, PCB Design Practices & Advanced Materials with Kris Moyer

IPC Courses, PCB Design Practices & Advanced Materials with Kris Moyer Join Tech Consultant Zach Peterson in this interview with Kris Moyer, an esteemed IPC instructor and seasoned PCB design expert. They pair cover a wide range of topics including IPC courses, PCB design practices, and advanced materials. Discover how IPC courses can elevate your PCB design skills, learn about best practices in high-speed digital design (as well as a few other types of design), and explore the challenges of working with advanced Read Article

AI Vision Systems in Manufacturing with Deepview's Eliyahu Davis

AI Vision Systems in Manufacturing with Deepview's Eliyahu Davis Join us on the Altium OnTrack podcast as Zach Peterson sits down with Eliyahu Davis, the lead engineer at Deepview AI. The two explore the future of AI vision systems in manufacturing. Discover how Deepview AI is revolutionizing factory automation with advanced deep learning cameras. Listen to the Episode: Watch the Episode: Key Topics: The role of sci-fi-inspired vision systems in manufacturing. Insights into Deepview AI’s groundbreaking Read Article

The Rise of Software-Defined Vehicles with Lenora Clark Discover how software-defined vehicles are revolutionizing the automotive industry! Join Tech Consultant Zach Peterson in this episode of the OnTrack Podcast as he chats with Lenora Clark, Director of Autonomous Driving and Safety Technology at MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions. The pair explore the latest advancements in autonomous driving, advanced automotive electronics, and the incredible technologies that are shaping the future of cars Read Article

ABF Remains a Critical Failure Point for IC Packaging Supply Chain

ABF Remains a Critical Failure Point for IC Packaging Supply Chain The semiconductor industry is facing a growing challenge in its supply chain, and today we’re not talking about the chips themselves. Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF), a critical component in advanced IC packaging, has become a potential bottleneck in the production of high-performance processors. As demand for cutting-edge electronics continues to surge, the ABF substrate market is struggling to keep pace, creating a precarious situation for chip Read Article

New EU 2025 Standby Power Consumption Standards

New EU 2025 Standby Power Consumption Standards The European Union (EU) is preparing to roll out new standby power standards for electronic devices in 2025. These regulations will require that the standby power consumption for many types of products be significantly reduced. The intention is to save billions of dollars in energy costs while also reducing CO2 emissions by millions of tons annually. The EU has long been a world leader when it comes to energy efficiency and environmental Read Article

EMI Pitfalls, Tips and Careers with Joost Brilman

EMI Pitfalls, Tips and Careers with Joost Brilman Welcome to the Altium "OnTrack Podcast," hosted by Zach Peterson. In this episode, we're joined by Joost Brilman, an EMC consultant and creator of the EMI Buster weekly email. Joost and Zach discuss the common pitfalls in electronics design, particularly with pre-certified modules, and how they can lead to EMI issues. Joost shares valuable tips for troubleshooting and preventing EMI problems, as well as insights into a career in EMC consulting Read Article

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High-Speed PCB Design: Ensuring Signal Integrity, EMI Mitigation, and Thermal Management High-speed signal integrity is crucial in modern PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design, impacting performance, reliability, and compliance. Designing high-speed PCBs involves managing signal integrity issues such as crosstalk, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and thermal management. This article explores some essential aspects of high-speed signal integrity, including crosstalk, ground plane strategies, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and Read Article

PIMX8 Project - Chapter VI

Pi.MX8 Project - Board Layout Part 4 Welcome to a new installment on the Pi.MX8 compute module SoM project! In this update we will be putting the finishing touches to our PCB design and getting the design ready for prototype production. In the last article we completed the routing of the signal layers. This was the most time-consuming part of the PCB layout for the Pi.MX8 module. However, we still have two tasks ahead of us that require just as much care: routing the power planes Read Article

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The Ultimate Introduction to High-Speed Signal Integrity for PCB Designers Basics of Signal Integrity Signal integrity refers to the quality and reliability of electrical signals as they travel through a PCB (Printed Circuit Board). In high-speed PCB design, maintaining signal integrity is critical because even minor signal distortions can lead to data corruption, communication errors, and overall system failure. Factors such as impedance mismatches, crosstalk, signal reflections, and power fluctuations can Read Article

Which Electronic Components Can Reduce PCB Cost?

Which Electronic Components Can Reduce PCB Cost? Printed circuit board (PCB) design is continuously advancing, requiring electronics designers to deliver new functionality and reliability while always keeping a focus on cost efficiency. By understanding the relationship between choosing components and the effect on PCB costs, designers and engineers can make better decisions when optimizing their designs for performance and cost. This article explores various classifications of electronic Read Article