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  • Altium Designer

    Complete Environment for Schematic + Layout

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    Entry Level, Professional PCB Design Tool

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    Community Based PCB Design Tool

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    Agile PCB Design For Teams

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  • Altium 365

    Connecting PCB Design to the Manufacturing Floor

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  • COMPONENT MANAGEMENT
  • Altium Concord Pro

    Complete Solution for Library Management

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    Extensive, Easy-to-Use Component Database

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  • PDN Analyzer

    Natural and Effortless Power Distribution Network Analysis

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  • TASKING

    World-Renowned Technology for Embedded Systems Development

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    View & Share electronic designs in your browser

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    Altium Designer 20

    The most powerful, modern and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use

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    Annual PCB Design Summit

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    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 Judy Warner OnTrack Podcast with Judy Warner
    Dave Pellerin from AWS on Cloud Security and Cloud-Based Applications Dave joins us on the OnTrack podcast to bring his uniquely qualified perspective to bear on topics like cloud security and secure collaboration in a disaggregated market, and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) and their applications in the cloud, as well as to give us the details on the upcoming AWS (Amazon Web Services) re:Invent conference. Read Article
    Speakers, Sessions & More! AltiumLive 2020 Virtual Summit Registration for AltiumLive 2020 is open, and for the first time in its history, it will be virtual and free of charge. All of the experts you’ve come to expect will be there: Dr. Eric Bogatin, Rick Hartley, Eli Hughes (TZero), Rula Bakleh (Graphcore, Inc), Istvan Novak (Samtec), Heidi Barnes (Keysight), Steve Sandler (Picotest), Jeremy Blum (Shaper Tools), and more. To discuss these exciting developments and to let you know what you can expect Read Article
    Eli Hughes on Becoming a Full Stack Hardware Engineer Robotics, undersea vehicles, space science, and Electrical Engineering instructor... Eli Hughes has led an interesting career. Now an acoustics guru and co-founder of Tzero, he joins OnTrack to discuss guitar pedals, the secret of overcoming imposter syndrome, and his company’s surprising approach to beer fermentation monitoring. Read Article
    Why You Should Stop Hanging on to Legacy Design Rules How to avoid problematic ‘legacy design rules’ that no longer apply to today’s technology. Watch and learn in this OnTrack episode with Eric Bogatin. Read Article
    Secrets of PCB Optimization with Rick Hartley Rick joins Judy on the OnTrack podcast to discuss everything from copper balance and sizing your boards for maximum producibility and minimum cost, to his upcoming presentation at AltiumLive 2020 and his contribution to PCB West’s upcoming virtual conference. Read Article
    Being Right Matters! When, Why and What to Simulate Steve Sandler, electronics simulation and PI guru, prolific author, AEi Systems founder, and president of Picotest, joins the OnTrack Podcast for a “hold onto your seats” discussion of how he came to simulate the International Space Station for NASA, the intricacies of the James Webb Space Telescope, his flash of insight while improving WEBENCH®, modern board level issues, and his secret life as a pizza chef. Read Article
    Eric Bogatin Debunks Common Misconceptions About Transmission Lines In this episode, signal integrity expert Eric Bogatin aims to give PCB designers some needed guidance when it comes to dealing with transmission lines. Read Article
    Insertion Loss is a Complex Issue: John Coonrod is Here to Explain It The OnTrack Podcast welcomes John Coonrod back to the show. John is Technical Marketing Manager at Rogers Corporation and a senior engineering professional with a rich background in PCB design, fabrication, processing, and modeling. John also has extensive experience with circuit materials, making him the ideal candidate for the topic of today’s podcast: insertion loss. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the Read Article
    How To Actually Evolve During COVID-19 Angus Thomson is Senior Electronic Engineer and founder of CircuitBuilder, a brand new platform for simplifying the development of custom electronics out of Suffolk, England. Angus joins the OnTrack Podcast to share his experiences as CircuitBuilder founder, and to discuss the resilience of CircuitBuilder’s business model in a global pandemic Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: {"preview_thumbnail" Read Article
    DesignCon 2020’s ‘Engineer of the Year’ Talks Power Integrity, Picosatellites, and Simulation Tools Istvan Novak, Principal Signal and Power Integrity Engineer for Samtec Inc. and winner of the DesignCon 2020 Engineer of the Year Award joins the OnTrack podcast to talk about picosatellites, simulation tools, and the rising importance of power integrity. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/dUBig Read Article
    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. Read Article
    How the Open Source Ventilator Project Went from Design to Build in Record Time Dugan Karnazes (Velocity Research), Rob Cooke (Calumet Electronics), and Chris Denney (Worthington Assembly) join the OnTrack podcast to relay their experiences while working on the OSV (Open Source Ventilator) project. Read Article
    How Calumet Electronics Joined the Fight Against COVID-19 With Altium 365 The town of Calumet, with a population of barely seven-hundred, was once the booming epicenter of Michigan’s upper peninsula mining industry. When the industry began to fail, unemployment skyrocketed, and the townspeople sought local solutions for creating jobs that could sustain the town’s families. Rob Cooke, Director of Engineering Services at Calumet Electronics Corp, joins the OnTrack podcast to discuss the Open Source Ventilator project Read Article
    How to Transition Your Global Team to Altium 365 Jeremie Waller, Sr. Electrical Engineer at Quantel Laser, visits the OnTrack podcast to talk about infrared lasers, microplasma bursts, transitioning to Altium 365, and setting up user groups. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/RkwYRCM3pPc.jpg?itok=xjuM7uMX","video_url":"https://youtu.be Read Article
    Exploring IPC’s Network of Printed Board Design Engineers The renown global trade association known as IPC has put together a network of printed board design engineering affiliates under the name IPC Design. IPC Design’s affiliates are comprised of PCB design engineers across the globe who are working to advance the art and science of printed design engineering. IPC Design’s Patrick Crawford and Teresa Rowe join the OnTrack Podcast. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Read Article
    Best Practices Cultivating a Healthy and Productive Remote Working Environment A leading research and advisory company, Gartner, Inc., found that nearly 75% of the 317 CFOs and business finance leaders they surveyed planned to move at least 5% of their formerly on-site workforce into permanently remote positions even after the COVID-19-related quarantines have ended. Zach Peterson, prolific technology content writer, scientist/engineer, and owner and CEO of Northwest Engineering Solutions, joins the OnTrack Podcast to Read Article
    Innovators Around the Globe Contribute to Coronavirus Intervention Colin Keogh PhD, CEO & Founder at The Rapid Foundation, has been on the front lines of the effort to combat ventilator shortages ever since a Facebook group called Open Source COVID-19 Medical Supplies (OSCMS) first presented the problem. As cofounder of Open Source Ventilator (OSV) Ireland and a member of its core team, Colin offers his uniquely qualified perspective on open source innovation: its obstacles, its advantages, and its impact on Read Article