PCB Routing

Routing in your PCB makes copper connections between components, and best routing practices will help ensure signal integrity, low crosstalk, and low EMI. Browse our library of resources to learn more about routing in your PCB and how the best PCB layout software helps you obey routing rules and signaling standards.

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Linux PCB Design Software that is Ready for You to Use

Linux PCB Design Software that is Ready for You to Use Cloud-based PCB design software that will run on Linux or MacOS to give you the design tools that you need. You need to create a design for a printed circuit board, but you are having difficulty in finding schematic capture and PCB layout software that will give you the results you need on your Linux system. There’s great news for you though, here at Altium we’ve got what you need. It’s a cloud based free PCB design system called Upverter that Read Article

Circuit Diagram Maker: Your Guide to Building with Altium Designer

Circuit Diagram Maker: Your Guide to Building with Altium Designer Some PCB design software packages make you feel like you’ve been bamboozled. On one hand, you’re told that you’ll have access to tools that will let you move through the entire design process. Then all of a sudden, you can’t finish your design without purchasing critical features as add-ons. Only Altium Designer integrates all the best circuit design tools in a single program. You can get access to free versions that include critical design tools Read Article

Utilize BOM Management to Keep your PCB Design Right

Utilize BOM Management to Keep your PCB Design Right With Active BOM you can eliminate any guesswork out of component selection and help you to start your PCB design right. ALTIUM DESIGNER A PCB design tool to keep your PCB moving forward through all stages of production. Are you tired of waiting for other people to give you feedback on your components before you can start your work? Are you tired of budget-busting eleventh hour changes on your design due to incorrect or out-of-date component Read Article

ASME Standards for PCB Design and Manufacturing

ASME Standards for PCB Design and Manufacturing So what does the ASME have to say about PCB design and deployment? As it turns out, there are many important points from the ASME to consider during design for manufacturing. Some important IPC standards for ensuring reliability are derived from ASME standards, while other documentation and drawing standards are specified explicitly in the ASME standards. Whether you work with electromechanical systems, the auto industry, or in aerospace, the Read Article

Planning Your Multilayer PCB Stackup in Altium Designer

Planning Your Multilayer PCB Stackup in Altium Designer Newer PCBs are rarely designed on one or two layer boards. With the high density of connections and the number of components that are used in modern PCBs, your next design will probably be a multilayer PCB. If your next device has an odd form factor, then you will probably be using a rigid-flex PCB. Both of these types of PCBs require the right stackup procedure. This means you need PCB design software with an intuitive stackup manager. When you Read Article

What is Propagation Delay and the Best PCB Design Tools to Work with It

What is Propagation Delay and the Best PCB Design Tools to Work with It To resolve the question of what is propagation delay, you need the power of Altium Designer to handle this and other high-speed design issues. ALTIUM DESIGNER Working through propagation delay and other high-speed design interactions efficiently. When you design high-speed circuits you will be working with a number of parameters that will affect how you create the design. One of these parameters is propagation delay, and it can have a critical Read Article

The Best PCB Router Software for Your Complex Designs

The Best PCB Router Software for Your Complex Designs Don’t let antiquated Printed Circuit Board routing tools slow down or even derail your design, use the best PCB router software to get the job done correctly and on time. ALTIUM DESIGNER^® A unified PCB routing software and design package that integrates the best tools, automated documentation, and production planning features. The ASME is one organization that specifies design requirements on all types of mechanical products. Issues like safety Read Article

Use Rules-Driven To Meet Your Component Placement Guidelines

Use Rules-Driven Design To Meet Your Component Placement Guidelines Modern PCBs require keeping track of a ton of design rules, and even more components. No one has time to keep track of every design rule under the sun. Other software companies make it difficult to force your design rules to apply to all of your tools, including your layout tool. Instead, unified design software can help you stick to your design rules and improve your productivity, ensuring that your finished PCB has the functionality you require Read Article

