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Lead-Free RoHS Compliance Should Be Something You and Your Design Software Can Track
Don’t let your circuit boards fail compliance testing - ensure that they are up-to-date and secure in the best ways you know how. ALTIUM DESIGNER Guaranteeing board compliances and security throughout any design. Different types of materials used in electronic and electrical products present dangers to human health and the environment. As those heavy metals and organic contaminants become part of E-waste, the possibility of chemicals leaching
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Prevent Copper Wear and Short Circuits with Rules-Driven Design
The phrase “PCB design” might seem to emphasize design, but it actually includes all aspects of printed circuit board manufacturing. Without the proper attention to design for manufacturability (DFM), a design might be sent back to a designer for corrections and further review by a CAM engineer. DFM is meant to ensure a board can be produced with high yield and is best implemented in rules-driven design software. When you need to follow important
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How to Calculate Impedance-Controlled Routing In Your PCB And Design Rules
Once you start designing high-speed or high-frequency PCBs, impedance in your traces becomes a critical parameter to consider during design. Impedance mismatches between signal sources, loads, and each trace that connects them can ruin a signal. Instead of working out the impedance of each trace in your PCB by hand, Altium Designer aids impedance-controlled routing with an integrated field solver. This streamlines your design process and ensures
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Using Product Lifecycle Management Software for PCB Design
Any product, including circuit boards and electronic components, will become obsolete and must be replaced with completely new versions. If a product is ever manufactured and taken to market, the product and its components will inevitably have a finite life cycle. Products are eventually upgraded to new versions and capabilities or components are added, or they become obsolete and are replaced with completely new circuit designs and technology
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Learn How to Design PCBs with the Best PCB Design Tutorial
Let’s face it: PCB design is complex, and not all design software packages have the tools to help you be successful. Whether you’re creating a simple two-layer board or a complex high-speed digital system, Altium Designer has the design tools and PCB design tutorial you need to get started and succeed. You’ll have access to multiple PCB design tutorials to help you gain a better understanding of advanced features as you venture deeper into PCB
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Perfect Boards Every Time (With Free PCB Templates)
Gone are the days of obsessing over the formatting of schematics. Draftsman®, embedded within Altium Designer®, could radically change your drawing editor workflow for the better.
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Designing CAN-Bus Circuitry: CAN-Bus PCB Layout Guidelines
There are three main components in a CAN-bus node: Microprocessor CAN-bus controller CAN-bus transceiver The CAN-bus controller implements all the low-level features of the network protocol, ISO 11898–1, while the transceiver communicates with the physical layer. Different transceivers are required for different physical layers, such as high-speed can, low-speed fault-tolerant can, or high-speed can with variable data rate. In a typical
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The Best Desktop Computers for CAD Design and Engineering in 2020
Calling all students and professional engineers! Here are the 10 best computers for CAD design and engineering in 2020 and 2021.
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Robert Feranec and IoT Security
The AltiumLive Virtual Summit is just around the corner! So in a unique episode of OnTrack, we share clips of Robert Feranec, motherboard designer and founder and CEO of Fedevel Academy, speaking on such topics as IoT device security in an increasingly connected world, the pitfalls of underestimating the complexity of your fellow stakeholder’s job, and the value of attending AltiumLive. This is a short and impactful episode you shouldn’t miss.
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Top 9 Best Laptops for Engineers in 2021: For Students or Professionals
Wondering which laptop you need for engineering software? Read more to explore the best laptops for engineering students of professionals in 2021 and beyond.
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Getting Through Agile Prototyping in Agile Hardware Development
If you’ve worked in software development, such as in web design or enterprise software design, you know how difficult it can be to get clients to understand the look and feel of a product from a static wireframe. We’ve had the same problem in recent projects, especially when the POC was not a technical person. The client ultimately had to take it on faith that we knew what we were doing and could deliver what we promised. There’s no substitute
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Tips for Managing the Hardware Development Life Cycle
Your PCB design team needs to stay productive. Here’s how you can control the hardware development cycle when working remotely.
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Using Cellular Modules for Internet of Things Devices and Design
Cellular internet of things products are widely accessible and easy to design thanks to standard cellular modem modules and transceiver components.
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Determining the Parasitic Inductance of a DC to DC Converter
Unwanted parasitic inductance from capacitors and transformer leakage inductance in DC/DC converters cause power instability in digital systems. Here's how you can determine parasitic inductance in your power system.
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Making Value Chain Management Work for Electronics
Exploring and tracking projects as part of value chain management is possible with the right set of managed design data tools in the cloud.
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PCB Conformal Coating Types: Which is Best for Your New Board?
There are many PCB conformal coating types that can be used to protect your board from excess moisture and corrosion.
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UART vs. SPI vs. I2C: Routing & Layout Guidelines
If you’ve never worked with an MCU and programmable ICs, here are some routing and layout guidelines on I2C vs. SPI vs. UART.
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