Podcasts

Browse and listen from our library of podcasts discussing pcb design, manufacturing, assembly, and more. You can also check out the latest podcast from OnTrack with Zachariah Peterson

OnTrack Podcast with Judy Warner

The Exciting Path to Mechatronics Engineering

The Exciting Path to Mechatronics Engineering Fergus Downey, Ph.D. student and research assistant at Curtin University in Western Australia (WA), is joining us in this episode and sharing his journey to becoming a Mechatronic Engineer. This will be a fun episode! Fergus will discuss his involvement with the Binar Space Program and give us an overview of CubeSat Read Article

3D Printing Circuit Boards for Fast Prototyping

3D Printing Circuit Boards for Fast Prototyping Sean Patterson joins us to share the technology behind DragonFly IV®, the multi-material 3D printer for electronics fabrication. He will walk us through its current capabilities, and how it can bring your electronic prototypes to the next level. Watch this episode or listen on the go. Read Article

Mastering Your PCB Design Tool as the Industry Evolves

Mastering Your PCB Design Tool as the Industry Evolves This is a not-to-be-missed episode with a very respected electrical engineer, Stephen Chavez! Stephen encourages and motivates PCB designers like you to keep learning and succeed in the electronics industry. Read Article

Troubleshooting EMC Immunity Issues

Troubleshooting EMC Immunity Issues Most PCB Designers wear many hats, and one of them is to solve EMC problems. How can you acquire this skill that is not offered in the university? Watch now or listen on the go! Read Article

Taking Simulation to a New Dimension

Taking Simulation to a New Dimension Tarun and Keshav Amla from Avishtech join us in this OnTrack episode to discuss about PCB stackup simulation. Read Article

Four Commonly Held Myths of EMC Design

Four Commonly Held Myths of EMC Design “Don't gap your ground plane, there's never really a good reason to do that.” Dr. Hubing our guest for today is an EMC expert with 30 years of experience in the industry. Watch this episode or listen on the go now. Read Article

Landing a Full-Time Engineering Career at NASA

Landing a Full-Time Engineering Career at NASA Andrew Hartnett dreamt of working with NASA at a very young age. He will share with us exactly how he landed his Computer Engineer position in this very sought-after agency. Watch this episode, or listen on the go! Read Article

Hands-on Learning for PCB Design Students

Hands-on Learning for PCB Design Students Our guest Sid Deliwala is the Director of Lab Programs in the Electrical and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Sid will share how he makes Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) fun and meaningful for our future innovators. Read Article

Data Security, 5G and Onshore PCB Manufacturing with Dr. Rob Spalding

Data Security, 5G and Onshore PCB Manufacturing with Dr. Rob Spalding In this episode, we are very pleased to have Dr. Rob Spalding. He is a retired Brigade General at the US Air Force and now the CEO of SEMPRE (Secure EMP-Resistant Edge), a tech company based in Washinton DC that provides military-grade 5G and high-performance edge computing infrastructure for telecom operators, first responders, government and enterprise customers. Today, Rob and I will talk about all things security! Rob will tackle the Read Article

Power Integrity and Simulations with Heidi Barnes

Power Integrity and Simulations with Heidi Barnes What a very insightful discussion with Heidi Barnes of Keysight. In this episode, we will discuss all things simulations and power integrity in detail. We will dive into EM simulations, capacitor placement, Z, Y, and S parameters correlation measurements, and more! Read Article

Prototyping Iconic Fictional Objects

Prototyping Iconic Fictional Objects The Hacksmith is proving that everything is possible through science, one project at a time. Watch this episode or listen on the go, hear everything, from the fun, failures, and the success of recreating futuristic, fictional objects. Read Article

The Many Benefits of Additive Process in PCB Manufacturing

The Many Benefits of Additive Process in PCB Manufacturing In this episode we will tackle the technology and the chemistry behind additive process in PCB manufacturing. Our guest Mike Vinson, Averatek’s COO will discuss the many benefits of this advanced PCB manufacturing process in designing sophisticated electronics. Read Article

Addressing EMI Issues Early in the PCB Design Stage

Addressing EMI Issues Early in the PCB Design Stage EMI design rule checker and plane resonance analyzer are now available through EMIStream extension in Altium Designer®. Watch this podcast episode with Yoshi Fukuwa, CEO of TechDream. Read Article

Master the Basics of PCB Electronics Design and ECAD Software

Master the Basics of PCB Electronics Design and ECAD Software Altium launches Altium Education, a curriculum created for colleges and universities. Watch this episode with Altium’s VP of Education Rea Callender and learn how Altium Education can help you advance your PCB Design Career. Read Article

Making Electronics Education Fun

Making Electronics Education Fun GreatScott shares how he makes electronics education fun with his experience, skills, and practical approach. An exciting discussion you don’t want to miss! Watch now or listen on the go. Read Article

PCB Motor Robots Creation with Carl Bugeja

PCB Motor Robots Creation with Carl Bugeja Carl Bugeja, a well-known Youtube Creator, talks about his experience designing electronics and his fascination with inventing new things. Watch now or listen on the go. Carl will also share some exciting robotics projects he is currently working on. Read Article

Thermal Management in PCB Today

Thermal Management in PCB Today Clearing up the confusion about the IPC 2152 with Mike Jouppi, the “Thermal Man''. Watch this episode and be enlightened about thermal management on PCB, which will be very useful to apply to your next PCB design project. Read Article