The Best Results Come from PCB Design Services Using Altium Designer

The Best Results Come from PCB Design Services Using Altium Designer The power of Altium Designer combined with the professional services and resources recommended by Altium will give you your best design results. ALTIUM DESIGNER Software for PCB design services to make circuits come easy. You have an important design project ahead of you, but what you don’t have is the resources to get it done on time. Not only do you need help, but you also need a powerful PCB design system to get the job done as quickly and Read Article

Making a PCB with a 3D Printer Still Requires Design Expertise

Making a PCB with a 3D Printer Still Requires Design Expertise Designing PCBs for 3D printing can follow one of two routes: additive or subtractive manufacturing. Your PCB design software should be adaptable to either technique and should have the capability to generate the files required for your 3D printer to accurately lay etch or deposit your traces. Working in Altium Designer’s unified design environment integrates your design tools in a single interface. Altium Designer offers the only design package Read Article

Double Sided PCB Design in Altium Designer

Double Sided PCB Design in Altium Designer Most newer Printed Circuit Boards are complex multilayer beasts that require unique design methods and difficult routing strategies. However, many pieces of hardware that form the cornerstone of modern electronic devices are still designed on two-layer boards. These boards still require a number of critical design tools that most platforms place in separate programs. If you’re looking for a design platform that makes double-sided PCB design easy Read Article

Arduino Shields Are Ready-Made Addons for Circuit Development

Arduino Shields Are Ready-Made Addons for Circuit Development Arduino Shields are integrated circuit blocks available in off-the-shelf printed circuit board assemblies. ALTIUM DESIGNER The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use. Arduino is a company that offers off-the-shelf printed circuit board assemblies containing small circuits for idea development. Each Arduino is designed with connections to interface with other circuit assemblies for the developer. Arduino Read Article

Designing to Meet Thermal Demands with Altium Designer

Designing to Meet Thermal Demands with Altium Designer Thermal demands from high power or high-speed components can have a major effect on the functionality of your PCB. Your design software has a major role to play in helping you create durable designs that can withstand and mitigate problems from heat generated in your PCB. When your design software contains simulation and verification features in a single interface, you can quickly identify hotspots and add elements like thermal pads to dissipate Read Article

Stencil for PCB Made Easy with Proper Board Layout Software

Stencil for PCB Made Easy with Proper Board Layout Software Fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing can all become a breeze so long as you’re using the proper PCB design software. Make sure that anything you use in those processes, like a stencil for PCB, is accounted for with your CAD tools. ALTIUM DESIGNER PCB design software is responsible for enabling your designs to be produced with ease. The purpose of PCB stencils is to quickly install solder paste onto circuit boards, and there are a lot of names Read Article

Advanced Routing and Verification of Ground and Power Supply PCB Layout Traces with Altium Designer

Advanced Routing and Verification of Ground and Power Supply PCB Layout Traces with Altium Designer Probably, the most formidable task of circuit board design is routing traces. In addition to connecting components accurately you must also route through vias for multi-layer PCB design while ensuring that spacing and clearance specifications meet the tolerances of your PCB fabrication and assembly services. And successfully meeting these challenges requires that you incorporate good grounding and power supply PCB layout into your design. ALTIUM Read Article

Precision PCB Design Software with a Differential Line Impedance Calculator

Precision PCB Design Software with a Differential Line Impedance Calculator Altium Designer’s differential line impedance calculator will set up your impedance-controlled differential pair routing widths for you. ALTIUM DESIGNER For better impedance control, use PCB design software you can trust. One thing is for sure: When you are routing a high-speed PCB design you are going to be working with impedance-controlled routing and differential pairs. There have been trace routing tools available for a long time that help Read Article

PCB Trace and Pad Clearance: Low vs. High Voltage

PCB Trace and Pad Clearance: Low vs. High Voltage High voltage/high current designs carry safety requirements which need to be met by designers. Similarly, high speed designs need to have suppressed crosstalk in order to ensure signal integrity. The key design aspects that relate to both areas are your PCB trace clearance and pad clearance values. These design choices are critical for balancing safety, noise suppression, and manufacturability. The IPC 2221 standards provide guidance for Read Article