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Picotest’s Water Cooled Probe Picotest’s Water Cooled Probe Having Steve Sandler in this episode is such a treat! He talks about his presentations at the upcoming DesignCon 2023 in Santa Clara. He gives us a deep dive into some very complex engineering topics, including measuring of the PDN Flatness and the state space model. Read Article
FPGAs Are Moving Beyond Prototyping FPGAs Are Moving Beyond Prototyping Our guest Mark Oliver gives us a very insightful use of FPGA as an efficient custom silicon solution and will go deep on the importance of RISC-V for processor designs. Read Article
OnTrack Podcast 2022 Year in Review OnTrack Podcast 2022 Year in Review The Altium OnTrack Podcast covered a year of rapid changes in 2022. In this year in review video, host Zach Peterson revisits some moments from long-time and returning guests in 2022. Topics include PCB packaging, supply chain issues, The CHIPS Act, and much more. Read Article
Chemical Processing in PCB Manufacturing Chemical Processing in PCB Manufacturing Youngblood in the PCB industry, Christopher Bonsell talks about process engineering–the chemical involves in the PCB, etching and also encouraging the young generation to the “cool-tech” aspects involving PCB design and manufacturing. Read Article
Better PCB Buying with Greg Papandrew Better PCB Buying with Greg Papandrew Expedite your transition from prototype to scale with the help of an experienced PCB broker! In this episode, a returning guest joins us to discuss everything that involves cost-effective PCB manufacturing. Read Article
PCB Manufacturing and Process engineering The Challenging Role of a Process Engineer In this episode, our guest Paige Fiet talks about her career path in the world of PCB manufacturing. She will also share how she landed her role as the Student Liason in the IPC. Read Article
Multi-board and Harness Design Capability in Altium Designer 23 Multi-board and Harness Design Capability in Altium Designer 23 Altium’s VP of marketing Lawrence Romine discusses the multi-board and harness design capabilities coming in Altium Designer 23. Read Article
Overcoming Technological Challenges in the PCB Industry Overcoming Technological Challenges in the PCB Industry In this episode we will discuss all about the technological challenges the industry is facing. Matt will help us understand the “ecosystem” involving the semiconductor industry, advanced packaging, and IC substrates. Read Article
Materials Science and Manufacturing of Better PCB Materials Science and Manufacturing of Better PCB In this episode, our guest Geoffrey Leeds the product manager at Insulectro talks about how material science can help solve the unique manufacturing challenges fabricators are dealing with HDI designs. Read Article
JITX, a Way for Hardware Engineers to Write Codes JITX, a Way for Hardware Engineers to Write Codes Duncan Haldane, the CEO, and co-founder of JITX joins us to share a very interesting approach to PCB design. JITX is a way for hardware engineers to write code to design circuit boards. Read Article
EMC on the Board and Off the Board EMC on the Board and Off the Board We are very delighted to have Min Zhang in this episode. Min is an independent EMC consultant based in the UK. Today, we'll be talking about EMC, both on board and off the board. It will be a very interesting discussion because we will look a little bit deeper at the system level. Read Article
Electronics Manufacturability and Reliability with QA Guru Cheryl Tulkoff Electronics Manufacturability and Reliability with QA Guru Cheryl Tulkoff In this episode Cheryl and I will talk about risk assessment, planning for not only success but also failure, and understanding the difference between quality and reliability. Watch through the end, and make sure to check the additional resources below. Read Article
Supply Chain Strategy for PCB Designer Supply Chain Strategy for PCB Designer Supply chain management expert Chris Cain shares his 37 years of experience and strategies to overcome electronic part shortages. Read Article
Streamlining Product Development Process for Successful Launch Streamlining Product Development Process for Successful Launch Ben and Connor of Aptus Design Works shares some great advice for both designers and companies to streamline their product development process from prototyping to manufacturing. Read Article
Pros and Cons of Advanced Electronic Packaging for PCB Designers Pros and Cons of Advanced Electronic Packaging for PCB Designers Our guest Phil Marcoux is very well-known in the advanced electronic packaging community and currently working as a business mentor in the electronics industry. Today we will tackle the pros and cons of heterogeneous electronic assemblies and what we can do as an industry to move forward with it. Read Article
Cutting Edge Technology in Packaging with an Interposer Cutting Edge Technology in Packaging with an Interposer In this episode, our guest Joe Dickson, tells us about the cutting-edge technology implemented in advanced packaging at Wus Printed Circuit International. Read Article
Better Performance and Enhanced Reliability in the Automotive Electronics industry Better Performance and Enhanced Reliability in the Automotive Electronics industry In this episode, we will learn so much about automotive electronics and the reliability of electronics systems that goes in the vehicle. Our guest Lenora Clark shares the importance of material choices for your PCB can affect the reliability and performance of your vehicle’s system design. Read Article