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High-Power Output Power Supply Design

High-Power Output Power Supply Design Everything you need to know when designing high-power electronic devices. From traces, components, and thermal management, expert Mark Harris got it covered. Read this article to learn more. Read Article

Efficient Battery Power Supplies

Efficient Battery Power Supplies Expert Mark Harris tackles some important pointers to improve your electronics design’s battery efficiency. Read Article

An Overview of Power Supply Design

An Overview of Power Supply Design Prevent potential problems from incorrect power supply design. This article talks about PCB power supply design guidelines and tips. Read Article

An Overview of Dual Power Supply Design

An Overview of Dual Power Supply Design In this article, you will learn about the numerous types and configurations for designing PCB with a dual power supply. Mark Harris included bonus design tips. Read Article

AC to DC Power Supply Design

AC to DC Power Supply Design Mark Harris, an expert PCB designer gives us some pointers to keep in mind when designing your AC to DC power supply. Read it now. Read Article

Designing for Shock Management in Avionics PCBs

Designing for Shock Management in Avionics PCBs Of all the electronics application areas, there is one that needs to carefully consider mechanical and thermal shocks during design: avionics. An avionics system that is put into production within a satellite, aircraft, or spacecraft can experience strong vibration and mechanical shock during flight, and these systems need to be designed with high reliability in mind. IPC standards, MIL-PRF standards, and other standards specify some design Read Article

WiFi 7 802.11be Standard

Get Ready for WiFi 7 under the 802.11be Standard Are you ready for WiFi 7 capabilities in your new product? Learn more about the newest iteration of WiFi and what to expect from the 802.11be standard. Read Article

ASC Free Technical eBook and Webinar Series

ASC Free Technical eBook and Webinar Series Learn any issues upfront before sending your board design to manufacturing. Anaya Vardya and John Bushie of American Standard Circuits join us in this episode. Read Article

SDRAM vs DDR

Using SDRAM vs. DDR RAM in Your PCB Design SDRAM is a slower predecessor to DDR, but you might not need DDR for every application. Here’s how you can compare SDRAM vs DDR for your design. Read Article

pcb testing

PCB Testing 101: Important Methods and Metrics PCB testing must occur during fabrication, assembly, and board bring-up. Here’s how you can plan to be successful during testing and inspection. Read Article

Rugged electronics laptop

What Goes Into Rugged Electronics Design? In this article, we’ll outline some of the common design decisions that go into rugged electronics, as well as some steps you can take to create rugged PCBAs. Read Article

Impedance balancing power supply

Reduce CM Noise in Your Power Supply with Impedance Balancing You can use impedance balancing to reduce conducted common-mode noise in your power supply. Here’s how it works and some experimental results. Read Article

Component Shortages Report from IHS

Component Shortages Report from IHS What are the coping strategies available for PCB Designers to face the challenging impact of component shortages in the industry? Watch and learn in this episode with expert Greg Wood of IHS. Read Article

DFM reports

How to Speed Up Your DFM Report Process in the Cloud Make sure your design will be produced with high quality and yield with our DFM analysis guidelines. You’ll want to perform DFM analysis at multiple stages during the design process. Read Article

Antipad diameter IPC APEX 2021

Antipad Diameter, Crosstalk, and IBM’s Results from IPC APEX EXPO 2021 Interlayer crosstalk begins with antipad diameters, and IBM’s results help us see how antipad diameter on back-drilled PTHs affect signal integrity. Read Article

DFM analysis PCB design

Complete Guide to DFM Analysis Make sure your design will be produced with high quality and yield with our DFM analysis guidelines. You’ll want to perform DFM analysis at multiple stages during the design process. Read Article

Wideband signal integrity

Wideband Signal Analysis in Ultra-high Speed PCB Design Wideband signal analysis may seem like black magic, but it does more than create pretty graphs. Read our introduction to wideband signal analysis to learn more. Read Article